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From: rkh@mtune.ATT.COM (Robert Halloran)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: SCSI cards
Message-ID: <840@mtune.ATT.COM>
Date: 12 Oct 90 13:12:35 GMT
References: <90284.212510TS8RBOTW@MIAMIU.BITNET>
Organization: AT&T BL Middletown/Lincroft NJ USA
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In article <90284.212510TS8RBOTW@MIAMIU.BITNET> TS8RBOTW@MIAMIU.BITNET writes:
>First question:  I'll be getting a HD soon, but before I sink almost $1000
>into my IIGS, I want to know about my future prospects... In the slight
>chance that I will eventually get out of the Apple II market, I will most
>probably move to macintosh (heaven forbid).  Anyway, seeing as how I'll get
>a SCSI drive, I'll be able to use that on the mac, but what about the SCSI
>cards?  Will the Apple High Speed SCSI card and/or the RamFAST SCSI card
>work on a mac?  I'd really like the RamFAST SCSI, but if it won't work on
>the mac, I'll stick with the Apple card.

As the Mac has SCSI built-in, this is a non-issue.  The drive will work
with re-formatting, either of the A2 SCSI boards are useless in the Mac
along with any other A2 boards you have.

>Second question:  I just discovered a few IIGSs in the computer lab...
>unfortunately, they're the "Woz edition."  (with Woz' signature, even!)
>Therefore, very little of today's software runs on it.  What I was wondering
>was, is there any kind of upgrade available for this computer?

As I recall, the Woz edition was simply the initial run of the initial ROM 
set (00?).  You should be able to upgrade at least to ROM 01 for free. 
Going to ROM 03 basically means a motherboard swap at heavy $$$.

I'd be perfectly happy to swap my vanilla case top for a 'Woz edition' lid
if you think it's so unfortunate..... :-).
						Bob Halloran
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