Re: Upgrading an Unenhanced IIe

[Jeff Lodoen <jmlodoen@thegrid.net>]

"Great Hierophant" <great_hierophant@hotmail.com> wrote in 
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> Today I bought a IIe and a Duo Disk Drive for $15.  After taking hours
> to clean the thing of dust, it worked.  I quickly discovered that the
> IIe is unenhanced.  I would prefer an enhanced IIe.  Apple sold upgrade
> kits that included a 65c02 and three ROM replacement chips.  Is there
> anybody that sells the replacement chips?  Or should I get an expanded
> IIe board off eBay and replace the board?
> 
> Also, as this is an unenhanced IIe, it won't do Double High Resolution
> Graphics.    (Double Low Resolution as well, presumably.)

Thats a seperate issue. The Revision A //e won't do DHGR.
These were sold in early-to-mid 1983. If your //e has white
lettering on the keycaps it may be a Rev A.

We bought our //e in December 1983 and it was Rev B.