[Ti] a Mac OS X/Windows dual booting machine

[Bill Reburn]

On 2/26/03 1:49 AM, "Glenn Verhalle" <glenn at datalinesolutions.net> wrote:

>> Yup, you're right.
>> 
>> The almighty IIGS.. We had a IIGS (GS stands for Graphics and Sound) at my
>> high school.. We were always tinkering with it.. It did NOT come with a
>> Signed certificate from Woz and his team though :-(  (still have a relative
>> - the IIc in my closet).
>> 
>> I think you are referring to the Rana cards? They supplied the II's with the
>> functionality of running IBM PC software(around 1984), I don't know about
>> running Windblows 3.11 (which came out around '92). Apparently it did not
>> work very well. Rana went Chap.11 in 85. There was also the PC Transporter
>> Card but neither of these came from Apple (which is what we were talkin'
>> about) and they both sucked very hard!
> 
> It was the PC Transporter card from Allied Engineerin (not sure about
> that name but something similar to that) but they were also the guys
> who made the first GS accellerator (Transwarp GS) moving it to an
> amazing 7Mhz (I loved the startup sound from the board).

Hilarious!

Not to strectch this thread longer than it's already been,

But I have to say my FAVOURITE upgrade of that day was the 80 Column upgrade
card.. A friend and I both had IIe's and I got one before him.. Boy did I
brag! hahaha




Bill Reburn