Re: Some IIGS Questions

[John Lingl <ling1984@kettering.edu>]

PC TRANPORT

It was introduced by applied engineering in the late 1980's
What it did was allow an Apple IIgs to run DOS programs. The processor is
a 10Mhz NEC Intel 8088 equivalent. The display for the PC transport was
CGA (4 color)

On Sun, 15 Mar 1998, Mark Piazza wrote:

> 
> c wrote in message ...
> >
> >I recently pick up a IIGS from a neighber's trash. I just hate to see an
> >Apple Computer getting trashed.  I would like to spend some money to get
> >this machine to work. Here are my questions:
> >
> >0. Can anyone tell me how much RAM is in this machine ?
> 
> Is it a ROM 0, 1 or 3?
> 0 (noted by the WOZ signature) and 1 have 256k of ram on the motherboard and
> the 3 has 1mb.
> Also they came with (usualy?) ram expansion cards, in the bottom right hand
> slot.
> What kind of card is in that slot?
> 
> >1. What monitors can be connected to it ?  Where can I get them ?
> Any compsite (tv with video inputs, not antene), or Apple RGB monitor
> (except the ones made for macintosh).
> 
> 
> >2. What hard drives are compatible ?
> For a hard drive you need a SCSI controler, don't bother with the IDE ones.
> Apple made a Fast SCSI card, and lots of other Apple manufactures made SCSI
> cards too.  Check out Applide Engenering (???)
> or Alltech (http://www.allelec.com/appleii.htm).
> or Sequential Systems (http://www.sequential.com/)
> >3. What software titles are outthere and where I can buy them ?
> GS/OS 6.0.1 is on Apples FTP site, you need a Mac to decompress the disks
> though.
> They also have Hyper Card at the same site.
> Check out the ground FTP server for others (ground.isca.uiowa.edu).
> Alltech  also sells software...
> 
> >4. There is a card inside with the words "PC Transporter" etched on it.
> >Can anyone tell me what It does ?
> Sorry, I can't seem to remember what this does, but it probibly is some sort
> of serial interface for connections to a PC.
> 
> >Any help will be appreciated . thanks
> >
> >Phil
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> --Mark Piazza
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