Re: Apple IIGS Stuff (Can I do anything with this?)

[erik@hypermall.com (Erik Kloeppel)]

In article <3ub4j6$i5j@ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>, illumin@ix.netcom.com (Brad
Hartley ) wrote:

> I was wondering, I've got an old (But looking surprisingly new) Apple
> 11GS with color monitor, Disk drive (3.5 inch), keyboard, mouse, and
> some goofy headphones and was wondering just what I can do with it. I
> know of abosolutely nowhere that has software for it, and I'm an IBM
> user (Pentium and all, but, for you Swear-By-Macs,
>                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
this is Apple II land - we hate macs too

 I use Win95)
^^^^^^^^^^^^

this is supposed to make ANY of us feel better?  Win95 - slower than
windoes 3.1, NOT plug and play no matter what the hype says.. 

> Where can I get software for this, are there any Dos emulators, and
> could I run a modem off a dos terminal program (Or even an Apple
> program)

software exists on Delphi, GEnie, and AOL, not to mention the apple (and
other) ftp sites, and local user groups/bbs.  

the IIGS is like any other common compute - it will easily use any
external "Hayes Compatible" modem.  IT will NOT normally run MS-DOS
software, any more than a Macintosh will.
> 
> I've got a Dallas/Fax 14.4 and a USR Dual Standard v32Terbo 21.6 modem.
> Heck, it'd be cool to run an old Ascii Express BBS off it. (ANYONE?!)
>
sure - all you need is a modem cable (can be had for about $10 various
places - a CORRECTLY wired mac hardware handshake cable works just fine on
mine)
 
> If someone would reply here or email me at illumin@ix.netcom.com I'd be
> grateful... Thanks.
> 
> Jeff Harris - Computer and DOOM Enthusiast

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