Re: II+ and Videx Card

[Peter Koch <koch@pz.pirmasens.de>]

Hi!

phoenyx wrote:
> 
> Byron Desnoyers Winmill wrote:
> 
> > I just picked up a II+ with a videx vidterm card.  Does anybody know how to
> > install and use this card?  Does this card offer any features beyond 80-column
> > modes?
> >
> 
> I don't think it survived long after the Apple card hit the market. If I
> remember it had some extra functionality which was software driven.
> There is also a Linux emulator which supports 80 column with the
> ROM image from this card, but I have never seen the image any
> where. I think the emulator package mentioned something about it.
> 

The Videx card doesn't do more than 80x24. It is quite stupid.
It does have two different character sets. One can be used for
some crude graphics.

The Videx card should be plugged into slot 3 and does have a
socket connector that plugs between a 74LS74 and its socket.
Then the video output of the card and the video output of the
apple can be switched by toggleing annunciator output 3.

Tschuess

Peter