Hi, folks.
I'm new to this list and was hoping some of you could
provide me some advice about putting an Apple IIgs to
work.
I've had a couple for a while but haven't done much
with them. I believe they have 1 meg of RAM. I've got
the 3.5" and 5.25" floppy drives but no hard drive.
I've got some GS/OS software I downloaded somewhere
and few other bits of software here and there on old
floppies I've acquired over time.
I'd like to make one of the IIgses more usable for
everyday work, such as word processing and printing,
and I'd love to do e-mail or the Internet on one of
these puppies if possible.
Some questions:
I've tried daisy-chaining more than one 3.5" floppy
drive, but neither machine ever seems to recognize
more than one 3.5" drive, although I've read that this
can be done.
I bought a card to add an extra meg of RAM but could
never get it to work in either machine. Was I doing
something wrong, or did I likely have a bad card?
What is the best and easiest way to get some sort of
hard drive working for a IIgs?
What kind of printer can I use? Do I need to add
anything to the IIgs to use a printer?
What about e-mail or the Internet? Is it possible?
What kind of modem or software do I need? Seems to me
I read somewhere that there's a way of doing this, but
I don't remember where or what it is. Also, I know
virtually nothing about bulletin board systems.
I've looked at some of the Web sites mentioned on Low
End Mac on the page about the Apple 2 list, but
they're either pretty complicated or don't have a lot
of good information for the beginner.
Can anyone help?
I have several Apple IIs and am particularly impressed
with the IIgs. I like to figure out ways to show that
these machines still have practical use.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
R.J.
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