Re: IIe to IIgs? {was Re: What Apple II to buy if not a GS?}

[pbauer@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul H Bauer)]

 *> >upgraded to a IIGS...a IIc or IIc Plus can't.
 *>
 *> What?
 *> I was unaware of this?
 *> HOw can it be done, and is it a good idea?
 *
 *If you mean "How can a //e be upgraded to a IIGS, it's done by buying
 *a IIGS
 *upgrade kit and installing it in the //e cabinet.  I haven't done
 *this myself,
 *but I've seen postings from people who have.  I'd assume that the
 *upgrade kit
 *includes connectors for the IIGS ports and the ADB and so on.  I've
 *seen the
 *kit advertised by places like Shreve Systems, but I don't know if
 *there are
 *any more to be had.
 *
 *I'm not sure whether it's a good idea.  It seems to me that you would
 *end up
 *with a bastard configuration.  With IIGSes being sold so cheaply by
 *so many
 *people, why not go straight to the real thing?  But, I repeat, I have
 *not done
 *it, so my thoughts should not be taken for gospel.
 *
 *Dick Binder
I have done this conversion when shreves had the kits for $100. Today I 
would not do it as you can probably find a used GS fo $300 to $500 which
would get you the RGB monitor and 3.5 drive plus mouse and perhaps extra
cards. I did put a powerbook HD under the keyboard of the 2e/GS which
makes a relatively portable unit to take to user group meetings
and demos. No extra parts except a display and mouse.

pbauer@mit.edu