Re: Plus vs. Europlus...

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Patrick Schaefer <PSchaefer@epost.de> wrote:

> David Empson schrieb:
> 
> > There are bound to be internal differences which identify it.  I don't
> > have a reference handy which describes it, but assuming it has PAL video
> > output (which it should) then the master crystal frequency will be 14.25
> > MHz instead of 14.31818 MHz.  The video circuitry layout is probably
> > somewhat different as well.
> 
> The video circuitry itself is the same, conversion to 50Hz timing is
> made by opening and closing a few solder jumpers. This is described in
> the Apple II reference manual.
> 
> An Apple II Europlus generates NTSC video with 50Hz Timing. For PAL
> you'll have to add a 
> > (Apple also made a card which produced PAL output on an NTSC Apple ][+.)
> 
> 
> 
> > I'm pretty sure that the European IIe (and probably the ][+) generate
> > PAL colour output.  I haven't tried hooking one up to my TV for a while.
> 
> True. A TV as a monitor (use the camcorder input at the front) works
> fine.
> 
> > (The IIgs is NTSC-only, and the IIc I have here is a US model, so it is
> > also NTSC.  They are the only ones I've connected to a TV in recent
> > memory.)
> 
> European IIGS and IIc models generate PAL as well.

IIc yes, but this isn't generally true of the IIgs.  All IIgs models
sold in New Zealand generate NTSC output (but have a 220V power supply).

According to David Wilson, some IIgs machines sold in Australia were
modified to produce PAL output, but I haven't heard of any in Europe.

Considering that the platinum model of the international IIe also
generated NTSC output, it looks like Apple stopped making PAL versions
of the Apple II some time around 1986 or 1987.  They never shipped the
IIc+ outside North America, so it wasn't an issue in that case.