Re: Got my GS, Need to identify specific parts

["Roger Johnstone" <rojaws@es.co.nz>]

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In article <DQkt4.4199$YG.282265@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, "get
bent" <yougottabedreamin@aol.com> wrote:


>Ok,
>
>Whilst on my quest for appleII stuff, I found a IIgs and several 3.5 disk
>drives (of varying case sizes) in excellent condition. I don't have a
>monitor or keyboard that fit the multipin socket. I did buy two other
>keyboards at the time that have the same connector style, but they may be
>mac keyboards. Inside the IIgs was a single card with a bunch of empty
>sockets, and only a couple filled. The questions I have are:
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>What model numbers / dates / other info is on the bottom of a IIgs keyboard?


My keyboard has part number 658-4081. There is also a second unlabelled
number, 825-1301-A.


>One of my keyboards has function keys like a PC, the other has a large
>backspace? key at the top with nothing else on that row. Are these mac?


The one with function keys will be a Mac keyboard. Most ADB keyboards (Apple
Desktop Bus, uses a 4 pin mini-DIN connector) will work with a IIgs. The big
key at the top with the left pointing triangle is the IIgs reset key. On a
Mac it's used as the power key. 


>What models of apple/mac RGB monitors plug into the IIgs (other than the
>standard II monitors) and can I use my TV adapter from my IIe? Will a
>Supermac Monitor work? There's a -huge- one (25"+?) at the GW for $50 is it
>worth it?


You need an RGB monitor which can synchronise to 15kHz. This is the same
frequency as a TV uses. Most multifrequency monitors today only go down to
about 30kHz since modern computers start at this frequency and go up. Some
(mostly older and more expensive) VGA monitors will handle 15kHz. The
easiest monitors to find which will work are Commodore monitors (at least
here in New Zealand).

 
>Can I find more of the chips that belong on that card inside the IIgs? (I'm
>assuming it's a memory card)
>
>Should I plug it in without the keyboard and will it even boot properly?
>
>Since I haven't plugged it in yet, is there something I should look
>for/watch out for on first startup that will tell me if it works?
>
>Please post to the group.
>Thanks in advance for your time.


Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rojaws
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