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Re: Apple II/II+ Question
- Subject: Re: Apple II/II+ Question
- From: dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
- Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 15:48:03 +1200
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: TelstraClear
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Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.ca> wrote:
> Slot 0 is almost always used for a 16k card often referred to as a
> Language card. The 16k card brought the II or II+ up to 64k. It was called
> a language card because that's where Integer Basic was loaded into in a
> II+ or AppleSoft was loaded into in a II.
Not exactly. It was called a "language card" because it was originally
supplied with the "Apple II Language System", namely Apple II Pascal
(which also supported a Fortran compiler, and potentially other
programming languages).
> AppleSoft was Microsofts work. Some Applesoft ROMs had the Microsoft
> copyright printed on them.
As does the IIgs ROM.
--
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz