Re: ][, II and //

[Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

David Empson wrote:

> Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com> wrote:
>
> > Quadrajet1 wrote:
> >
> > > >What if any difference is there between ][, II and // notations? Or is
> > > >it simply ascii aesthetics?
> > > >
> > >    I just notate the models designation according to what the label
> > > looks like on the actual machine.
> > >
> > > Apple ][ (or II)
> > > Apple ][ Plus
> > > Apple //e
> > > Apple //c
> > > Apple IIc Plus
> > > Apple IIgs
> > > Apple ///
> > > Apple /// Plus
> >
> > Also, the ][, ][ Plus, and unenhanced //e put "Apple ][" on the screen
> > when the machine first booted.
>
> The original Apple ][ doesn't say anything at all, unless it has had a
> firwmare change.  At best, it drops into the monitor ROM on startup.
> There is no autostart code in the old monitor ROM, and therefore no code
> to display the machine name.
>
> If the firmware has been upgraded (autostart ROM) or an Applesoft
> firmware card is installed (with appropriate switch setting) then it
> will say "APPLE ][".
>
> The Apple ][+ says "APPLE ][", unless it has been downgraded to the old
> monitor ROM, or is using an Integer firmware card with old monitor ROM,
> in which case it is in the same situation described above.
>
> (Neither machine could say "Apple ][", because a standard machine
> doesn't have lowercase characters in the character generator ROM.)
>
> You got the unenhanced IIe right: "Apple ][".
>
> > //c, and enhanced //e put "Apple //" on the screen.
>
> Nope.  The IIc says "Apple //c".  The enhanced IIe says "Apple //e".
>
> > The IIGS puts up "Apple IIGS"
>
> Nope.  The IIgs says "Apple IIgs".
>
> The legend on the front of the case says "Apple IIGS", but the "GS" part
> uses smaller capital letters, the same height as the lower case letters
> (i.e. "small caps" style).
>
> There is no way to represent this change in style when displaying plain
> ASCII text, so "Apple IIgs" is the closest approximation.
>

David's correct, of course. I was concentrating however on the ][, II, //
portions.

Roy