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    Machine of the Month: Apple IIGS (1986)

    Jan 04, 2022 5 minutes
    –JOHN KNIGHT

    YOU’LL NEED THIS

    A COPY OF GSPLUS

    IIGS system ROM Bootable hard drive image

    https://apple2.gs/plus/

    THIS MONTH WE LOOK AT what was arguably one of Apple’s best and most underrated products: the Apple IIGS. Designed for superior graphics and sound (hence the “GS” moniker), the IIGS brought the old Apple II line into the next era of computing and was the first Apple computer to feature a color desktop.

    Despite its impressive 16-bit capabilities, the IIGS would play second fiddle to the likes of the Commodore Amiga or Atari ST. This makes it a gold mine for retro computing enthusiasts, with cult games, applications, and a phenomenal sound chip waiting to be discovered.

    1 DEVELOPMENT

    Steve Wozniak rejoined Apple and set his sights on making a substantial upgrade to the aging Apple II line,

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