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I bought an apple //gs

xboxown

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Hey guys,

I bought an Apple //gs but it doesn't come with a keyboard. I could get the original Apple //gs keyboard...that looks sexy and gives it the Mac feel...but it lacks the F keys. I am wondering, if I get this keyboard here will it work on the Apple //gs?


Thanks in advance.
 
The only use of the F keys I've found on a IIgs is when running a PC transporter in my Rom 03 system. If I recall correctly, it has to be Rom 03 for the function keys to do anything, but the keyboard will work just fine on a Rom 01 except for the function keys.
 
The only use of the F keys I've found on a IIgs is when running a PC transporter in my Rom 03 system. If I recall correctly, it has to be Rom 03 for the function keys to do anything, but the keyboard will work just fine on a Rom 01 except for the function keys.

Wait...are you telling me that if I just buy this keyboard and hook it into my Apple //gs the F's will not work by default? I need to upgrade to ROM03 or use a ROM03 and have a problem called PC transporter in order to use the function keys in this keyboard?

But how in the world was I able to play adventure construction set my childhood in my apple //c?
 
Wait...are you telling me that if I just buy this keyboard and hook it into my Apple //gs the F's will not work by default? I need to upgrade to ROM03 or use a ROM03 and have a problem called PC transporter in order to use the function keys in this keyboard?

But how in the world was I able to play adventure construction set my childhood in my apple //c?

PC transporter is a hardware add-in card that is bascially a PC clone on a card. You won't need the function keys for Apple II / IIgs software, when you played adventure construction set, it probably used keyboard keys, possibly open apple-key and closed apple-key (the Apple //e and later version of function keys.)
 
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