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From: ranger@ecsvax.UUCP (Rick N. Fincher)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: //gs
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Date: Wed, 8-Oct-86 16:51:20 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct  8 16:51:20 1986
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> 
> Well, I was lucky enough to see the brouchure that the Apple dealers
> reieved the week before the //gs was released, from it, I can say that the 
> computer is pretty impressive for the base $999 for the CPU, mouse and key-
> board.
> 
> yes, its only 256K RAm, and 128K ROM, just make sure you get those 2 
> separated, ok? and its upgradable to 16 meg, fully accessable without 
> bank switching. from that meeting, I heard that it was 90% software compatat-
> able with the //e emulation mode and all the hardware expect the aple ssc
> and the applied engineering cards worked.  the ssc didn't work because of
> a different communications chip that was in the gs, while the ae card were
> some unknow reason at the time.  its too late now but if you went in 
> early and reserved one of 7 //gs that each dealer recieved a week ago, you 
> would be playing around with it now, otherwise, you will have to wait til
> AFTER Christmas to receive this lovely product.
> 
> Hopefully, I will get that brochure back and reproduce it, in full for you all 
> to enjoy
> 
> Bob

The Super Serial Card works, software for the SSC may not work with the
built-in serial port though because most of it directly manipulates
registers on the SSC ACIA.  The chip is different on the gs (a Zilog
same as the Mac) so register diddling isn't compatible.  The firmware
commands are the same though, so most printers and thing that don't
diddle will work.