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Re: Apple II $D0 ROM chips



On Saturday, February 2, 2013 7:05:45 PM UTC-6, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> Steven Weyhrich <a2history@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On the original Integer BASIC Apple II, there were two ROM sockets for
> 
> > custom code. Apple sold the Programmer's Aid #1 for the $D000-$D7FF
> 
> > address, and the other, $D800-$DFFF, was empty. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > In my History, I have a statement that other ROMs were sold to use in
> 
> > this space, but I cannot find any reference to such products existing.
> 
> > Does anyone know if there actually WERE products ever sold for either of
> 
> > these two ROM spaces?
> 
> 
> 
> Yes, for example The Inspector, a disk browsing/editing utility. I believe
> 
> that Watson was also part of this ROM. 
> 
> 
> 
> -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon

I know that was available on disk. I never knew it came on ROM also. Do you happen to know if it used the first ($D0) or second ($D8) space? Do you know when it was released?