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Re: Question re: Unenhanced IIe
- Subject: Re: Question re: Unenhanced IIe
- From: dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
- Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 22:25:40 +1300
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Steven Hirsch <snhirsch@gmail.com> wrote:
> I feel a bit dumb having to ask this, but I haven't seen a non-enhanced IIe in
> years... Just picked up a clean, resin-case IIe with 1982 motherboard from
> eBay. For some reason, I had it in my head that the original IIe ROMs
> displayed
>
> Apple ][e
>
> at startup, but this one comes up simply with
>
> Apple ][
>
> Is that the expected splash screen, or is there supposed to be an 'e' on
> the end?
"Apple ][" is correct. It looked the same as the II+ except for being in
mixed case rather than all caps.
The Apple IIc said "Apple //c", and the Enhanced IIe followed that
pattern, with "Apple //e".
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David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
R.I.P. Steve Jobs 1955-2011. What a legacy.