Re: Whats your GS setup like?

[Jon Christopher Co <jon@tridel.net>]

how did you hook up the GS to the 6100/66? do I need to get localtalk/phonenet
cabling or can I use my Imagewriter printer cable?

ntt wrote:

> John E. Townsend wrote in message <362B4E3B.B1F2D1B9@lexis-nexis.com>...
> >At the moment, my IIgs system is lying around in pieces while I'm getting
> it fixed
> >back up, but here's what it normally looks like:
>
> I'm surprised that the h/w is very similar to mine.
>
> >   * ROM 3 motherboard in a "Woz Limited Edition" case
>
> ditto (even the Woz on the case)
>
> >   * MEM slot:  CV-RAM card with 7M installed (8M total RAM)
>
> ditto
>
> >   * Slot 1:  SoundMeister stereo/digitizer card;  AppleTalk on printer
> port
>
> I leave this out because it doesn't seem very useful.
> AppleTalk to 6100/66 (DOS Compatible - I don't need the PCT anymore) Power
> Mac
>
> >   * Slot 2:  ZipGSX 12MHz/64K accellerator card; 14.4K bps faxmodem on
> modem port
>
> My ZipGS (10/64) is in slot 3, with a 28.8 faxmodem outside
>
> >   * Slot 3:  Apple II Video Overlay Card
>
> I leave the VOC (PAL) out in favour of a second sight card (17" VGA
> monitor).
>
> >   * Slot 4:  AST VisionPlus video digitizer card
>
> The vision plus never impressed me much, neither did the computer eyes IIGS
> so I leave them both out unless I'm up to some digitising.
>
> >   * Slot 5:  Apple II Superdrive Controller card with two 1.44M FDHD 3.5"
> disk
> >     drives
>
> I have one FDHD and one FDD since some 800K disks don't like the superdrive
> (especially system 4 & 5.02).
>
> >   * Slot 6:  AE PC Transporter with two 5.25" MFM drives; two Apple 5.25
> Drives on
> >     disk port
>
> I only had one 5.25" MFM drive on the PCT, but I did have an extra 3.5" FDD
> connected. Again generally left out from lack of use (and swapping things
> around is a hassle). I usually leave the Apple 5.25" off the smart port/disk
> port chain since I just don't use them disks.
>
> >   * Slot 7:  RamFAST Rev D/1M cache SCSI card
>
> ditto
>
> My SCSI chain has a 500Mb HDD, a SyQuest 270MB removable, an Apple CD150i
> (taken from the Power Mac in place of a 300e which didn't work on the
> RamFAST :( , & 21Mb Floptical drive, with some other devices on occasion.
>
> cheers
> ntt@dove