Re: Are Mac II's interchangeable with Apple IIGS's

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jackj@zimmer.csufresno.edu (Jack Jackson) wrote:

>My friend teaches wheelchair-bound children using Apple IIGS's with
>different sorts (don't know exactly what) of adaptors.
>
>I have access to some Mac II's and Mac IIs'.  Will they function the
>same as the Apple IIGS's?

No they will not.  Chances are, that GS is using an Adaptive Firmware
Card with special software and hardware.  GS software and hardware
will not run on a Mac.  Emulators are no good for this purpose
because the software actually has to interact with the AFC card. Over
the years, there has been more software development in this area
than for any other computer.  For someone with a disability, the GS
is the finest computer ever made.

Someone in another thread said they found a GS trashed.  Please
do not trash this computer.  It is much too valuable to those who
need it.  I suggest donating unwanted Apple II, especially GS, units
to the Make a Wish foundation.  They want them.