Re: Working out the memory

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast DOT net>]

"Wayne Stewart" <waynes@telus.dotnet> wrote in message
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: Alistair J Ross wrote:
: > Hi,
: >
: > I believe that the Apple //+ comes with 48k
: > RAM, however, can I check if my machine has
: > been extended any?
: >
: > How can I read how many K of RAM my machine
: > has using AppleSoft or the monitor for example?
:
: From your pics I can see that all the memory
: sockets are full which is 48k on the motherboard
: plus you have a 16k card in slot 0 which brings
: you to 64k total.
:
: > Also. I'm trying to salvage parts from a dead
: > //e and put them into the ][+, my reason for
: > this is to see if I can make a (close-to) //e
: > system out of a ][+.
: >
: > Everyone talks of //e's or GS's, nobody seems
: > to think that the ][+ has much of a bite --
: > thus why im trying to hotrod it - I can only
: > find comms software for //e's not for my ][+.
: >
: > How useless is my +: Should I get a working
: > //e motherboard.
:
: A II+ is far from useless. Most things you can
: do on a IIe, you can do on a II+. A IIe would be
: easier but there's some enjoyment from pushing
: a II+. As is you can run ProDOS 1.9 or earlier.

The only restriction really is AUX Ram.  :o)

: If you get an accelerator or a suitable 65c02
: then you can use any version of ProDOS.

I can verify that. I use ProDOS 2.0.3 only on
my II+.

: If you want a printer you don't need to stop
: with a dot matrix, there's quite a few ink jet
: printers that'll work with your II+.

How about a TI MicroWriter??? It's a Laser Printer.
It's compatible with HP-4 laser.

: My II+ is set up with these cards at the moment
: 0) 16k card
: 1) TransWarp accelerator
: 2) clock card
: 3) 80 column
: 4) mouse card
: 5) superdrive card
: 6) Disk II card
: 7) Rev C SCSI card

Very nice setup!  :o)

: I don't print that often but if I want to print
: I swap in a ProGrappler connected to an Epson
: Color Stylus 800 printer.

Can I use my Canon BJC-2130 as well? I understand
that they are compatible with many Epson Inkjet
printers.

: I replaced the 6502 with an R65C02 so that if I
: remove or deactivate the TransWarp I can still
: use ProDOS 2.0.3

The R65C02 runs well in my II+ also.

: I haven't tried the internet but I can send and
: receive email with my II+. I do that ocasionally
: via our user groups BBS.

Using a Super Serial card and a serial cable to your
PC or Mac and a telnet server, any Apple II should be
quite capable of text only internet access.  :o)

: The Microsoft Z-80 card is for software that uses
: the Z-80 processor. At one time there was more Z-80
: software available than any other kind.

Let me clarify that Z-80 runs CP/M software.  :o)

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
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