Re: Beige //gs

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <4rr9gv$jmb@natasha.rmii.com>,
Laine Houghton <laine@rainbow.rmii.com> wrote:
> 
> The //gs's I've seen before looked like MACS. Just last week I was roaming
> a used computer store here in Colo. Spgs. They had a machine on the shelf
> that looked just like my //e except it clearly had //gs where the //e is.
> 
> I thought it an ugly beast compared to the modern //gs. Perhaps you've
> shed some light on it.

That sounds like it was just a IIe which had been upgraded to a IIgs.

The upgrade consisted of swapping the motherboard and baseplate, but
the power supply, upper part of the case and keyboard were retained.
A sticker was placed over the //e logo to say IIgs instead.

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David Empson
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