Re: Hard Disks (and controllers), Connectivity with PC

["Elba Stevenson" <elbastevenson@earthlink.net>]

Thanks, Paul this was a great help to me.


"Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net> wrote in message
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> "Mr-T" <jonthorp@-no-spam-bigpond.net.au>
> >
> > 1.) As I understand, there's a wealth of IIGS programs on the Internet,
> but
> > given my GS doesn't have any additional cards and I don't have access to
a
> > Mac, is there any way at all I can connect the IIGS to my PC? Is there
> some
> > way I can connect the IIGS between the wierd communications port it has
> and
> > the communications port on the PC?
> >
>
> Yes, you need to read over your options in the faq. It's here:
>
> http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2T1TCOM.html
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>
> > 2.) Is there any way that I can get software onto my IIGS since I don't
> have
> > access to any means of getting even a terminal program onto my GS?
> >
>
> Yes, read up on ADT. Another method is using an older Mac. You can even
boot
> your IIgs from floppy and use a Mac as a file server. Not as fast as a
hard
> disk, but a lot better than just floppies. That also would allow you to
> easily transfer files from the net to your IIgs.
>
>
> >
> > The hard drives are fine, but what about the controllers? Anyone know
> about
> > their availability in Australia? I honestly don't want to pay obscene
> > amounts of money for an old SCSI/IDE controller for a IIGS, so price is
> > definitely an issue.
> >
>
> Your fellow Aussies can probably tell you what your low-cost options are.
> Generally, if you can find them in thrift shops etc you can get them very
> cheaply. If you have to pry one from he hands of another Apple enthusiast,
> it's gonna cost you.
> -Paul
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