Re: II+ (amazing what you forget in 16 years!)

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Dave Althoff <dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us> wrote:

> It is also worth noting that the "automatic boot to BASIC" is a major
> difference between the ][ and the ][+.  While the ][+ has Autostart ROM
> and will automatically jump to BASIC or will attempt to boot a disk if a
> controller is present, the original ][ starts up at a Monitor prompt and a
> screenfull of question-marks and garbage text.

It might not even do that.  I believe that the earliest motherboard
revisions didn't even do a power-on reset, so you had to press the RESET
key to get the monitor prompt after turning the machine on.  Oh how
times have changed (thank goodness!)

I've never used anything older than a ][+ (except via a ROM card), so I
can't vouch to this from personal experience.

-- 
David Empson
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