Re: Resurrecting a //gs

[ad406@detroit.freenet.org (Avi S. Drissman)]

In a previous article, dfay@bu.edu (Derick Fay) says:

>I have //gs, 3 1/2" & 5 1/4" drives, no hard disk, RGB monitor, Imagewriter II which I haven't
>used very much since finishing college (1989).  I'm returning to grad school &
>am trying to figure out whether it's worth investing into keeping it viable.
>
>Qs: what hard disk controllers &/or hard disks are still available?

Currently, SCSI controllers are the main way to go for hard drives.
I recommend a RamFAST; you might need someone who's used one before
to set it up, but it flies! :-)

>	what is the current version of GS/OS & where is it available?

GS/OS is up to 6.0.1, and is available from user groups and ftp.apple.com.

>	what word processors are people using?  I used WordPerfect for the gs
>& am fairly happy with it, but I'd something w/more access to fonts etc.  I
>have the first version of Applework GS but it's dead slow.

Um, can't help you much there. I do most work in AppleWorks 4.02, and
for font stuff, I use Teach (a free wp that comes with Sys 6.0.1, and
isn't very good) because I'm currently a starving college student myself
and can afford not much else. (If anyone out there would like me to
work on a better wp, they're certainly welcome to send me one :-).

>Also, I have a US Robotics 9600 UST Courier modem which my dad used on his
>//gs w/no problem for years, but I can't get Proterm (2.0, 2.1 or 3.0) to
>initialize the modem.  I can hear it dialing & connecting w/PR#2 & ATDT commands but
>can't get anything on the screen.

Sorry, no clue there, either.

>Any and all suggestions are welcome.

Hope this helps,
Avi Drissman
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