Re: More on //c+

[david@uow.edu.au (David Wilson)]

Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> writes:

>mairsil@my-dejanews.com writes ...
>> Is there a way to find out if my //c+ has the memory expansion card? I tried
>> using my copy of Yoyo Duck, but it doesn't have any provisions for the //c+.

>     There may be a quick way; but, I do not know it. One way would be
>to use software which takes advantage of extra memory, such as
>Appleworks, and check the program's 'available memory' number.

Like the memory expansion //c, the //c+ has the slot 4 RAMdisk software in
place even when the RAM card is not installed. You can make a call to the
ProDOS block driver or the Smartport driver and ask it how much RAM it has.

Unfortunately the //c rev 3 firmware has a bug. As noted below this is fixed
in rev 4 and the //c+ (see Apple //c Tech note #7).

o    Firmware returns correct information when the Memory Expansion Card is 
     not present
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David Wilson  School of IT & CS, Uni of Wollongong, Australia  david@uow.edu.au