Can the Stealth IIgs kit be installed in a “Platinum” IIe case, so as to include the numeric keypad on the built-in keyboard? In short, I'm asking if the “Stealth IIgs” baseplate is mechanically compatible with the “Platinum IIe” top-case.
Stealth IIgs question
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Yes, you can. The baseplate used for the Stealth GS kit is for the later //e cases that don't use the "velcro" tabs for the case lid. I owned an early //e that I had upgraded to the IIgs upgrade kit. Case had to be replaced with one from a 1984-86 //e to work with the baseplate. So, you'll be fine using the Platinum IIe "Extended" upper case with the Stealth GS baseplate. It won't be the right color, but that's ok.
It can with modification.
Here is what I found at this link about the AppleColor Monitor 100 with the IIgs:According to the Apple II Compatibility Guide (P/N A2F2204),
the AppleColor Monitor 100 is not compatible with the Apple IIGS.
For the many owners of the AppleColor Monitor 100 who are
upgrading their IIe's to the Apple IIGS, but who wants to
avoid having to purchase a new monitor, and there is a workaround.
Inside the AppleColor Monitor 100 on the main PC board, almost
directly under the neck of the CRT, there is a slide switch
labeled "16 color/8 color".
To make the AppleColor Monitor 100 work with the Apple IIGS,
set the switch to the 8-color position, and use the cable
provided with the Color Monitor 100 (svc part # 590-0194-A)
to connect it to the Apple IIGS. This configuration makes
all colors available.
Apple Computer, Inc. takes no responsibility for any damages
incurred, real or implied, that may result from this change.
CAUTION! HIGH VOLTAGE! Be sure you know and follow safety procedures when working inside any CRT monitors or TVs! Attachments
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@StevieC, Apple has provided the AppleService Technical Procedures for the AppleColor Monitor 100 in PDF. This will help you find the logic board where the 8/16 color switch is located.
CAUTION! HIGH VOLTAGE! Be sure you know and follow safety procedures when working inside any CRT monitors or TVs!
CAUTION! HIGH VOLTAGE! Be sure you know and follow safety procedures when working inside any CRT monitors or TVs!
If you wanted. You'd have to redo the icons on the rear panel in black, so they'd be visible again. Unlike the ones on a real IIgs or a Mac, they aren't molded, instead being painted, like on the regular IIe.