Re: Questions about Apple IIgs

[like@them.apls]

On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 15:03:46 -0800 (PST), Drew <GoggleDrew@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On 5 Dec, 18:47, l...@them.apls wrote:
>> Could anybody, please, answer these for me?
>
>Hi and welcome
>>
>> Model: Apple IIgs A2S6000, from '87, Rom 1, + 670-0025 A memory card,
>> with Appleworks GS 1.1
>>
>> 1) What would it take to connect it to a PC VGA monitor instead of
>> Apple RGB?
>
>There are lots of posts on connecting a GS to other displays including
>VGA monitors, so would recommend doing a search on this group. I
>personally use a combination of displays, but for the VGA option i use
>a Scart to VGA upscalar by CYP model CM-345S. Think they retail for
>about �120, but i picked one of ebay for about �45. You will also need
>a GS to Scart cable. You can make your own or buy one from
>http://vintageware.orconhosting.net.nz/scart.html. Details on how to
>make your own is also on that site. If you have a VGA montior with
>scart input you might be lucky and the scart input display ok, i
>haven't had much luck that route and stuck with the Scart to VGA
>converter

Yep, I did some reading today, and found that one too.  Also, there is
an interesting solution for TV/monitors with composite inputs:
http://damntechnology.blogspot.com/2008/08/apple-iigs-rgb-video-to-component.html

Or maybe obtaining the original Apple monitor would be preferable? How
good are those old ones, anyway?


>
>>
>> 2) �Can it be upgraded to Rom 3 and, if yes, then how?
>For a Full ROM03 upgrade you will need to do a motherboard replacement
>as you can't upgrade the ROM01 boards themselves. Alot of people
>prefer the ROM01 as its more compatible for older Apple II software
>and with a 1MB card there isn't much difference between the two. All
>GS software should run on either board. Though would recommend getting
>a larger than 1MB card anyway if you want to use GS/OS
>

I see...  What is the recommended minimum for GS/OS?

>> 3) Possibility of obtaining and using GS 6.0.1 with it?
>You can download it from various sites, but getting it to the GS will
>need a little more work depending if you have a PC or Mac. You can buy
>GS/OS on disks from syndicomm(if i remember correctly) and some people
>sell sets on ebay.If you have an older MAC (and download the images)
>that can read prodos disks you could in theory make the disks on the
>older mac then just use them on the GS, new PCs and MACs can't read
>the 800k disks, so things are more difficult there. Where abouts are
>you? I can make a set of disks up for if you want.

Yep, I am a PC person. I found out that I can transfer files from PC
to IIgs via a null modem cable. I am assuming I can get the disk
images there, unpack and the write to floppies.  But as far as I have
no hard drive (yet), this may not work (?) Unless this would be
possible with doing all work on all floppy drive and writing from it
to another?

I am in Portland OR, by the way.


>Though you really
>need more than 1.25mb ram to run version 6.0.1 properly. I would also
>recommened looking at compact flash as a form of hard disk as that
>makes the GS far more usable and is very reasonably priced (CFFA one).
>There are a few out there but i use a CFFA card and you can get it
>from http://dreher.net/?s=projects/CFforAppleII&c=projects/CFforAppleII/main.php.

These seem cool :) It appears that it would be the least hassle
comparing to obtainig a SCSI card and hard drive or getting a Focus
Hard Card with old laptop drive.

>
>I haven't covered everything, but people are very helpful on here and
>will no doubt post further. I would also do a search as all of these
>questions have been asked at various times :-) myself included. Good
>luck

Thank you!