Re: Slot#0 on ][+

[John L <jlogo@zipworld.com.au>]

On Wed, 4 Apr 2001 01:50:40 +1200, dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David
Empson) wrote:

>John L <jlogo@zipworld.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Is it possible to use an alternative memory expansion card in Slot#0
>> of a ][+ in order to bring the total RAM to 64K or higher ?
>> 
>> Reason being - I can't find a 16K language card.
>
>You need a language card (either a genuine Apple one or a third party
>clone) in slot 0 if you want the machine to behave like it has 64K.

I thought so.  My main aim was to run ProDOS on the ][+.

>You won't be able to use a card like the Apple II Memory Expansion card,
>or an equivalent like the RamFactor, because they don't work in slot 0,
>and they don't emulate a language card.

I have an AST Sprintdisk 1MB RAM card and an Apple 1MB Memory
Expansion Card.  I tried both of them in Slot#0 and they appear to
work but don't provide me with the necessary 16K I need for a base 64K
RAM.  As you stated above, these cards probably don't "emulate" a
language card.  A pity.

>If you do come across some other type of memory card, it must emulate a
>language card to be useful, and any extra memory provided by the card is
>unlikely to be supported by most applications.

 I did have a TranWarp // accelerator card which I used in Slot#0.  It
provided an extra 128K RAM and emulated a language card.
Unfortunately that card died on me only recently so I'm stuck with a
][+ at 48K RAM.




John