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[tech] ][c/][gs monitor compatability, long winded



Hello all,
let me start off with a tiny introduction, (heaven forbin someone 
should be cordial in usenet!)
I am actually not a previous user of the Apple2 series with one 
exception. It was in fact the first computer I ever used in grade 
school. I wrote a simple basic program that made an ASCI rocket move 
of the screen...wow. Anyway I am actually a video game collector and 
that has sort of stemmed into retro computers.

Now for a little brag.
Thursday I found a complete and fully working IIc system with all the 
original boxes, packing material, manuals, disks, etc discarde on 
someones tree lawn. I took it home and started it up and it works and 
looks perfect. I had fun with the print command reliving that fifth 
grade class (I am under 30).
Anyway the next day I went by the local resale shope to see if I 
could find some 5.25 floppies to use with it. I didn't but I did find 
a complete and fully working IIgs system with both (3.5 and 5.25) 
floppies, keyboard, and a myrid of ascociated cables only no monitor. 
So I picked it for the whopping total of 10.97USD

Finally on to the question.
After some google work I found it may be possible using something 
called apple oasis to make disks on PC that are usable on the pair I 
have aquired. Only issue is I do not have a 5.25 disk drive. My 
thinking was that I could find some software I liked for the IIc (OK, 
OK, all I want is games! I admit it!) put them on a 3.5 then use the 
LLgs to copy them to a 5.25 (if I ever find any). Only with no TV 
adapter or monitor I was wondering if it was safe to hook up the IIgs 
to the IIc's monitor. Boy what a lot of typing for such a simple 
question, sorry. Anyway that an any other usefull info on these fine 
new aquisitions would be appreciated.

-- 
-John
http://www.geocities.com/christssoldiers
http://www.tombstones.org.uk/~jbaker