adolescent Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Are there any (free) resources like AtariAge for the Apple II/IIGS computers? After years of holding off I broke down and bought one on eBay for $20. Now, I need to find out what I can do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Kat Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Are there any (free) resources like AtariAge for the Apple II/IIGS computers? After years of holding off I broke down and bought one on eBay for $20. Now, I need to find out what I can do with it. 838099[/snapback] I'd recomend starting with the CSA2 Frequently asked questions and links site: http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs1START.html Also, though it is linked from the above site, WhatIsTheAppleIIgs? is my favorite IIgs software archive. http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Try this out for size: http://www.a2gs.com/the_fairway/ Great site. I've done a ton of stuff with my IIgs, so if you have any questions, feel free to PM me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Kat Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 (edited) Try this out for size: http://www.a2gs.com/the_fairway/ Great site. I've done a ton of stuff with my IIgs, so if you have any questions, feel free to PM me! 839241[/snapback] The Fairway is a great site... though that's actually an out of date mirror of it... It's now a section of the second site I listed. So... what have you been doing with your IIgs? Edited April 19, 2005 by SuperPsycho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 The Fairway is a great site... though that's actually an out of date mirror of it... It's now a section of the second site I listed. So... what have you been doing with your IIgs? Nothing recently, but I actually took the time to transfer files from net to pc to mac to the apple, so I have on IIgs disk everything that was available, pretty much. I'd love to get it online, but I have been unable to find a SCSI card or ram expansion for a reasonable price. I was messing around with assembly and basic as well. I used it fairly extensively as a word processor. Great little system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
else Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 comp.sys.apple2 is still a fairly active newsgroup, so that is a good place to go to if you are looking for discussions. That's the only free message board I know of.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Kat Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 (edited) The Fairway is a great site... though that's actually an out of date mirror of it... It's now a section of the second site I listed. So... what have you been doing with your IIgs? Nothing recently, but I actually took the time to transfer files from net to pc to mac to the apple, so I have on IIgs disk everything that was available, pretty much. I'd love to get it online, but I have been unable to find a SCSI card or ram expansion for a reasonable price. I was messing around with assembly and basic as well. I used it fairly extensively as a word processor. Great little system. 841382[/snapback] Yeah, the system and monitor are pretty easy to come by cheap, but expanding it can take some cash(and some luck). I got started with a couple IIgs systems, two floppy dries, two monitors and some misc. cards for price of shipping.... since then though I've added a bit... and it's costed... I won't say. On a SCSI card and RAM card.... I'd expect to pay about $60 to $80 on an Apple Rev C SCSI card.. $90 to $110 on an Apple HighSpeed SCSI card.... or up to $250 on a RamFAST SCSI card..... Those cards are the only really recomended cards for the Apple II line.... The high speed card is a nice middle of the line card and I'm very happy with mine. As far as RAM Cards... If I were looking for a RAM card, I'd probably just buy a RAM-4GS 4MB card for my IIgs... it's a good price for a brand new RAM card for the IIgs.(considering the typical cost for a used one.... which wouldn't be warantied).... $49 with 4 1MB SIMMS, $44 with no SIMMS. Edited April 22, 2005 by SuperPsycho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 As far as RAM Cards... If I were looking for a RAM card, I'd probably just buy a RAM-4GS 4MB card for my IIgs... it's a good price for a brand new RAM card for the IIgs.(considering the typical cost for a used one.... which wouldn't be warantied).... $49 with 4 1MB SIMMS, $44 with no SIMMS. Cool. I hadn't heard about that one. Maybe I'll pick one up. There was a guy who was manufacturing a compact-flash card interface that you could use like a hard drive, but I didn't have the cash. Don't remember the link though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Kat Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 (edited) As far as RAM Cards... If I were looking for a RAM card, I'd probably just buy a RAM-4GS 4MB card for my IIgs... it's a good price for a brand new RAM card for the IIgs.(considering the typical cost for a used one.... which wouldn't be warantied).... $49 with 4 1MB SIMMS, $44 with no SIMMS. Cool. I hadn't heard about that one. Maybe I'll pick one up. There was a guy who was manufacturing a compact-flash card interface that you could use like a hard drive, but I didn't have the cash. Don't remember the link though. 841891[/snapback] Did a search for apple ii cffa card on google and hit I'm feeling lucky... took me right to it. http://dreher.net/?s=projects/CFforAppleII...ppleII/main.php Looks like they are no longer in production or available.. however if he gets enough emails he may make a 4th run... Also... look around on that website where the RAM4GS is listed... you'll find they also sell hard cards IDE interfaces. Edited April 22, 2005 by SuperPsycho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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