Re: IIe Questions!

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

Tony Cianfaglione <ab616@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote:

> > The general type of IIe would help narrow it down: if it is a platinum
> > one (with numeric keypad) then it is 1987 or later.  The original
> > machine would be 1983 to 1987, and this can be narrowed down further by
> > determining the motherboard revision (A, B or enhanced).
> 
> This is platinum with numeric keyboard.

I don't have one of these, so I won't be able to narrow it down more
than "1986 or newer".  (I think the platinum IIe was released in 1987,
but the motherboards were first made during '86.)

You may be able to get a closer fix on the age by seeing if you can spot
any date codes on the chips.  They are usually written as a four digit
number, of which the first two digits are the week (01-53) and the last
two are the year.  This would give a minimum date at which the machine
could have been made.

> > The memory expansion options for the IIe are auxiliary slot multi-bank
> > cards (like the RamWorks), which require special software or patches, or
> > standard slot "slinky" cards like Apple's 1MB card and the RamFactor,
> > which work automatically as ProDOS RAM disks.
> 
> This has 2 - 64KX4 chips on the board and nothing on the 80 column card.
> It gives me 55k available in Appleworks 2.

If you have 55K available in AppleWorks 2.x, then you have a 64K
auxiliary memory card (extended 80-column card) installed in the
auxiliary slot, for a total of 128K RAM.  This is standard on the
platinum IIe.  The card used is a very small one with about four chips
on it, including two 64Kx4 RAMs.

(This is the equivalent of the IIc as far as memory is concerned.)

You can replace this card with the aforementioned RamWorks (or
equivalent), or you can add a standard slot RAM card like the RamFactor
or Apple II Memory Expansion Card.  AppleWorks 2.x will automatically
recognise the standard slot cards, but must be patched for a RamWorks.

AppleWorks 3.0 and later automatically recognise the RamWorks.

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
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