Re: IIe reverse character display problems

[lorin.evans@tcs.wap.org (Lorin Evans)]

Jon
 
>I recently got a IIe from my employer. I believe the system
>is "enhanced" but the processor chip says "6503" on it, not
> 6502 or 65c02.
 
   You can tell if your IIe is enhanced or not by doing the following:
 
   -  With no disks in the drives, turn on your computer and look at the top
center of the monitor screen.  If you see  'Apple ]['  you have an unenhanced
unit; if you see 'Apple //e' you have an enhanced unit.
 
   -  you can also tell by reading the part numbers on the four chips that
constitute the enhanced chip set.  They are:
 
     -- monitor ROM (CD)             342-0304
     -- monitor ROM (EF)             342-0303
     -- 65C02                        338-6503
     -- character generator ROM (US) 342-0265
 
   You can check on the health of your motherboard by running the internal
diagnostic. After you start the IIe, press and hold down the following four
keys:  <open apple>, <solid apple>, <control>, and <reset>.  Release <reset>,
then the other three.
 
   After a bit of jiggling, you should see the words "Kermit OK" if your
machine is unenhanced or "System OK" if it is enhanced.  If you see a row of
numbers, then there is illness within. The numbers are clues as to where that
is.
 
   Let us know what happens.
 
                             Lorin Evans
                             Washington Apple Pi
                             lorin.evans@tcs.wap.org