Ben Heckendorn’s Apple IIgs hardware mod
- April 15th, 2008
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Remember the Apple IIgs? I had an Apple IIc but my friend across the street had the Apple IIgs, the lucky bastard. Oh what I wouldn’t give to be a kid again. Not a care in the world except trying to get from the castle to the bottom of the mountain without falling to my death in King’s Quest III. Anyway, Ben Heckendorn has built a gorgeous laptop version of the Apple IIgs with the following specs…
- Large 15″ color screen. Much bigger than the ones on my other 8-bit computer projects (thus far)
- Uses an original Apple IIgs motherboard with RAM expansion.
- Custom acrylic keyboard. It uses the original keyboard PCB, but the buttons were custom made for a cool modern look.
- CompactFlash adapter inside unit functions as an original equipment hard drive.
- Glowing backlit “][” logo. Blue for on, with a bit of yellow during disk access.
- Built-in stereo speakers.
- Side port access for floppy drive, joystick and mouse.
- Can play Arkanoid II!
The keyboard looks pretty sweet. All the air vents are just for show, too. Big points for nostalgia there.
More info and photos over at BenHeck.com if you’re interested.
via Wired
Eric (Who am I?)
2 months ago
King’s Quest III was great, but will it play the first Monkey Island?
If so, count me in on building one.
Travis (Who am I?)
2 months ago
Why doesn’t someone hire this guy to design new laptop hardware? His projects are always awesome and if he can do wonders like this with old hardware imagine what he could do with brand new tech - maybe a EEE without a 24-inch bezel around the screen or something of that nature!
BigJimSlade (Who am I?)
2 months ago
So sorry. As an Aplle IIgs owner, back in the day, I can tell you that it was the unfortunate child of an Apple II and a Mac.
No software, no support and only around for a few years…….
Alas, poor GS, I spent a lot on thee…..
:-(
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