Re: II+ vs IIe (was Re: Apple IIe working?)

[James Higginbotham <bknight@iolinc.net>]

Rubywand wrote:

>      Eventually, we replaced the KB with one from a terminal and added a home
> brew KB circuit based upon SMC's KR2376 ST. The new KB plus a minor $F8 ROM mod
> gives us u/l case, non-mechanical Shift-lock, and auto-repeat. Since, on the II+,
> Reset is such a useful key (and because it works well for add-on special key
> sequences) we pretty much left it alone-- except for adding a latch circuit to
> let software toggle On a Control-Reset option.

The upper/lower case is given provided you have the correct character generator ROM
not a modified F8..  F8 (if memory serves me correct) has the reset code and monitor
code in it.  The rest of the ROMs in that row either have Applesoft or Integer BASIC
depending on which ROM set you have.

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James Higginbotham - KC8KXI
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