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From: coxr@ecn.purdue.edu (Richard L Cox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Monitor as a TV
Message-ID: <1990May30.174629.24220@ecn.purdue.edu>
Date: 30 May 90 17:46:29 GMT
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Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
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In-Reply-To: j.ruby@pro-hysteria.cts.com's message of 28 May 90 21:18:54 GMT


   For a good idea of the range of prices and types of software available
look at an issue of A+/Incider (the two magazines merged recently).  There 
are many very reliable mail order companies which have the lowest (legal) 
prices around.  I have ordered from most of them, Zimco, Programs Plus, etc.
You could just brouse one in the drug store to get a feel of what's out there.
You should also keep in mind that with a PC Transporter by Applied Engineering
you can open up the world of IBM software on you IIGS.  

   To give you a good idea though there are several Desktop Publishing 
programs, compliers for many languages, C, Pascal, machine language(assembly).
Even Hypermedia (like Hypercard for the Mac).  I personally use AppleWorks GS
and Love it (With a Hard Drive AND Transwarp GS only though so don't flame me
because using it with 3.5 disk is insane!).  There is also an article in the
last issue of A+/Incider about replacing the 65c816 7MHz processor that comes
with the Transwarp GS with a new one at 9MHz and there are experimental ones
which you can get at 13 MHz.  You can do it yourself and don't even need to
solder anything, just pop in a new one and a faster crystal oscilator.

Hope this helps (yes it is a biased opinion).

-Rich

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