Re: Microsoft Premium Softcard //e doesn't fit in my Apple //e!

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On Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:17:51 PM UTC, Steven Hirsch wrote:
> On 02/18/2013 03:10 PM, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
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> >> Also, would one of the older softcards or clones work in a //e?  I
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> >> specifically wanted the //e softcard because of the 80 cols and (to a
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> >> lesser degree) the extra RAM.
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> > You probably don't want to hear this, but it would be a lot easier to
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> > replace your Euro //e than to find a Euro Premium Softcard...
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> The card you really want is the PCPI Applicard / MicroPro Starcard.  At 6Mhz. 
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> it's faster than any of the Microsoft cards and it can easily be hotrodded to 
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> 8Mhz.
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> Besides that, the driver support is far more extensive.  Full source-code for 
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> the system and all drivers (OEM and third-party) is available in the wild and 
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> the API documentation is also out there.
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> If you were serious about CP/M on Apples "back in the day", this was the board 
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> you wanted.
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> It uses a conventional slot and will work in any Apple.  In fact, Alex Freed 
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> built an Applicard clone that is small enough to fit in an Apple III and it 
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> works fine with the newly-discovered A3 Applicard OS!
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> Seems like there might be a market for another run of the Freed boards - Alex? 
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>   I have one of my Freed clones running at 20Mhz :-).
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> Steve

Sounds good! Where can I get one?