Re: Old V. Late //c (Not //c+)

[KILPATRICK@Tank.CYBERphile.co.uk (Richard)]

In article <4rqh6c$gq5@atlantis.atlantis.actrix.gen.nz>, dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) says:

>No.  The IIc+ is the only IIc model which has a Mini-Din-8.  All
>non-plus versions use the same DIN-5 connector.

That's what I thought. Nathan said there was such a beast...

>That's the first I've heard of such a reason.

That was Apple's official reason. They aren't going to admit to a problem
with 3rd-party products, are they :)

>> The free replacement isn't a big problem
>
>Yes it is.  Apple doesn't provide it any more.

They do in the UK... I even managed to get a ROM 255 to ROM 0 upgrade for
mine, which simply enables UniDisk access...

>The problem is that the occasional ROM 00 IIgs turns up because it was
>originally bought by a school, and never used as anything other than a
>fast colour IIe.  If you actually want to start using it as a IIgs,
>you have to upgrade it to ROM 01 to be able to run any software
>written since 1988.
>
>In theory, the ROM 00 to ROM 01 upgrade might still be available (it
>isn't ten years since the upgrade was released).

Why upgrade - the ROM 00 machine's will be worth something one day!

Note: There were 250 Signature GS's according to my archives. Still quite
rare!

The beige one I have referred to isn't a Woz; it's pre-production.

Regards,
Richard (AppleRetrospective).

PS Does anybody have a Bell & Howell Apple ][ they can sell or swap...
email rtk@scotborders.co.uk