Re: A Few Apple II questions...

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

labelas@hotmail.com (Labelas Enoreth) wrote:

>supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) wrote:
>
>> The earlier ones.  It'll probably work on the later ones, but who
>> needs two keypads?
>
>Well, my whole question was that what model IIe had the external numeric
>keypad connection? That's what this keypad seems to need, and all the
>IIe's I've seen have the internal style connector for it.

I think there was supposed to be some kind of internal ribbon
cable that stretches from the motherboard connector to one
of the cutouts at the back panel ending in a DB style connector.
 
>> Normal behavior.  The UniDisk 3.5 has a CPU inside, so it is in
>> charge of data transfer.  You won't be able to get the drive to work
>> without the driver and even then, it'll be much slower.
>
>Eh? I'm not sure I understand your wording?
>Shouldn't the drive at the very least get polled when the bus is initialized?
>It just sits there silently.

It should, but only if you order the drives in a particular way
so that the internal CPU does not get confused.  UniDisk 3.5's
must sit after Apple 3.5 drives and before Apple 5.25 drives in
the chain.  Otherwise, they won't get polled.
 
>> Luckily, you can (reversably) turn the UniDisk 3.5 into an Apple
>> 3.5 drive that'll work just like any regular IIGS drive (and a drive
>> converted this way will even work on Macs with external disk
>> ports).
>> 
>> Here's the link to a document that tells you how to do this:
>> 
>> http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/MiscInfo/Drives/unidisk35.labotomy
>> 
>> Ground is currently down, but when it comes back again, you
>> can find out about the conversion through the above link.  It
>> involves swapping some cables, no big deal.
>
>Unfortunately, I have the earlier-model UniDisk which is unable to be
>modified in that way. (Did all UniDisks have that embossed "LIRON" logo on
>the insides of the case?) Oh, and I know this sounds anal, but shouldn't
>that be 'lobotomy'?

Yes, it should be lobotomy.  I didn't name that file on ground.  I'm
not sure who did, but the spelling IS off.  ;-)

I didn't know there were two different UniDisk 3.5 models.  What
exactly is different?  I thought switching the cables just bypassed
the UniDisk's "brain."

>> >2> Was there and apple-made RGB monitor for use with the IIe (with a RGB
>> >card of course)...does the AppleColor RGB (used with my IIgs) monitor work
>> >with the IIc?
>> 
>> Yes and yes.
>> 
>> Apple made a digital RGB monitor for use with he IIe.
>> 
>> The AppleColor RGB can work with the IIc if you add an adapter
>> called the Video-7.  http://www.allelec.com/ Alltech sells (or sold)
>> them.  There were too versions, one for digital RGB monitors and
>> one for analog ones.  The AppleColor RGB is an analog RGB
>> monitor.
>
>Ah. Well, I'll think about if I need one or not, do you recall how much
>they ran, price-wise?

Something like $30.  May have gone down.  Personally, I'd rather
trade the IIc for a Laser 128EX/2.  The Laser is majorly cool.
Assuming you get the standard 3.5 drive model, the Laser has
a 3.5 internal drive, 3.6Mhz processor, an Apple Bus slot (either
to connect an external expansion chasis or to connect a card
directly), a MIDI controller, a parallel and serial port, a clock,
battery powered control panel, and both digital and analog RGB
capability.  It is just a little bigger than the IIc.  It also has a
1MB expansion card built in.  You just add chips.  It also does
not need UniDisk drives for external expansion...it takes IIGS
drives.

>Was the IIe RGB monitor uncommon?

On a IIe yes.  The monitor was the Apple RGB 100 or something
to that effect.  Apple made an RGB card for the IIe to use the
monitor.  The monitor also worked in an Apple III.  This monitor
is talked about in the beige IIe Owner's Manual.

>I've never seemed
>to run into one in my many Apple II adventures...

Apple RGB 100 or something.