Re: Ram for Apple //e

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <01bd582d$a05c0640$1c0c0ccf@quantexc>, G.C. <giot@hawaii.edu> wrote:
>I need to replace ram I have for an Apple //e. Im just looking for
>something around 56K or a little higher than that. (not sure about the
>specs for this model). I need this desperately, so if you have something to
>sell me, please email me the amount of ram and the price you are willing to
>sell. Thank you.

   This may be slightly more complex an answer than you were looking
for.  The 6502 processor used in the //e can directly access only 64K
of RAM (not coincidentally, the amount on the motherboard), and hoops
must be jumped through to use more than that. [Fewer hoops were needed
on the Apple III, but not everything makes sense out of Apple's
management.] Thus, it's a function of what programs you're running
that truly determine how much ram can be used. More information can be
found at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html section 4.2

   Applesoft Basic can only really use 35K of RAM. Some hacks like
Beagle Bros' 'Extra K' package can get you a bit more, but you're
quite limited overall by the language. Some other programs can deal
with 128K in the system. Your most expandable program is Appleworks
classic, which by verion 3 had a sane addon driver interface for ram
cards. If this is what you're looking to expand, Alltech Electronics
(http://www.allelec.com/ ) sells Sequential Systems'
(http://www.sequential.com/ ) IIe 1MB meg 80z card, or you may be able
to find other vendors with similar products.

Nathan Mates
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