Re: Estimated cost of getting a "good" IIGS system together..

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Donald C. Lee wrote in message ...

>The IIGS System plus other accessiores (say off of Ebay which had a nice
>system for big, but I decided against it since I didn't have time to mess
>with it right now)

>The LanceGS card $155

I know things seem like they are taking forever, but by the time you'd be
ready to buy, I think there will be another option.

>RAM - about $200 I believe for 8 megs (the system on Ebay had 2 Megs or
>something)

Avoid ebay like the plague.

>Hard Drive - another $150

My GS was bought for $3 with a scsi card. I've found many external scsi
drives anywhere from $2 on up to about $20. I think $20 is high, but
still... far short of 150.

>software - Spectrum, etc.


I can't speak with any authority here, but there is quite a bit of
legitmate/free software to be had. Transferring it can be a pain though.

>    I was wondering if anyone would venture what a "good" GS system would
>be and what a reasonable price including the software/hardware would
>be.  I presume 8 megs is a given and probably an accelerator (I did
>not factor that in my original equation).


An accelerator and 8 megs would certainly be nice, but you might survive
with less. Get the base system, and hunt around. The $700 price is for a "I
gotta have it tomorrow" system. I place the "I'm patient" price as something
like $120 for most or all of that.

Thanks,
John Oyler
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jojo4@va.mediaone.net