Re: Macintosh Apple IIe Card - How Good Is The Compatibility?

[chris.hafner@gmail.com]

On Friday, December 14, 2012 5:41:10 AM UTC-8, Tempest wrote:
> The more I think about it, getting a CC or LC that can use the Apple IIe card would be nice, but as they only run System 7 I'm going to lose a lot of compatibility with old B&W Mac games (lots of them don't like System 7).  So I think I'm better off just sticking with my IIgs and SE/30 which gets me the best of both worlds plus IIgs games.
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> If only I could find a bigger monitor for my IIgs...

I'd personally stick with the IIGS and SE/30, because those are my favorite two Apple products! But I believe the original Mac LC can run System 6 - I've been thinking about trying it out on mine. (The Mac LCII might run System 6, but I'm pretty sure LCIII and later do not).

One additional factor with the IIe PDS card is that while the cards are fairly easy to find, apparently the cable that connects it to the drives is somewhat proprietary and hard to find. I'd love to see that proven otherwise!

Cheers,
Chris Hafner