Re: More Card Questions

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca>]

Marlin Bates, IV wrote:

> Okay, the spirits saw fit to look upon me favorably today and sent me to a
> place which had IIgses coming out of its ears.
>
> I got a few monitors (for TRADE if you would like them AppleColor RGB
> Monitors) and a few IIgses.  Now, I have a ROM 3 IIgs and a spare with a bad
> p/s hehehew.  I also have two Rom 01 now.  A couple of questions:
>
> On one of the ROM 3 machines the sockets for the ROMS are BIGGER (i.e. more
> pins) than the other ROM 03 machine.  Also, only one of the chip model numbers
> match. The other has a number of 341-0278 and is on a sticker (not silk screened).

If you take a close look you'll see that the bigger ROMs are standard EPROMS,all the
ROM 3 boards are made to take either socket. Some boards had a mixture
of the two. The boards with EPROMs do apear to be a lot less common.

> I got a couple of new cards and need some IDs if you would.
>
> I got a FastRAM SCSI card Rev. D.  I know what this one is, question is:  is
> it better that an Apple Fast SCSI card (Sandwich II)?

Opinions about better vary, but it is much faster than the High-speed SCSI.With my
hard drive on a strait read I find it 60% faster, the built in memory
improves things even more when rereading something.

> I also got an unidentifiable 4 MB Memory card.  It works as a 4M card so I
> figure what the heck.
>
> Here is what I am NOT sure what it is:
>
> The following was in an ROM 01 machine:  small card, Says, "Software
> Dimensions, Inc., Firmware ID Card, SerNO 1684"
>
> What is this?
>
> Next card in an ROM 3 machine:  Labeled "ECHO+"  Street Electronics Corp.  Had
> a speaker attached to it inside the IIgs.  Has potentiometers labelled Vol 1
> and Vol2.  The speaker was connecvted to a minispeaker connector labeled
> "Mono", next to that is the same type of port labelled "speaker"  I can make
> my guesses but would prefer accuracy.  Is in Solt 4

The Echo+ is a primative sound card. Origionally put out for the IIe or maybe
II+ at least a couple years before the IIgs existed. Better than the later Echo II
in that at least its stereo. Came with one speaker that you plugged into the jack
labeled Mono. Don't know if they ever sold them with 2 speakers.

> Next card in smae machine was "Quickie Controller P/N 121489"  by "Vitesse,
> Inc." has a mini-DIN 8 connector port out the back of the IIgs. Is in slot 2

Controller for the Quickie hand neld scanner

> Next card is a complete enigma:  it has no identifying marks, is not in a slot
> BUT does have what looks to be some sort of mini stereo plug hole out the back
> of the IIgs it has a power connected to the fan power plug on the iigs
> motherboard AND some sort of ribbon cable attached to "J25" on the mother
> board (the plug connector near the memory expansion slot)

Sounds like the digitizer card card that cme with HyperStudio. The mini stereo jackis
for a microphone

> ANy help on these wopuld be appreciated.  Also, if you have any docs, software
> which goes with these or know where to find said software, I would appreciate
> the info.
>
> None of the cards are for sale.  One of the ROM 01 machines is for trade as
> are the monitors.  I am looking for other Apple IIgs stuff hardware or
> software.  I also have a IIc+ which I might trade for IIgs stuff as well.
>
> Thanks for listening
> -Marlin
> mbates4@gte.net

Good score. Wish I had your kind of luck

    Wayne