Re: What's an Apple II

[mspaeth@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Wayne Gretzky)]

In article <tolsenCqn9op.D9p@netcom.com>,
Terry R. Olsen <tolsen@netcom.com> wrote:
>Eric Shepherd (uerics@mcl.ucsb.edu) wrote:
>: The reason we write "Apple ][" for the older models is because that's
>: how it was printed onscreen when you switched the power on.  Most
>: Apple II computers are referred to in the same way their name is
>: printed when you boot them, except the IIGS (there's some disagreement
>: there -- I prefer "IIGS," but it's printed as "IIgs" when you turn the
>: machine on). :)

>Someone correct me if I'm wrong.  Isn't this how they all go???
>Apple ][, Apple ][+, Apple //e, Apple //c, Apple //c+.
>The GS as printed on the front panel is Apple IIGS, but what appears on 
>the screen at boot time is Apple IIgs.

The cover is more like:
                ______
 /\  _  _ | _    |  |
/--\|_)|_)|(-'  _|__|_GS
    |  |    ~

Ascii art.. cool :)

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