Re: Need info on ][ plus 80 column card

[Linards Ticmanis <ticmanis@coli.uni-sb.de>]

One could add, these cards usually handle lower case letters. If you 
have the SHIFT wire installed (*), pressing CTRL-A might send you into 
lowercase mode where you can type like you would on a typewriter. 
Remember that DOS 3.3 and BASIC don't understand lowercase commands, 
though. Screen control commands like HOME, HTAB, VTAB, INVERSE, FLASH 
and NORMAL probably won't work with the card. HOME is usually done with 
PRINT CHR$(12); some experimentation should be enough to find out the 
others.

Unlike other OSs, Apple CP/M will automatically use the card, by the way.

Programs for the IIe that just do a PR#3 and PRINTs to handle 80 columns 
might work with the card; those that directly manipulate IIe 80 column 
hardware will not run.

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Linards Ticmanis

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