Re: Apple IIgs upgrade points to ponder

[wsmith@NOSPAM.ctron.com (Will Smith)]

On Sun, 05 Jul 1998 19:21:21 -0500, Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>
wrote:

|>> I am a daily reader of the Atari 8-bit, Commodore, Texas
|>> Instruments, and Tandy newsgroups.  The Commodore, Tandy, and TI groups have
|>> new hardware items discussed often.  For example, I was on the TI list
|>> server and several people stated they would be glad to pay $200 for an
|>> 80-column card for their machine.  I don't see that level of support in the
|>> posts in comp.sys.apple2.
|>
|>     This just shows you can find _anything_ on the net. It would
|>probably cost more to develop and produce an 80-column card for the TI
|>than could ever be made in sales even if every current TI user bought
|>one.

having HAD a 99/4a (until my sister dumped soda on the keyboard while
i was in bootcamp, then didn't tell me until six months later!), i'm
not too sure where an 80-column card WOULD go for the poor thing.
there weren't any slots inside, and precious few OUTSIDE (through the
front panel, and i THINK there were a couple different ports in back,
for power and stuff)....  the Apple, at least, has SLOTS to utilize.

|>     Really, the main difference in 'new hardware' activity between
|>other old computers and the II series is that we are already where they
|>are trying to go. We have run into barriers which every platform
|>eventually encounters. The Upgrade the GS page and these discussions on
|>Csa2 are about cracking the barriers and moving ahead.

i lost the URL for that page...  (the Upgrade the GS page)...  could
you kindly share that?  thanx!  :)

|>     One good starting point is this newsgroup's FAQs. Check out the
|>"Main Hall" file F005A2MHALL.TXT at
|>ftp://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Faqs .

i like the FAQs on Ground better than Nathan's, anyway...  <g>

just so it's said: life on csa2 has improved, since a certain Flamer
has been filtered...  ;)

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