Re: RE : The Ultimate IIGS upgrade

[ntt@cleese.apana.org.au (Jonathan Pratt)]

fermilevel@aol.com (FermiLevel) writes:
>  I think my system beats yours out slightly, but nice try!

How can you tell what's the 'best system'?  I have plenty of peripherals,
but does that make yours or mine better?  It does what I want...  (mind
you I can't use all the cards at once, but they're around...

> Apple IIGS ROM 3

I have a ROM 3 also

>  Kensington System Saver IIGS

I haven't found a need for this...

>  Sonic Blaster Stereo card + 2 amplified sound speakers

Mine is a Sound Meister, and I put it into my stereo...

>  Apple FDHD controller card + Apple 1.44 Mb Superdrive

Ditto..

>  1 800 K Floppy + 5.25 K floppy

I don't find a need for the 5.25", but I have a ROM1 with one attached,
just in case.  I also put 2 of the beasties with my //e...

>  Quickie Scanner

Same here...

>  FingerprintGS Card
>  Kurta 18" digitizing tablet with cordless pen and mouse

I don't have these, but then I probably don't need them...

>  VisionaryGS digitizer card (upgraded to run ALLISON)

Ditto, but also a ComputerEyes 2, and a ComputerEyesGS (for comparison
sake...)

>  RamFast SCSI D 1.0 Mb

Makes life so much more fun than that HS SCSI thingy, doesn't it (I
shifted the HS SCSI to the ROM 1 when I went to the RamFAST)

>  NCS Pro 340 Mb External HD

Hmmm...  Mine's only 170Mb, but I have a 270M removable, and a floptical
that I use with the ROM 3, so storage is not really an issue...

>  Apple Video Overlay Card

Yup, a PAL VOC...

>  Apple CD300 external CD drive with Golden Orchard and AUGE CDs

I had a CD150, but moved onto an NEC double speed CD ROM.  I also have the
GEM, and Golden master CD's, as well as many Developer CD's and the Apple
CD ROM sample for //e & GS.  I also (not sure why, but...) have many of
the DiskPassage CD's to run with DiskQuest...

>  ZipGSX 14/64k

Sorry, only a 10/64...  I haven't been bothered doing the u/g lately.  I
changed an old 8/16 to a 10/32 for the ROM 1 (boy 8/16 is slow...) but I
haven't bother with further u/g just yet.

>  4 Mb RAM Card

7 Mb = 8.125Mb system.

>  IOMEGA Zip drive plus 5x100 Mb storage cartridges

I have half a dozen 270 Mb cartridges for my removable, and a number of
105's as well as the usual quota of flopticals.  Does that count?

>  HP DeskJet 550C plus IW2 (with A/B switchbox)

StyleWriter, IW2, Deskjet 540C and a colour stylus (epson) which take
their turn on the Serial Port/Parallel card...

>  NEC 15" SuperVGA monitor
>  Second Sight VIdeo Card

Still waiting for them to ship mine (I ordered in November, would you
believe...)

>  14,400 bps fax/data modem

Pretty standard these days.  The 28.8 is still a little overpriced around
here.

You haven't mentioned an Apple MIDI interface (I also have a passport MIDI
card, but since it doesn't generate interrupts, it doesn't get used much)
and a host of MIDI devices to play through the GS.  Also I have A PC
Transporter & Transdrive (5.25) with Maths Co Pro (I tried to buy one of
those FPE's, but they were too hard to come by).

So.  I have a system which does what I want.  Big deal...

Then there's software...

cheers
ntt@cleese