Re: Apple IIgs upgrade points to ponder

[wsmith@NOSPAM.ctron.com (Will Smith)]

On 06 Jul 1998 07:27:03 -0700, Charles Stephens
<devnull@dobbs.eng.sun.com> wrote:

|> WS> having HAD a 99/4a (until my sister dumped soda on the keyboard
|> WS> while i was in bootcamp, then didn't tell me until six months
|> WS> later!), i'm not too sure where an 80-column card WOULD go for
|> WS> the poor thing.  there weren't any slots inside, and precious few
|> WS> OUTSIDE (through the front panel, and i THINK there were a couple
|> WS> different ports in back, for power and stuff)....  the Apple, at
|> WS> least, has SLOTS to utilize.
|>
|>Getting a little off track.  The TI 99/4a did have the wonderful
|>expansion box.  Many slots (8 or 10 if I remember), floppy support and
|>memory galore.

thanx for setting me straight on that one.  i remember (vaguely, now)
seeing one in a catalog, along with a device that allowed it to
"emulate" a PC....  <g>

at ANY rate, as much as the 99/4a was a neat machine, i still don't
think it compares to the //gs!  <evil grin>

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