Re: Apple IIgs in a IIe

["Stefan Miganowicz" <nrsdpms1@tiac.net>]

This GS IIe also has a SuperSonic sound card in it.  Looks kinda cool, but
is there any software that has to go with it to make it work?


Thanks,
Stefan
Randy Shackelford <shack@onyx.southwind.net> wrote in message
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> Dave Althoff <dalloff@gcfn.org> wrote:
>
> : : Just bought a IIgs in an Apple IIe case from a salvation army for $12.
The
> : : bottom label says it is a IIgs upgrade kit and the nameplate says
IIgs.  I
> : : have never seen one of these machines before.  Does anyone have any
more
> : : info on it?
>
> : It is exactly as it says.  It's a IIgs, probably a ROM 00 or ROM 01,
with
> : a ][e case and keyboard.  For a time, Apple offered an upgrade kit for
the
> : file://e which involved replacing the bottom pan (and hence the back
panel and
> : motherboard) of a ][e with an upgrade bottom pan and IIgs motherboard.
> : Oh, and they supplied a replacement label for the case lid so that the
> : machine would identify itself as a IIgs instead of as a file://e.  I
believe
> : this predates the 'platinum' file://e, but I may be wrong about that.
>
> It was announced at the same time as normal IIgses. Apple even gave a
credit
> of $100 to anyone who bought a file://e after June 1 '86 or so. That
applied to
> the grey IIe but since it debuted in '87 I doubt many ever had the
upgrade.
>
> : Basically the only parts that remain from the ][e after the conversion
are
> : the power supply, keyboard, and upper case, so it wasn't a real popular
> : conversion.  I think most people who 'upgraded' from the ][e to the IIgs
> : just bought IIgs'es instead of horsing around with the upgrade.  That
way
> : they got that kewl detached keyboard.....  8-)
>
> Not overly cost effective since most people had to ante up for a mouse and
> 3.5 drives and a monitor as well. It did save upgraders $500 since the kit
> cost $500 and a IIgs box was $1000. But early on a fellow could sell a
file://e
> for $500 then plunk down for a new system.
>
> BTW I have one which I built out of parts. I got an entire upgrade kit
still
> in the box minus logic board for $1 from one of the local dealer's garage
> sales. I have my VOC and SuperSonic sound card w/digitizer in it. I moved
> up to a Quadra 840av for A/V stuff so it doesn't come out of the closet
very
> often any more. It gives you a luggable IIgs since a lot of it is self
> contained so that can be handy.
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