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Re: What is this card?



In <OMSdnS7DwdTq2svYnZ2dnUVZ_uKdnZ2d@adelphia.com> Steven N. Hirsch 
wrote:
> I have in front of me an Apple branded board with (3) 28-pin EPROM
> sockets, two populated with chips labeled:
> 
> 077-0018B
> 077-0018B
> 
> There's a small PC mounted toggle switch facing upwards at the rear 
> and smattering of 74LS logic with 1982 date codes. The box it came in (
> not sure if the two really go together) says:
>
> AP II E ROM BD.
> 
> It doesn't look like an Apple ][ firmware card, but also seems too old
> to be for a IIe.
> 
> Anyone?
> 
> Steve

My guess would be a firmware card for the Apple IIe intended for 
software developers, probably with debugging tools in it.

The 1982 dates would be spot on. The Apple IIe was officially released 
in January 1983, and the original IIe motherboards have copyright 1982 
printed on them.

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