Re: IIGS MOTHERBOARD: Dual power connectors

[wernst@cris.com (Warren "Llama" Ernst)]

snelson@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu (Steven Nelson) wrote:

>From article <4l6ftr$p8s@lynx.unm.edu>, by buggie@musca.unm.edu (stephen e buggie):
>> 
>> I noted today that one of my IIgs motherboards has TWO power connectors:
>> 
>> Standard IIgs Molex-7 in-line connector,
>> 
>> and also
>> 
>> IIE-style AMP 2x3 clamp-on connector.
>> 
>> Has anyone connected a IIe power supply to that 2x3 power point?   How 
>> well does it work???
>> 
>Stephen, it works well - the IIe powersupply with a IIGS Rom1 motherboard.
>That is the way my IIeGS works (a IIe with a IIGS motherboard and different

There WAS one difference, however. The //e "External" keypad and the
grey //e's with the keypad along the side didn't map as the keypad
keys on a "real" gs. Instead, they mapped out as the top row keys. Not
a big deal for typing, but important for terminal emulation and
directional keys.

Virtually,
Warr
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