Re: Apple IIGS info and stuff

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Myconid <myconid@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Can someone tell me how advanced a IIgs realy is? Can they take modems

Yes.  An external one connected to the serial port is better than an
internal one, for many reasons.

> and hard drives

Definitely.  Lots of them.  SCSI is most popular, but there are also
IDE-on-a-card and IDE-in-the-power-supply options (the latter is not
sold new any more, to my knowledge).  There are other older systems as
well.

> and sound cards?

The IIgs don't need no steenking sound cards to get reasonable sound,
but you do need to add a stereo card if you want to get stereo and/or
line-level outputs (e.g. to an amplifier).  The stereo card only
provides channel separation and amplification - the built-in Ensoniq
chip is still used to generate the sound.

(Note that stereo cards don't support the traditional 8-bit Apple II
"click the speaker" mechanism, only IIgs-specific audio.)

> Mine had a built in speaker..

... and a headphone socket on the back, which could be used with
amplified speakers.

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