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Re: Apple IIc modifications
- Subject: Re: Apple IIc modifications
- From: Warren Ernst <wernst@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:17:07 -0700 (PDT)
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On Oct 28, 6:04 am, Sean Fahey <a2...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Your //c might already be compatible with the UniDisk 3.5 drive.
>
> At the BASIC prompt, type: PRINT PEEK (64447)
>
> If it returns 0, 3 or 4 then you have a compatible machine. If it says '255' then you have the original ROM and can't use one.
>
> It may be cheaper and easier to buy an Apple IIc Plus which has a built-in 3.5 drive and runs at 4MHz (or faster when overclocked) than to acquire a ZipChip and external UniDisk 3.5 drive.
FYI, the majority of kids games / educational games work just fine at
the stock 1mhz, and most of the 8-bit kids games come on 5.25" disks.
-Warr