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Apple IIgs (ROM 01)
A2S6000 · Apple II era
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Identifiers
| Order number | A2S6000 |
Reference
| Original price | $999 |
| Announced | 1987-09-01 |
| Discontinued | 1989-08-01 |
| Max supported OS | GS/OS System 6.0.1 |
| Design era | Apple II era |
Configurations
| Colors | Platinum |
| CPU | WDC 65C816 @ 2.8 MHz |
| Memory | 256 KB, 1.125 MB, 8 MB max |
| Storage | 5.25″ floppy, 3.5″ floppy (800K), Apple SCSI HDD |
| Graphics | Video Graphics Controller (VGC) — 640×200, 4096 palette |
| Operating system | ProDOS 8, ProDOS 16, GS/OS System 5, GS/OS System 6 |
| Removable media | 5.25″ floppy, 3.5″ floppy |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | 7× Apple II expansion slots · SCSI (via card) · 2× Mini-DIN-8 serial (printer/modem) · DB-19 external floppy · ADB (mouse/keyboard) · RGB video (DB-15) · Composite video · Stereo audio out |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 292 × 102 × 286 mm |
| Weight | 3.6 kg |
Known quirks
- ROM 01 update fixed battery-leak damage potential and several ROM bugs — required swap for ROM 0 owners
- Internal battery is soldered to the motherboard — removal is mandatory for long-term preservation
- No hardware differences vs ROM 0 besides ROM chips and cap improvements
- GS/OS System 5 shipped the same year — true multitasking Finder lookalike
- The 'gs' stands for Graphics and Sound — both chips were state-of-the-art for 1986