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Re: APPLE IIGS-- monitors and games

bibi writes ...
> 
> Hello
> CAN anyone please help me with the following question: will a standard
> APPLE COLOR monitor designed to work with a MACINTOSH also work with
> the IIGS ?
> 

     Here is a snip from the newsgroup FAQs about color rgb monitors which can
be used with the IIgs:


ref. Csa2 FAQs-on-Ground: Csa2MONITOR.txt
>>

From: Michael Hickey 

015- I need a new RGB monitor for my GS. Which monitors can I use? 

     I have good information that the Commodore Amiga 1084s monitor will 
work with the Apple IIgs. I have no information on the quality of the output. 
I've seen some Amiga displays that look no better than your average colour TV. 
Perhaps the local WAL-Mart will have a few in stock at a low price. 

You will need to build your own DB9 to DB 15 cable. 

1084s  to  IIgs 
DB9        DB15 

1          13 
3           2 
4           5 
5           9 
7           3 

---------------------------- 
  

From: G. Utter 

     Magnavox equivalents for the Commodore monitors exist. 8CM515 is one 
model number and there is at least one more. 

---------------------------- 
  

From: Steve Jensen 

     I just tried a Sony CPD 1302 multisych monitor on a GS and it works 
perfectly. Very crisp picture. I used a standard cable from a Mac II. 
  

---------------------------- 
  

From: Jeff Blakeney 

     You should keep an eye out for any analog RGB monitor that can 
horizontally sync down to 15.75 kHz.  These include: 

     AppleColor RGB Monitor (model A2M6014, the IIgs monitor) 
     Commodore 1084 (and variants such as the 1084S) 
     Commodore 1902 (although most of these only do digital RGB) 
     Tandy CM-8 (not sure about model but it was used with the Coco3) 
     Atari monitors used with the ST series (sorry, don't know models) 
     Some TVs 
<<



> Also, does anyone have any games software for the IIGS ?
> 
 ....

     There are lots of places which offer games for downloading. Here is a
listing of the major on-line sources:


Apple IIgs Gaming Memory Fairway- #1 archive of out-of-print 
  commercial IIgs games in emulator .2mg form (some also in ShrinkIt
  form); includes brief overview for each selection
  http://www.inwards.com/~fairway/

Apple2 Caltech- large collection of II/IIgs games
  ftp://apple2.caltech.edu/pub/apple2/

Asimov- #1 archive of Apple II 8-bit games and game utilities in
  emulator DSK and file formats
  ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/
  French software at ...
  ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/french_software/

Asimov Mirrors- sites which mirror Asimov
  Georgia Mirror ftp://mirror.apple.asimov.net

Emunation- very large collection of 8-bit Apple II games in
  emulator DSK format
  http://www.emunation.com/appleii/roms.shtml

Ground- the largest Apple II archive; maintains many II/IIgs games
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/

Tarnover- very large archive of IIgs games
  ftp://tarnover.dyndns.org/Tarnover/Games.and.Entertainment/

The Vault- archive of Apple II games in emulator disk image form
  http://www.classicgaming.com/vault/appleiiroms-AM.shtml

Uni-kl.de Apple2 U. Kaiserslautern- II/IIgs games
  in emulator and .shk form
  ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/

XGS Archives- extensive archive of out-of-print commercial IIgs
  games in emulator .2mg form; offers single-list access with brief
  comments and file performance info. 
  http://www.inwards.com/xgs/archives.html


     For the complete listing of Apple II game sites see ...
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs7GAMESITES.html .

     Most users download games and transfer them to their Apple II's using a
direct computer-to-compute link. For info about downloading and transfers see
these pages:

http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2T2TCOM.html
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2T1TCOM.html


     You can also buy games (often in original boxes with docs) from a number
of sources. Here are some from the Vendors listing at
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs3VENDORS.html :


Hudson's Hobby Games (P.O. Box 121503, Arlington, Texas, 76012; 817-461-0126;
email: HudsonGame@aol.com) sells Old Apple II games in original boxes

InTrec Software (888-PROTERM; http://www.intrec.com ) sells ProTerm A2 and
high-speed GS modem cable; the "InTrec Store" sells used II/IIgs computers,
peripheral hardware, and software at good prices

KulaSoft (808-595-8131; http://www.angelfire.com/hi/kulasoft ) Eamon
Adventures, Apple II magazine Indexes, software collections, tutorials, and
Apple II books 

Shareware Solutions II ( http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko ) sells Convert 3200
plus games, boxed Old game originals, the Golden Orchard CD-ROM, and other
wares. 

Software and More (916-725-0228; http://members.aol.com/SWMoreTP/AP.html )
sells Apple II hardware and software. 


     Another good place to look for games sellers is the
comp.sys.apple2.marketplace newsgroup.




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