Potential Conquest: IIGS

#1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 - 16:58

Apparently I've got dibs on a IIGS in Pittsburgh. Hopefully will be able to pick it up when I'm home next week.

Has a monitor (not sure if it's RGB or Composite), 3.5" drive, 5.25" drive, keyboard, mouse, tons of software, and an ImageWriter II. Don't know much else about the specs, but I did get a photo e-mailed to me. The lady who has it will hold it for me as long as I'm interested.

The price? Free!!!

#2 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 - 19:43

Free + gas is always a great price. Congratz.

#3 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 - 20:16

Fantastic find! Complete IIgs is great machine, let's hope for some extra cards

#4 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 - 20:44

Out of a basket I got a 1.5 meg third part memory card to replace my (not fully populated apple card) and its very nice. I am going to have and try all the neat things I have seen done with these II's around here.

#5 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 - 22:07

OK--I think I may pick it up on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. I'm also considering using the 20SC I got from last week's conquest with it!

#6 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 - 01:02

Will that work?

#7 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 - 22:31

I saw an Apple ad from 1990-ish with a 20SC hooked up to a IIGS. Never have seen one in the wild so I'm interested to give it a try! Anyone know if there are any specific termination rules for the IIGS?

Oh yeah--I also have to make sure there's a SCSI card in that GS. Otherwise, hopefully someone here can help me out!!!

#8 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 - 02:14

SCSI cards for the II GS are rather spendy. You can netboot them and run apps over Localtalk from from an Appleshare File Server, though.