Re: who still uses DOS 3.3 (was Apple DES program)

[shack@crash.cts.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <1994Apr12.105834.22350@csc.canberra.edu.au>,
Hickey / Michael Gerard (ISE) <u901841@student.canberra.edu.au> wrote:
>In article <1994Apr5.182324.1521@enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com> cschroed@hercii.lasc.lockheed.com (Curt Schroeder) writes:
>>
>>One reason might be that a II (that's right, no +/e/c/gs extension) with an
>>Applesoft firmware card can not run Prodos.  Does anyone know if a II with an
>>Apple Language Card (16K memory with the autoboot ROM) can run Prodos?  Don't 
>>flame this...I gave someone a II with an Applesoft firmware card last year, 
>>because they couldn't afford much and this may have given them a running start 
>>(just add a used monitor, drive controller, and 5.25" floppy drive).  It would 
>>be nice to find out if given the right hardware it too can run Prodos?
>>
>>Curt Schroeder                        | cschroed@hercii.lasc.lockheed.com
>
>Curt,
>
>_Any_ Apple II can run ProDOS provided that it has 64k or more of RAM. On an 
>Apple II and and Apple II+ you need to add the 16k "Language card".
>
>You do NOT need AppleSoft in ROM :-)

The thing is if you have an Applesoft ROM card in slot 0, there's nowhere to
put a language card. So you are stuck with the equivalent of a 48K ][+.
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