On Sat, Aug 27, 2005 at 01:08:47AM -0400, Bill Garber wrote: > The ram ICs on the acrd are 256 x 1 bit and 8 will give you 256K. > With the 256K onboard, you have a total of 512K, not enough to run > anything correctly. Not strictly true. The machine will run 8-bit software rather well and many IIgs games were made to run on a 512 kB IIgs. A lot of the application software will probably run, albeit not very well (as Bill suggested).
Another cheaper option would be populating the RAM card, to reach 1.25 MB. While you won't be able to squeeze all of the power out of your IIgs, most of the software which requires that much memory will be begging for an accelerator card anyway. Besides, even with 1.25 MB you will be able to run virtually all vintage software written for the IIgs. Machines with 4 MB and up were definitely in the minority, so most vendors didn't target them. Oh, and in case you haven't noticed it, there is this "upgrade your IIgs to the extreme" crowd out there. Take whatever they say with a grain of salt. While they will show you how to make your IIgs experience slightly more plesant, a lot of the stuff which they suggest buying is unnecessary. As far as I can tell, the vast majority of Apple IIgs computers were limited to 512 kB RAM, and a 3.5" and 5.25" floppy drive. As such, most IIgs software will target these machines or machines with slightly (not extremely) higher specs. On an earlier question about loading the SCSI drivers on 5.0.4: if you have an older Mac, you can download a floppy disk image from Apple's older software downloads website. I've never used it, so I don't know what's on there, but it may do the job. Byron. -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:apple2list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
