Re: Some II+ Questions. (ProDOS etc.)

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Linards Ticmanis <ticmanis@coli.uni-sb.de> wrote:

> I found out that the last version of ProDOS whose OS core runs on my
> newly-acquired II+ clone is ProDOS V1.9, which I got from the Apple
> FTP site and via a convoluted mess of manipulation and transfer Progs
> and some emulators actually managed to get on the "Apple". However its
> Utilities don't run. So what is the last version of the ProDOS
> standard utilities that work with a II+?

There was an early version of the Apple II System Utilities program
which worked on a 6502 processor.  I don't know which version it was,
off-hand, but I think it ran in 40-column mode, while the more recent
versions only work in 80-column mode and also require a 65C02 processor
(IIgs, IIc or enhanced IIe).

You can certainly use the primitive FILER and CONVERT programs from the
original ProDOS 1.0 system disk.

> One other thing, is it possible to put a IIe board into the II+ case?

It would be rather difficult.  The board will probably fit, and the
power supply connector should be compatible, but the keyboard is
completely wrong, and the ][/][+ case doesn't have as many cutouts for
connectors from I/O cards.