{"id":588,"date":"2009-06-01T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-01T19:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterwong.net\/blog\/?p=15"},"modified":"2009-06-01T12:07:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-01T19:07:00","slug":"setting-up-the-apple-iigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterwong.net\/blog\/setting-up-the-apple-iigs\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Up The Apple IIgs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was as good as any to set up my Apple IIgs, which has been in storage for a while.  I don\u2019t have a lot of desk space, so I really need to substitute something for that RGB monitor that comes with the IIgs.  I don\u2019t have a rare Second Sight VGA card, so I\u2019ll have to make do with the composite video output until I find a good scan-doubler that doesn\u2019t cost an arm and a leg.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t use my main LCD monitor, because it only has VGA and DVI inputs.  What I found that worked well enough is a 9\u201d portable DVD player that has a switch to receive video input.  Color output wasn\u2019t acceptable, but when I switch GS\/OS to use monochrome output, the screen was quite readable.  Even 80-column text came out readable.  It\u2019s not as sharp as RGB, but for the convenience of not having that bulky monitor on my desk, it\u2019s well worth it.<\/p>\n

\"AppleIIgsOnDVDPlayer-1\"<\/a> <\/p>\n

\"AppleIIgsOnDVDPlayer-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AppleIIgsOnDVDPlayer-3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AppleIIgsOnDVDPlayer-4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AppleIIgsOnDVDPlayer-5\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Just testing the DVD player a little bit more, the Apple IIc\u2019s 80-column text mode came out the same way.  However, since I rarely use my Apple IIc (which I also dearly love), it\u2019ll have to stay in the work table in the garage.<\/p>\n

\"AppleIIcOnDVDPlayer-1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

With the Apple IIgs up and about, I see good times ahead.  Yeah, I know I can run KEGS32<\/a> on my Windows box, or even Sweet16<\/a> on my old iBook (all of which I\u2019ve also set up), but there\u2019s some nostalgia involved working with real hardware.  Besides, I need my IIgs networked with the rest of my gear, and Sweet16<\/a> is the only IIgs emulator so far that has support for Marinetti\u2019s Uthernet<\/a> link layer.<\/p>\n

My setup consists of a ROM3 IIgs, 4MB GS RAM card from Briel Computers<\/a>, ZipGS accelerator, RamFAST Rev D SCSI card, and a 4-partition CFFA card.  I plan to get my Uthernet in there real soon, but there are a few tests I need to make using Marinetti\u2019s MacIP link layer and the MacIP routers I\u2019ve got.  I hope to also get some development work in there, as time and resources permit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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