Ahh the IIGS.. My favorite machine of all time!!!
If you are looking for a LOT of what was available for this machine please visit the "What is the Apple IIGS" website. it's located here:
http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/
It is simply one of the best organized collections of IIGS specific hardware, books, magazines, and software that you can find. Actually if someone has another they like, I would like to hear that too.
I'm in the process of scanning and submitting a couple of the book covers he doesn't have up on the site. One of them was in the personal collection of "Burger" Bill Hineman (sp)... Although I read somewhere he goes by "Becky" now, so who knows the story on that. The book I got from him a couple years back was the IIGS E'pluche book. Guess it paid to pay attention in French classes all four years of high school.
Not sure on the pin set, but yes the Zeus was the early vesion of the IIGS 1Meg total ram card.
Two of my 12 IIGS machines was ROM 0. One is my original Rom 0, that was a WOZ box, but I had the upgrade to Rom 01 done early on as well as the video chip upgrade to remove the "pinky" fringe. You CAN NOT upgrade a Rom 01 to ROM 03 since it's a different rom size entirely as well was only used on the ROM 03 motherboard which had the full 1meg soldered on board, and much better electrical noise reduction.
On another side note.. I was the "namer" of the SecondSight GS video board back in the day. ForeSight GS was my own homebrew project that went up in magic smoke so I quit working on it and then the guys came out with their card, and they liked my name for the Second card apparently since they selected it.
If you are looking for a LOT of what was available for this machine please visit the "What is the Apple IIGS" website. it's located here:
http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/
It is simply one of the best organized collections of IIGS specific hardware, books, magazines, and software that you can find. Actually if someone has another they like, I would like to hear that too.
I'm in the process of scanning and submitting a couple of the book covers he doesn't have up on the site. One of them was in the personal collection of "Burger" Bill Hineman (sp)... Although I read somewhere he goes by "Becky" now, so who knows the story on that. The book I got from him a couple years back was the IIGS E'pluche book. Guess it paid to pay attention in French classes all four years of high school.
Not sure on the pin set, but yes the Zeus was the early vesion of the IIGS 1Meg total ram card.
Two of my 12 IIGS machines was ROM 0. One is my original Rom 0, that was a WOZ box, but I had the upgrade to Rom 01 done early on as well as the video chip upgrade to remove the "pinky" fringe. You CAN NOT upgrade a Rom 01 to ROM 03 since it's a different rom size entirely as well was only used on the ROM 03 motherboard which had the full 1meg soldered on board, and much better electrical noise reduction.
On another side note.. I was the "namer" of the SecondSight GS video board back in the day. ForeSight GS was my own homebrew project that went up in magic smoke so I quit working on it and then the guys came out with their card, and they liked my name for the Second card apparently since they selected it.