Re: Some IIGS Questions

["Mark Piazza" <piazza@servtech.com>]

c wrote in message ...
>
>I recently pick up a IIGS from a neighber's trash. I just hate to see an
>Apple Computer getting trashed.  I would like to spend some money to get
>this machine to work. Here are my questions:
>
>0. Can anyone tell me how much RAM is in this machine ?

Is it a ROM 0, 1 or 3?
0 (noted by the WOZ signature) and 1 have 256k of ram on the motherboard and
the 3 has 1mb.
Also they came with (usualy?) ram expansion cards, in the bottom right hand
slot.
What kind of card is in that slot?

>1. What monitors can be connected to it ?  Where can I get them ?
Any compsite (tv with video inputs, not antene), or Apple RGB monitor
(except the ones made for macintosh).


>2. What hard drives are compatible ?
For a hard drive you need a SCSI controler, don't bother with the IDE ones.
Apple made a Fast SCSI card, and lots of other Apple manufactures made SCSI
cards too.  Check out Applide Engenering (???)
or Alltech (http://www.allelec.com/appleii.htm).
or Sequential Systems (http://www.sequential.com/)
>3. What software titles are outthere and where I can buy them ?
GS/OS 6.0.1 is on Apples FTP site, you need a Mac to decompress the disks
though.
They also have Hyper Card at the same site.
Check out the ground FTP server for others (ground.isca.uiowa.edu).
Alltech  also sells software...

>4. There is a card inside with the words "PC Transporter" etched on it.
>Can anyone tell me what It does ?
Sorry, I can't seem to remember what this does, but it probibly is some sort
of serial interface for connections to a PC.

>Any help will be appreciated . thanks
>
>Phil


--Mark Piazza