Re: Question on IIgs

[aw133@lafn.org (James Poore)]

In a previous article, joypep@dmv.com (W. Allen Pepper, Jr.) says:

>I recently acquired an enhanced Apple IIe that is loaded with cards.  My
>question is will any of the cards in this machine work in an Apple IIgs ? 
>If so, which ones ?  Any info will be appreciated.
>
>Also, I want to download some programs from the Internet for the IIgs from
>my Mac.  What will I have to do in order to put these programs on a disk
>for the IIgs ?  What programs will I need to do so ?

Almost all of the cards in the IIe will work on a GS except for 
accelerator cards.  Cards that you wouldn't use on the GS would be

1) Serial cards--The GS has to serial ports built-in

2) Clock cards--The GS has a built-in clock

3) Aux Slot cards--No 60 pin slots

4) Ram Cards--The GS has its own Ram card slot that can take up to 8megs
   Of course if you just have to have a little more you can use it.

5) Video cards--GS has its own built-in RGB video as well as NTSC video.

Downloading on a Mac is easy, all you need is a program to "Unshrink" files
like Shrink II on the Mac or GShK for the GS.

Format the disk for 800K Prodos and copy to disk to use on the GS.

Jim

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