Re: iigs as a "Poor Mans" accelerated //e

[Polymorph <polymorph69@hotmail.com>]

On Sep 12, 8:16 pm, "RedskullDC" <redskul...@oohay.moc.ua> wrote:
> Hi zzjoki,
>
> <zzj...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> >I always thougth that if I needed more //e speed I could use a IIgs in
> > the //e mode.
>
> > I heard that some folks use to use the IIgs almost exclusively in
> > the //e mode (but that was before I was involved).
>
> > Could I use  the IIgs as if it were a 3x accelerated //e and not
> > notice the difference except for the box and keyboard?
>
> > (or maybe I should just "man up" and buy an accelerator (somehow) for
> > the //e. )
>
> Put a ROM1 motherboard in my //e case after the //e motherboard died:http://au.geocities.com/redskulldc/gs2e.jpg
>
> Mainly use it with DOS33 apps via the flashdisk card.
>
> Have been using it recently to archive some 3.5" disks though.
>
> Have been tinkering with FPGA based Apple2 computing recently,
> seems a fun way to go. (Thanx Alex F!)
>
> Red


I did the same thing a couple of years ago too:
http://apple2.sytes.net/IIe_to_IIgs/index.html

I built this one for my kids to play with. No tougher computer on the
planet IMHO. It will take *almost* anything a kid can dish out (we do
have a "no drinks" rule though  :-)   ).

BTW: Leslie that IIgs you gave me a couple of years ago is still going
strong too!

Cheers,
Mike