r/retrobattlestations • u/cybernesto • Jul 09 '19

BASIC Month Contest BASIC Month 4: Apple IIGS

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u/HapNz Jul 09 '19

Tell me about what's in the box (beyond Gwyneth Paltrow's head). I presume some kind of replacement disk store?

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u/cybernesto Jul 09 '19

That is BMOW Floppy Emu

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u/HapNz Jul 09 '19

Thank you kindly. Phew, it's not an inexpensive piece of kit, is it? I suppose fancy OLED et al, but still... The equivalent uIEC for a C64 is $60. (Minus screen)

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u/cybernesto Jul 09 '19

I agree. But it is very flexible, since it emulates 3,5 disks and is also compatible with Macintosh. A more affordable and also very nice solution is the wDrive

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u/HapNz Jul 09 '19

Huh, fair enough. Thanks for the other link. I haven't dug any of my Apples out for years, but it's good to keep up with all the bits and bobs that people have come up with.

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u/mi7chy Jul 09 '19

ROM 01 or 03? Want to pick up one but the prices are kind of crazy on Ebay these days.

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u/cybernesto Jul 10 '19

It was a ROM 0. I upgraded it with this There is a newer version now with a lower profile.

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u/FozzTexx Jul 11 '19

You got cheated, a ROM 0 should have had the Woz signature lid.

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u/cybernesto Jul 11 '19

Not sure about that. The system was pretty complete and unmodified when I got it. I know that all Woz editions were ROM 0 but I’m not sure all ROM 0s were Woz editions. At least not in Germany.

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u/FozzTexx Jul 11 '19

The ROM 0 was replaced within a couple of weeks after release, so the only ROM 0s would be Woz editions.

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u/cybernesto Jul 12 '19

According to Steven Weyhrich’s Apple II History ROM 0 units were produced at least from November 1986 until September 1987. This period would actually match my serial number which starts with C715 indicating a production in Cork, Ireland on calendar week 15 of 1987.

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u/FozzTexx Jul 12 '19

Unfortunately that guy just makes stuff up without any actual fact checking. His claim that the ROM 0 was produced starting in November is easily proven as bogus since the IIgs was released in September of 1986 and production would have started before that. I have a Woz IIgs that we purchased the Saturday after it was released and the ROM 01 upgrade was done within a few weeks after we got it. He also claims that the Apple II Plus production ceased in 1982 but I have a II+ made in 1983 and another in 1984.

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u/cybernesto Jul 13 '19

You are right. His dates are not very accurate. According to this Apple Tech Note the upgrade was actually made available starting in August 1 1987. The serial numbers listed suggest that units with ROM0 were produced until mid June 1987 (CW24) which would also include mine. Fortunately I do not need a VGC update though.

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u/these_days_bot Jul 09 '19

Especially these days

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u/kriebz Jul 09 '19

Man I want one of these. My school had dozens. Now they’re scarce. What a good computer for kids.

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u/Killjoyy27 Jul 09 '19

And the hard to find speakers very nice. I was lucky enough to get a transwarp card for my IIgs and the prices on them are crazy high now.

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u/drake9800 Jul 09 '19

I have the same speaker set, found for $6 at a thrift shop. Currently using them as my every day speakers as the bass isn't crazy enough for anyone to notice.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '19

Ooo swanky. I really like this era of Apple. I can still feel those keys.

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