Re: compatibility between IIe & IIgs

[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

Dan Paight (dpaight@mail.pe.net) wrote:
: My wife has an apple IIgs in her classroom. She would like to know whether
: the IIe software she used to run will work on the IIgs. What shall I tell
: her?

The short answer:  Yes.

The long answer:  Probably.  There are a few ][e programs which will not
run correctly on the IIgs.  One example which sticks out in my mind is
Apple Writer ][e, which will work okay on the IIgs until you try to print.
 And a correction patch is available.

In addition, if the ][e is not an enhanced ][e, you may see some other
interesting things.  For example, I have a couple of PFS:File databases
which are completely useless on my ][gs because of Mousetext.  The program
works just fine, I just can't read the text on either my IIgs or my
enhanced ][e.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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