Re: Ansi on a 2e, c, c+

[phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net>]

LFessen106 wrote:

> Can I get ansi characters on a //e, //c, //c+?  Is it a programmable char set
> or is it included in the standard set?  Also, can I get colored text?  I have
> looked over all the "color" commands but they only seem to function in a
> graphic envoirnment and I would like to change the standard text color.  1
> other q...  Is there a way to tell how much memory you have in a machine via
> some basic code?
> -Linc.

Unfortunately the 8 bit Apples were limited to monochrome text. You could
get colored text in the hi-res graphics mode, but to be readable it would have
to be 20 columns. The APEX programming system managed to use IIgs fonts
on the 8 bit computers but I can't remember if it allowed colors. It did have
colored text in it's double hi-res mode but it was 20 or 22 columns wide.

Prodos has a global page byte which holds this info. It's located at $BF98.
You can extract the memory info from bits 5 and 4 where
01 = 48k
10 = 64k
11 = 128k
memory installed on plug in cards is accessed differently and not normally
available to the system.

Phoenyx