Re: II Emulator for the IIgs? (Yes, I know it sounds redundant and rediculous)

[Gabriel Morales <Togega@Yahoo.com>]

Steve Mentzer wrote:
>
> 
> Huh?  The Apple IIgs is 99.999999% backward compatible with the Apple IIe line
> of computers. I think some badly designed II+ boards had problems in a //gs,
> but software should be ok. If you can deal with the speed increase, the II+/IIe
> software should work.
> 
> Unless you are talking about a MacII, then I should shut up.

I write:

No, I think he's looking for a way to run programs from disk images on the
Apple IIGS, right?

One thing, though- Can a CD-ROM drive on a IIGS be used to run software? Since
I don't have an external CD-ROM drive, I've never been able to try, yet I
believe I read in the Manual that it could only be used for Audio CD's.