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Re: Apple IIe / ProDOS / Y2K?
I've booted it in my II+ with 64K Ram as well. I replaced the 6502 with a
65802 a long time ago, it's a better replacement chip than the 65C02.
--
Sir Cain The Silicon Knight
Jeff Blakeney <CUTblakeney@home.com> wrote in message
news:37f107b4.5219079@news...
> On Tue, 28 Sep 1999 03:54:00 -0700, Terence J. Boldt
> <apple2@cgocable.net> wrote:
>
> >In article <37de7ab7.3702550@news>, CUTblakeney@home.com
> >(Jeff Blakeney) wrote:
> >
> >> Actually it is the processor in the machine, not the
> >> amount of memory,
> >> that determines whether you can run ProDOS v2.0.x.
> >
> >I don't think this is correct. True it does require a
> >65C02 but it also needs the memory (or it at least checks
> >for it). My enhanced IIe would only run ProDOS 2.x.x when
> >I had the extended 80 column card installed.
>
> Well, I just copied PRODOS v2.0.3 and BASIC.SYSTEM v1.5 to a 5.25"
> floppy, pulled the RAMWorks II card from my enhanced IIe leaving it
> with only 64k of RAM and booted that new disk. It booted just fine.
>
> Perhaps you needed the extra memory for the program that you were
> booting into. ProDOS v2.0.3 needs an Apple II or compatible with 64k
> of RAM minimum and a 65C02 processor. Programs like AppleWorks or
> DazzleDraw require an aux slot card for the 80 column capability, the
> extra memory or the double-hi-res capability.
>
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