Re: //e 80 COL./64K MEMORY EXPANSION

[w8oaj <w8oaj@verizon.net>]

w8oaj wrote:

> Henry wrote:
>
> > Type 'PR#3' and hit Return.  Done.
> >
> >
> > Henry S. Courbis
> > www.GSE-Reactive.com
> > Apple II Series Legacy Hardware - Come take a look at what we have to 
> > offer!
> >
> > "w8oaj" <w8oaj@verizon.net> wrote in message 
> > news:3V9Gf.36117$DV2.6110@trnddc07...
> >
> > > I have a newbie question for you Apple 2 folks.
> > > I have a "//E 80 COL./64K MEMORY EXPANSION CARD" on my motherboard. 
> > > My computer model # is A2S2064 and the motherboard has "Apple IIe 
> > > (C)1984" printed on the circuit board. I don't have a disk drive 
> > > hooked up. When I turn the computer on it immediately goes into 
> > > BASIC. How can I get 80 columns of text in BASIC? When I turn on the 
> > > motherboard it boots up into 40 columns. I have no experience 
> > > whatsoever with an Apple 2 and I want to learn because it looks like 
> > > a fun computer to use. Thanks...
> > >
> > > Alan 
>
> Thanks Henry! That is cool. BTW, why does the cursor skip two spaces 
> when I press enter? I guess that is a unique feature of Apple Basic?
>
> Alan

whoops.... I meant to say "why does the curor skip two 'lines'"