Re: apple 2 cards

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <33B5ACE5.2A95@itisDELETE.com>,
Ray Saeman  <sands@itisDELETE.com> wrote:
>What is a Grappler card?   Is it of any value in a IIgs?

   Parallel printer interface card. Useful for connecting any
parallel printer you may have.

>Can I use the memory expansion board or chips from it in my IIgs?  This
>board is marked AIIE 80col/64k.  Chips are soldered to board.

   Not from this board. Those are probably 8 8K chips (first few
models) or 2 32K chips (later models). GS memory expansion cards
want 256K/8 or 1MB/8 chips.

>The last card is a 5-1/4" driver control card.  Again any use for this
>in a IIgs?

   The GS's builtin disk port will control up to 2 5.25" drives just
fine; cables can be built between the 19pin connector of the GS and
the 20 pin one of earlier drives. This card is useful if you want to
put more than 2 5.25" drives in a GS (pointless in my opinion unless
you have some specialized apps that really want it) or move the 5.25"
controller to something other than the only choice of slot 6.

Nathan Mates

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