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- From: tgeer@pro-gumbo.cts.com (System Administrator)
- Subject: Re: IIgs upgrade options
- Organization: Apple Gumbo BBS
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 21:46:53 CST
- Message-ID: <li80928@pro-gumbo.cts.com>
- In-Reply-To: bing@zinc.cchem.berkeley.edu (Bing Ho)
- References: <1gjq3cINN6d6@agate.berkeley.edu>
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- In <1gjq3cINN6d6@agate.berkeley.edu>
- bing@zinc.cchem.berkeley.edu (Bing Ho) writes:
-
- >I just came upon an Apple IIgs 512k and wanted to upgrade it a bit (less
- >than $150-200) to take advantage of whatever I can out of it (since it
- >was free!).
- >
- >I picked up one of the mags still around for the Apple II and some mail
- >order places mention version 3.0 ROMS, and I've poked around on ftp.apple.com
- >and have seen gs-os 6.0. Is this upgrade worth it and should I go to the
- >new operating system?
- >
- >Also, I only have 512k of ram and I've been led on to believe that the last
- >gs-specific programs required more ram than that. What can I afford along
- >with this ROM upgrade?
-
- Well, first off, forget about the ROM upgrade. Basically you won't gain
- anything by going from 1.0 to 3.0. More RAM is a must! 2 megs should be
- considered the absolute minimum with 4 megs being optimum. Any more RAM than
- this is basically a waste unless you have some very specific need for it.
- System 6.0 should also be considered a must as many of the new programs
- require it and it has some really nice features not found in the previous
- versions. 'Nuff said.
-
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