Re: "New" Apple lle

[Stavros Karatsoridis <skaratso@gmail.com>]

I have tried to answer your questions to the best of my ability below.

Stavros

On Mar 14, 11:25 am, "Bettablue" <bettab...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Now, onto my questions about the Apple lle:
>
> 1.  I know it doesn't have a GUI as far as operating systems go right now,
> but since it seems to have 640K of memory, I doubt it will support a newer
> OS, Am I wrong here?  Can I upgrade the memory and install a newer operating
> system with graphical user interface?

Stock Apple IIes came with 64K of memory, not 640K. Newer (platinum
version) IIes came
with 64K on the motherboard and the Extended 80 column card which
added an additional 64K
to the computer for a total of 128K. Expansion cards did exist that
allowed one to expand
memory up to about 3 MB (I think)? Due to the limitations of the 6502
and 65C02 chip
that memory has to be accessed in 64K banks. There are a few graphical
programs
available, but the only GUI-based operating system was GEOS, as far as
I know. Far more
programs will run under Apple DOS 3.3 (not MS-DOS), Apple Pascal, and
Apple ProDOS.
DOS 3.3 and ProDOS are CLI-based.


> 2.  I have also seen some of these using a mouse, so I am guessing that I
> can get an expansion card for a serial mouse.

Yes, there is an expansion card for a mouse.


> 3.  The system comes with a monochrome display, but I have seen some Apple 2
> computers with a color monitor.  Is there an upgrade for that too?  Can I
> swap the video card to get a higher resolution?  Can I get a period specific
> color display?

There is no video card. The Apple IIe has composite out, which outputs
a color signal.
If you have a composite color monitor or can connect the computer to
an RF modulator
to connect it to a TV screen, you'll get a color display.


> 4.  I read a little about ADTpro.  Can I use the audio jacks on my PC to
> connect to the tape jack on the Apple lle for file transfer and storage?  In
> other words, when I download disk images, can I use ADTpro to both load
> programs onto the Apple and then save any work or documents and such back
> onto the PC?  Can I use the standard line in and line out jacks on my sound
> board?  Of course I'm also concerned that my sound board will feedback on
> itself if I have to use a splitter to use both input and output through to
> the Apple's tape jack.

I believe so, yes. Check out the ADTPro web page. They have a decent
forum where
you might be able to get answers to your questions. The fastest method
of transfer
is to use a serial cable connection.

> 5.  Where can I find what hardware upgrades are available for the Apple lle
> and what will they do for me?

I believe the FAQs for the csa2 newsgroup would be a good place to
start.

> 6.  Can I install a network card and have access to my PC running Windows 7
> for storage of programs and such?

Not that I am aware of. Others may be able to point you in the right
direction.

> 7.  Where can I purchase 5 1/4" floppy diskettes for it.  From what I know,
> this computer will only read and write from a single side of the diskette,
> although I know it can be modified slightly to allow flipping the diskette
> to use the other side.

You'll need to use double density 5.25" floppies. The HD (1.2 MB)
floppies will not work.
Try eBay or http://floppydisk.com for disks.

> 8.  Is there anything else I should know about about getting it set up and
> running along side My PC???
>
> Thanks for taking the time to read this.  I hope to have the computer in my
> possession in the next week or so, so hopefully I'll have the answers I need
> to make this a happy union.
>
> Thanks much.