Re: Another IIgs newbie

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

In article <7804cb$8v8$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, dcaddy@kearney.net wrote:

> Hi all!
> 
> I just purchased a IIgs system for $15 at a thrift store for two of my
> daughters (ages 12 & 10). They are already thrilled with it, but I'd like to
> see what I can do to make it more useful for them.
> 
> It is a WOZ Limited Edition (but I have no idea what that tells me). It came
> with a 3-1/2" floppy, a 5-1/4" floppy, and an AppleColor RGB monitor. It also
> came with some 3-1/2" disks including the original Apple System Disk & System
> Tools (Version 4.0). It also came with some educational software such as
> Reader Rabbit, Writer Rabbit & Math Blaster Plus.
> 
> Unfortunately, my first computer was a Mac Plus so I completely MISSED the
> Apple II series and know nothing about them. The computer did not come with
> manuals of any kind. I read Supertimer's reply to the original Newbie at
> Apple IIgs posted on the 17th.
> 

With new users like yourself in mind, I have converted the manual for your
computer to html, and you can read it at
http://www.educate.net.au/~apple2/manuals/index.html. 

> I am specifically interested in figuring out how to obtain more software. I
> saw the reference to the ground.ecn.uiowa.edu site but with only the
> directory structure found there am not sure where to start or what I want.
> 
> I am also interested in knowing how my Macs can interact with the IIgs. Can I
> format IIgs disks in my Mac? Is that the ProDOS option??? Can I download IIgs
> software to a IIgs formatted disk in my Mac and then stick it in the IIgs to
> run?
> 
Yes, you can certainly do that.  Once you've got GSOS 6.01 up and running,
you'll also be able to network to you macs. I currently have a network
running with and iMac ethernetted to a 660AV and Localbridged to the GS. 
I think it's pretty cool to see the iMac's 4 Gig drive on the GS desktop!

> Also, is there a way to change the Monitor resolutions in the IIgs?
Not without a special card.

> And can I hook an ImagewriterII up to it? How about an Imagewriter LQ?
You can certainly hook up the Imagewriter II or LQ to it, see the manual
for info.

> How do I find out how much RAM my machine has in it?
> 
Again, once you have GSOS 6.01, you can do it the same way as the mac,
about this in the apple menu.  You could have a look inside the box and
see if there is a Ram card in the slot towards the front of the machine. 
An examination of that would give you some idea.

> I have a 20 meg external Mac HD. If I get a SCSI card for the IIgs, can I
> format it and use it as an external HD on the IIgs?
> 
No problem.

> My girls and I thank you for any answers!!!
> 

Hope you have fun with it.

Kim Howe
khowe@omninet.net.au