Re: Apple IIc modifications

[powergs@macgui.com (Sam Latella)]

Thanks to everyone with the quick response!  I check out a few suggestions.
I was curious as to an easy way of loading up many Apple II educational
games for the kids instead of via floppy.  Looks like I'll have to setup
Apple II games server on a win laptop and connect to the IIc.

Sam


Sam Latella wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> What modifcations can you do on a standard Apple IIc?  I just purchase an
> Apple IIc and am still amazed by how portable it is even after 20 years. 
I
> tested the machine with a 55 inch LED TV and WOW!  I am reallly going to
> enjoy watching my kids play educational games from the Apple II era on a
> modern 55 inch Samsung TV.  I gues the knew meets the old!
> 
> So, back to modifying the IIc.  I've read somewhere that you can mod it to
> work with 3.5 inch drives is this easy to do?  I've got basic experience
> replacing chips, installling cards, and hard drives.  Soldering is not my
> forte at all.
> 
> Besides getting a Zipchip.  I'm more interested in a cheap alternative of
> getting a 3.5 inch drive to work with the IIc.
> 
> Any other mods I've missed for the IIc.  Would like to hear them.
> 
> It's to bad Apple never went the route of the IIc for the IIgs it would
> have
> been a winner, and very neat portable alternative for the Apple II line. 
> For now I'll stick to having fun on the IIc with the kids.
> 
> Thank-you for your time,
> Sam
>