Re: horny aardvarks are stalking my friends the flying turnips

[Raymond Wiker <Raymond.Wiker@fast.no>]

russotto@wanda.pond.com (Matthew Russotto) writes:

> In article <9lia21$2ko$1@News.Dal.Ca>,
> Jonathan Adams <az268@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote:
> >Ralph Glatt (mairsil@my-deja.com) wrote:
> >: earlier Apple//'s didn't even need a disk drive, it just
> >: automatically went to Integer or some such.
> >
> >
> >
> >: Ralph Glatt
> >
> >
> >None of the Apple II's started up in Integer BASIC. With a revision 0
> >Apple ][, you had to press RESET to get into the system monitor, and then
> >press CTRL-B RETURN to get into Integer BASIC. In the revision 1 Apple ][,
> >RESET was made part of the power-up cycle, so the machine would start up
> >in the system monitor.
> 
> A Revision 1 Apple ][ with Autostart ROM will start in Integer Basic.
> At least one Apple ][ manual implies this variant was produced, and in
> fact I believe it includes a picture of such a board.

        If memory serves me right, I think the first Apple machines I
ever used (a pair of Europlus'es) had a switch where I could select
either Integer or Applesoft Basic. Either way, the machine booted into
the selected Basic version (I think - this was some time ago :-)

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Raymond Wiker
Raymond.Wiker@fast.no