Re: Different versions of ROM 01 GS?

[labelas@hotmail.com (Labelas Enoreth)]

> Right, ProTERM is commercial.  Interestingly, ProTERM
> is not fully native.  It is a IIe program that's been skillfully
> programmed so that it knows when it is in the IIGS and
> uses a little extra code that's been added specifically for
> the IIGS to access the modem port.  Another bit of code
> for the IIGS allows ProTERM to run the modem port
> at 57.6k.
What, you mean the IIgs didn't have a GeoPort? <snicker>
Hmm. if I could find an eNet card, I'd almost be tempted to try and hook
up a cable modem and...hmm. Well, maybe in a few more years. Bet I'll be
happy with a 28.8 modem for now, too.

> I like ProTERM, but when you do get a commercial
> program, it might be better to get the FULLY native one
> called Spectrum.  That one now supports TCP/IP with
> 32 sockets, an FTP program, a web browser of sorts
> (GUI based Lynx) and soon an email program.  It is safe
> to say that future updates will be for Spectrum rather than
> ProTERM.
Heh, I love lynx for it's speed (I telnet into my ISP and use it rather
than NS quite often...) but isn't 'GUI based lynx' a misnomer of sorts?
Tempting, tempting...what's the pricing on Spectrum right now?

> Apple never put a fan in the IIGS.  I suspect that the
> one with the fan was user enhanced.
> 
> What color is the power supply with the fan on it?  Is
> it black with the fan on the upper left hand corner
> of the case?  It could be a Vulcan.  Vulcans are power
> supplies with fans and hard drives in them that were
> manufactured by Applied Engineering.  Applied
> Ingenuity made a similar product as did Econ Technology.
It's the silver Apple PS, complete with apple part number, sticker, etc...
The fan is just a small, black plastic fan that fits into the notches and
vent on the front-right corner of the PS.

If I may ask, what is the good of all the IIe connectors on my IIgs board?
I mean, I already know the pitfalls of using a IIe keyboard with my IIgs,
and I don't even have a mounting plate for it anyway, but...is there some
wonderful thing I'm missing out on, somehow? Oh yeah, and I shouldn't even
bother plugging the keyboard plug from the PCT into that keyboard socket,
right? The card will sense the IIgs ADB keyboard and enable it
accordingly, correct?