Re: Apple IIgs upgrade points to ponder

[Charles Stephens <devnull@dobbs.eng.sun.com>]

>>>>> "WS" == Will Smith <wsmith@NOSPAM.ctron.com> writes:

 WS> On Sun, 05 Jul 1998 19:21:21 -0500, Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>
 WS> wrote:

 WS> > This just shows you can find _anything_ on the net. It would
 WS> > probably cost more to develop and produce an 80-column card for
 WS> > the TI than could ever be made in sales even if every current
 WS> > TI user bought one.

 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.

I was 10 when I had one and I remember that my Logo programs would fly
along with MunchMan.

cfs
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