Re: Apple // peripheral cards

[pg@sff.net (Paul Guertin)]

Jonathan Schattke <wizwom@ripco.com> wrote:

> > 1. Apple computer ROM CARD  (C) 1978 (Has about six socketed ROM chips
> > in parallel with a switch at the far side of the cardl).
> > 
> This is a ROM card.  [...]
> 
> I believe it would only work in slot 0, which was removed on a ][e
> because it had a built in RAM card.

I have used a ROM card in an Apple IIe and could use the switch to
toggle between the motherboard ROMs and the card ROMs.
 
> > 3. Grappler+ Printer interface (Blue/Green PCB with 26-pin interface).
> > Looks like a serial/parallel printer interface card with a larger
> > buffer?.
> > 
> > Also has 4 DIP switch settings on the far side.  Is this some kind of
> > buffered printer interface card ?.
> 
> It sure was.  They were big advertisers in the early 80s.

The Grappler+ I had was parallel only, and had a very small buffer. You
could buy a "Buffered Grappler+" which gave you up to 32k (64k?) of
buffer space. They were among the most popular printer cards for the
Apple II, and were made by the Orange Micro company.

Paul Guertin
pg@sff.net