Re: Unknown II cards

[nparker@cie-2.uoregon.edu (Neil Parker)]

In article <327D592D.7BB@ix.netcom.com> jbcole@ix.netcom.com writes:
>I got a few cards with my IIe I'm not too familiar with.  maybe someone
>can help me figure them out.
>
>The CP/M card (Rev. 2)  Digital Research

This is a Z80 coprocessor card, which enables your Apple II to run the CP/M
operating system (a popular operating system from the late 70's...sort of
the direct ancestor of MS-DOS).  In order to get any use out of the card,
you'll need a CP/M boot disk.

>APL Board Unit G479501000-0 (Epson)

This is a parallel printer interface card.

>I have another that is blue and looks like a ram card.  It's about 10"
>long and FULL of chips  The only writing on it says :
>
>� 1981, Synetix, Inc. Redmond, Wa. SSD 220X   06-09901-001

Sorry...don't know anything about this one.

               - Neil Parker
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