Re: IIe accessories

[wbaguhn@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Will Baguhn)]

In article <31E29A93.228@aol.com>, Tom Owad  <TOwad@aol.com> wrote:
>Reading all these posts has gotten me quite interested in purchasing 
>some accessories for my IIe.  I'd like to know what you would 
>reccomend in each category:
>
>OS:  Should I get GS OS 1.0?
>RAM:  Which type will work best?  I heard that some only work with 
>ceartain programs.
>HD:  Is an Appple Profile HD my only choice?
>Drawing slate:  Koala Pad?
>Enhancement Kit:  Is it worth it?
>
>I appreciate all your help,
>Tom

OS: GS/OS will not work on a //e.  "GS/OS REQUIRES GS HARDWARE"

RAM: How about a RAMWorks III if you can find one?  You'd rather have
auxiliary slot RAM, unless that's full of a big RAM card already.

HD: RAMFast and any SCSI hard drive.  ker-pow, now you're going faster and
about 50 times bigger.

Drawing Slate: Koala Pad: it's a replacement joystick.  it's read as a joystick.
the software will think of it as either paddles or a joystick.  it's nice,
but you gotta ask yourself... isn't a mouse more friendly?  (i think that
if you get a //e mouse card it will let you use any of the "old" 9pin macintosh
trackballs... we're talking OLD here, but it'll work.)

Enahcnement kit: definitely worth it.
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