Re: please help with Apple //gs

[khowe@omninet.net.au (Kim Howe)]

In article <7f5img$ddk$1@news.orbitworld.net>, "JCleveland"
<tccleveland@email.msn.com> wrote:

> Hi all, I recently acquired an Apple //gs from an auction. It all seems to
> be here, including a full Mem. expansion card, 2 5.25" drives, 1, 3.5 drive,
> System Saver //gs ...like I said, it all seems to be here. When I hook it
> all up and turn it on, I get nothing but the blue screen reading, Apple
> IIgs - Copyright Apple Computer, Inc. 1977-1987 All Rights Reserved ROM
> Version 1. It doesn't attempt to access the drive with the DOS 3.3 System
> Master disk in it, and when I press CTRL-'apple key(?)' I get the prompt but
> all commands I type return ?SYNTAX ERROR. I am lost and probably sound like
> a moron to some gs users here....I am very PC literate but this is a
> dinosaur IMO! Any help would be much appreciated...tips, things I can try,
> ANYTHING?
> 
> btw-> I read the tour of the GS posted by Supertimer and it cleared up a few
> of my questions, but I still can't figure out how to -use- the thing. <s>
> 
> --

If you head over to http://www.educate.net.au/~apple2/manuals/index.html,
you will find an online conversion of the manuals for your computer. I did
the conversion for people like yourself.

Hope this helps you with your GS.