Re: APPLE III

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

B.J. Major (bjblackbear@ibm.net) wrote:

: In article <bones-2209970338220001@news.alpha.net>, bones@inwave.com (James
: Meade) wrote:

: > There's a couple of options you might be able to try.
: > 
: >    � Try to find a 3.5" floppy drive that will work with the Apple ///. I know
: >      that there used to be a card that could be installed in an Apple II that
: >      would allow you to use a 3.5" floppy drive. Save data to the 3.5" disk
: >      using the ProDOS format.
: > 
: >    � Get an Apple IIgs. Nowdays people have to give these things away just to
: >      get rid of them. You will want to make sure it has both a 5.25" drive and
: >      a 3.5" drive. Then just copy files from the 5.25" drive to the 3.5"
: drive.
: > 

: 1.  I'm not sure an Apple III is capable of saving data in ProDOS format,
: since it uses SOS.  The files are somewhat comparable, but not entirely
: (from my understanding).  I think what it will do is save the files in SOS
: format, then you will have to get an Apple II (any version, not just the
: IIgs) to convert the SOS files into ProDOS files.

Actually SOS and ProDOS are exactly the same format wise.

: 2.  Apple IIe's and IIc's are a bit more common in thrift shops than
: IIgs's, although IIgs's are sometimes obtained there as well.  Not many
: people are just "giving" away Apple ][ computers for free.  In thrift
: shops, an entire system can be had for about $25.00.

I think I see more IIgses in used computer stores these days. I think partly
because people don't consider the 8 bitters saleable any more. They are all
getting hard to find in stores though.

: 3.  Your desparaging remarks that no one uses Apple ][gs computers is not
: totally accurate.  There are still plenty of us around.  Visit the usenet
: group comp.sys.apple2 for proof.  CSA2 is also where the poster should have
: posted his original message, instead of in this Macintosh group.

I posted and set followups there for this reason. (For the uninitiated,
"CSA2" is comp.sys.apple2.)
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Randy Shackelford                                 
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