Re: Need help with distinguishing enhanced vs. unenhanced IIe

["John King" <joki@eskimo.com>]

It is in a FAQ someplace but with the ROMS and 65C02, an enhanced IIe says
something like "Apple // e", and a non-enhanced says "Apple ][" at the start
of the boot process.

I have been told that a non-enhanced IIe with a 65C02 CPU can run most all
the software that the ROM+65c02 machine can. It would still say "Apple ]["
(read the CPU next time it's open to check for this unlikely possibility).

( I bought an non-enhanced before I knew the difference.  )


Vinh Cam <vtcam@mailbox.ucdavis.edu> wrote in message
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> Hello.  I have a friend who is trying to figure out for sure if his IIe is
> enhanced or not.  Besides the obvious little light button to the left of
> the open apple key, is there anything else he can do to find out?  Also, I
> want to know if any other software is needed to run an unenhanced versus
> an enhanced IIe.  I once saw a IIe owner that needed a DOS 3.3 master disk
> before playing my DOS 3.3 game.  Is this because his IIe was unenhanced?
> What about Prodos programs like Appleworks and Copy II Plus or System
> Utilities?  Thank you very much for your help.
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> Please reply directly to vtcam@ucdavis.edu
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