Re: GS power supply needed

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

Paul Schultz (pschultz@med.wayne.edu) wrote:
: On 24 Jan 1998, farmdog wrote:

: > Can anyone out there help out my 4-year old? His GS' power supply went
: > out, and we can't find local help. He misses his games...
: > 
: > 

: Try MC Pricebreakers. They regularly advertise on
: comp.sys.apple2.marketplace. Also, Jameco Electronics sells new GS PS.
: Either vendor will sell them for $59.95. As an alternative, keep your
: eye out for a used PS on Comp.sys.apple2.marketplace. Or better yet,
: place an ad.

: Another idea is to buy a 'Buggie' PS from Stephen Buggie. They run
: around $25-30. They are PC-style PS which sit outside the IIgs case.
: These have many advantages. But, with a 4 yr. old you may not want
: the external PS.

Or simply get another CPU box. These days it'd be no trick to find an entire
IIgs for what some places would want for just a power supply. And you could
accumulate some spare parts for your horde and even move up to ROM 3 in the
process.
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