Path: news1.icaen!news.uiowa.edu!NewsNG.Chicago.Qual.Net!usc!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.berkeley.edu!cyclone.swbell.net!typhoon01.swbell.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <363D5F75.94E5B5D0@swbell.net> From: Rubywand Reply-To: rubywand@swbell.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.06 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: New IIGS User would like Help!! References: <363d24dd.2078416@news.fan.net.au> <19981101132142.19779.00002326@ng-fa2.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 156 Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 01:29:57 -0600 NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.193.9.173 X-Complaints-To: abuse@swbell.net X-Trace: typhoon01.swbell.net 909991808 207.193.9.173 (Sun, 01 Nov 1998 23:30:08 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 23:30:08 PDT Organization: SBC Internet Services Xref: news1.icaen comp.sys.apple2:141253 Supertimer writes ... > > wildpuss@fan.net.au (Peter Cremasco) wrote: > > >I just picked the beasty up a couple of > >days ago. Mine has ROM 03 and two 3 1/2 inch disk drives. > > > >I've never played with an Apple before, but want to get it loaded with > >software and add it to my infant computer museum. .... > Here are the specs for the IIGS: > > 1. Make and Model: > Apple IIGS > > 2. Released: > 1986 (256K model) and 1989 (1.125MB model) .... Thanks for posting this nice summary of the IIgs! > > 16. Net Resources: > http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/ (1.7GB A2 knowledge and > software repository) > http://www.sequential.con/ (Video cards and storage) > http://www.allelec.com/ (Various hardware and software) Here is an expanded listing ... Major Apple II Information and Software Sites Apple2 Caltech- large collection of II/IIgs games and utilities ftp://apple2.caltech.edu/pub/apple2/ Asimov- #1 archive of Apple II games and utilities in emulator DSK and file formats; plus emulators and emu info ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/ Asimov Mirrors- sites which mirror Asimov ftp://apple.cabi.net/pub/apple_II/ ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/apple_II/ ftp://mirror.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/ Asimov-GS- major archive of IIgs software ftp://apple.cabi.net/pub/applegs/ Ground Apple2 U. Iowa- home site of Csa2 FAQs; games, utilities, HC/HS stacks, music files, ..., and information in several collections including the AOL A2 archives ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/ Ground Mirrors- sites which mirror Ground ftp://apple.cabi.net/pub/ground/ GS WorldView 'zine- II/IIgs applications articles, games, utilities, A2-2000 archive, and links; home site for 1WSW http://www.grin.net/~cturley/gsezine/GS.WorldView/ Uni-kl.de Apple2 U. Kaiserslautern- II/IIgs games, utilities, and emulator wares ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/ USA2WUG- Apple II Help & FAQs Collective; Csa2 FAQs mirror http://www.grin.net/~cturley/USA2WUG/A2.FAQS.INFO.ETC/ for FAQs mirror ... http://www.grin.net/~cturley/A2.FAQs.and.INFO/CSA2.FAQs/ Other Important Apple II Sites Apple2 U. Kentucky- A2 archive ftp://f.ms.uky.edu:/pub/appleII Apple2 U. Michagan- A2 archive http://www.umich.edu/~archive/apple2/ ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/systems/apple2/umich.edu/ Apple2 U. Washington- comp.binaries.apple2 access ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/usenet/comp.binaries.apple2/ Apple II Lessons & Software- BASIC Lessons and A2 software http://www.iglou.com/qwerty/kb/dlfiles.html#53 Apple II WWW and FTP Sites- comprehensive A2 & A3 links list http://www.cstone.net/~rbraun/apple2/a2ftp.html#web Apple Computer- mainly, GS system software ftp://ftp.apple.com/dts/aii http://www.apple.com/support Apple Computer- license information http://developer.apple.com/mkt/registering/swl/agreements.html Delphi- on-line service which permits A2 net access http://www.delphi.com/ for "A2 (Apple II)" forum ... http://www.delphi.com/apple2/ for "A2Pro" - Apple II Programmers forum ... http://www.delphi.com/a2pro/ Home of the Apple II- Apple II manual reprints, new user info, ..., and message board http://www.educate.net.au/~apple2/ International Apple II BBS List- A2 BBS sites and phone numbers http://home.earthlink.net/~gabesanchez/ (see file a2bbs...) KansasFest Web Page- KansasFest information http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html KulaSoft- Stocks Eamon Adventures, A2 software, Index http://www.angelfire.com/hi/kulasoft L.J. Silicon's Treasure Chest- Apple II software http://members.aol.com/ljsilicon/index.html Mother of All Apple II Web Pages- links http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web/ Odessa Entertainment- on-line entertainment 'zines http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/rembrandt/2/comp.html Texas II- Appleworks products and information; home site for Beverly Cadieux's Apple II Mail Group (A2MG) http://members.aol.com/A2MG/ The Apple II Classic Games Page- large listing of classic A2 games with screenshots. http://jones.netplace.com/apple/welcome.html The Giant List- listing of games and authors http://www.dadgum.com/glist/list.html Treasure Chest Project- Willie Yeo's list of A2 software reclassified as freeware or shareware http://www.tals.dis.qut.edu.au/staff/willie/treasurechest/ Unofficial, Unauthorized, Apple Online Museum- Greg Cifu's pages of Apple II machine history, anecdotes, and pictures http://www.hughes.net/~gcifu/applemuseum/index.html Upgrade the GS Project- Home page for input and discussion relating to IIgs upgrades http://members.wbs.net/homepages/m/y/n/mynameisme712/g.htm Rubywand