Re: Newbee Questions

[Eric Rucker <bhtooefr@gmail.com>]

This is true... I wasn't even thinking about AppleTalk... I guess, I
figured, if you've got an old Mac that can write 800k floppies, who
needs AppleTalk?

And, there's always ADTPro, which is what I'm going to use for my
IIGS, until I can get my hands on a CF card that is actually orderable
and in stock. ;)

(I will note that my //c is a revision 0, so no UniDisk support for
me. No big deal, that's why I'm getting a IIGS. :))

On Jan 13, 6:13 pm, demp...@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:
> Eric Rucker <bhtoo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Sat, 12 Jan 2008, Henry S. Courbis wrote:
> > > > Anyone else care to chime in?
>
> > > I'm also a fan of the 8-bit Apples, but I think the IIgs has some
> > > advantages for the beginner. The built-in serial, printer and mouse ports
> > > mean that you don't have to invest in additional cards right off the bat.
> > > Also the ability to use AppleTalk and 800K drives is very handy, if you
> > > happen to own an older Macintosh (makes getting files of the web fairly
> > > painless).
>
> > Of course, a //c would also have those advantages
>
> Except for AppleTalk. That's limited to a IIgs, or an enhanced IIe with
> an AppleTalk card.
>
> 800K drives are also somewhat constrained on a //c (but not a //c+),
> because you must use a UniDisk 3.5 (which is rare) rather than an Apple
> 3.5 Drive. To use a UniDisk 3.5, you might need to update the //c
> firmware.
>
> (Outside of North America, the //c is almost nonexistent - it was only
> sold in the US and Canada.)
>
> Overall, the IIgs is the most flexible option.
>
> (I agree with everything else Eric wrote.)
>
> --
> David Empson
> demp...@actrix.gen.nz