Picked up an Apple IIGS

[ried]

It's a ROM 01 machine, and has the following installed:

• Apple II SCSI card
• Apple Super Serial Card
• MDIdeas OctoRAM memory expansion card with 2MB RAM (2 x 1MB SIMMs)
• Hyperstudio sound card

I'm not very familiar with the IIGS, but I did hook up the FloppyEmu and it booted GSOS. What else should I do with it?

 

[volvo242gt]

Grab a bunch of games and start playing them.

 

[Byrd]

Some nice extras in there! I'd be looking into running these ProDOS disk image files - either through your floppy emu, or using a dedicated SCSI hard disk (consider a SCSI2SD for this or equivalent)

What is the Apple IIGS? > Home

This site is dedicated to the preservation of the Apple IIGS computing platform. It is hoped that one day this archive will feature a complete library of Apple IIGS applications, games, educational software, hardware references, drivers and publications.

www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za

I'd also look into maxing out the RAM card - quick Google says it can handle 4 or 8MB? Either way, the more the merrier for GS/OS. An accelerator will also be welcome for this and some games, but they are few and far between at the moment.

You'll notice some strong similarities in GS/OS to Mac System 6.x; still just as cool with many utilities for it.

JB

 

[Skate323k137]

Personally I have my IIgs all loaded up. 4MB has always been more than enough but 8 works too.

A microdrive Turbo with GSOS on one partition and the Total Replay package on another is endless entertainment. I would try the Total Replay image next on your floppyEMU and see how you like it.

Functionally there aren't a ton of reasons to have a SSC in a IIgs, since the modem and printer ports act as slot 1/2.

If you like old MODs, MOD ZAP will let you play them on the IIgs, that is fun too.

 

[Byte Knight]

My favorite vintage computer!

Agreed that you should get a SCSI2SD or BlueSCSI or AzulSCSI for your SCSI card.

You should also get an Uthernet II card once they're back in stock. That will allow you to do a ton of things with your networked IIgs.

Some fun games for the system include Defender of the Crown, Rastan, Arkanoid I&II, Alien Mind, and Task Force.

 

[Skate323k137]

I have a GGLabs SCSI card in my IIgs which is I believe a clone of the Apple SCSI card. I can get a bluescsi working in seconds with no special config, but no luck so far with an AzulSCSI. Rabbit hole has been really responsive when I was troubleshooting but I still have yet to get an AzulSCSI working on an IIgs (works fine in my LCII so I just stuck the Azul in there).

 

[cheesestraws]

Personally I have my IIgs all loaded up

If you get a chance, might be fun to see how well the AirTalk works with the IIgs (at risk of sounding like a stuck record). It should work fine, but it hasn't really been tested...

 

[Skate323k137]

If you get a chance, might be fun to see how well the AirTalk works with the IIgs (at risk of sounding like a stuck record). It should work fine, but it hasn't really been tested...

Whenever customs in Chicago lets mine go, I'll be happy to test lol

 

[cheesestraws]

Whenever customs in Chicago lets mine go, I'll be happy to test lol

Oh, good grief :-/. That's not great...

 

[Skate323k137]

Oh, good grief :-/. That's not great...

Looks like I'm through... these and a Z80 homebrew kit that had been in Chicago for going on 3 weeks just finally made the 3 hour trip to my post office. I should get my air talks tomorrow, but likely won't be able to do much with them until next week.

 

[cheesestraws]

I should get my air talks tomorrow, but likely won't be able to do much with them until next week.

Oh, I didn't mean to put any actual pressure on you just if you felt like trying it out at some stage I'd like to hear the results.

 

[Skate323k137]

Oh, I didn't mean to put any actual pressure on you just if you felt like trying it out at some stage I'd like to hear the results.

For sure, not feeling pressure and no worries. I'm just glad they are free of Chicago lol.