Apple ROM cards

[jeff.brielmaier@yob.com (Jeff Brielmaier)]

To: wily@svpal.svpal.org

PC>Question:  if I have an Apple firmware card that has the Autostart
PC>(Applesoft) ROMs on it (for use in the original ][), can I swap the ROMs
PC>from a ][ motherboard so that the firmware card will act like an Integer
PC>BASIC firmware card?
PC>
PC>If yes, do I need to swap all 6 chips, are just certain ones?  The card
PC>has room for the following:  D0 D8 E0 E8 F0 F8

Yes you can.  You need to swapp all (6) ROM chips since Applesoft uses D0-F0 
and the Autostart ROM is F8.

PC>As I remember, the Integer card didn't use D8.  Does that sound right?

Integer BASIC uses the E0-F0 ROMS; The Monitor (non-Autostart) ROM is F8.  D0 
was usually Apple's "Programmer's Aid #1" ROM.  D8 was usually empty although 
there were a couple of 3rd-party ROMs that would work here.

* KingQWK 1.05 # [PK] * SysOps are not God. God has mercy.

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