Re: Apple IIe?

[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

Charles Stephens (devnull@dobbs.eng.sun.com) wrote:
: >>>>> "NO" == Nathan Olson <natolson@linkup.net> writes:

:  NO> How do you tell which kind of Apple IIe you have...
:  NO> Extended...platinum...enhanced...etc...etc...

:  NO> Also, how can you tell how much RAM it has, whether or not it should boot
:  NO> when you turn it on...etc...etc...etc...

:  NO> The date on my motherboard is 86/87

: Well, first off if the IIe in question doesn't have the keypad, it
: isn't a platinum.

: Platinum e's are, of course, enhanced.  If you are not on a platinum
: e, you can look at location $FB03 (peek 64259).  If the value is 224,
: then it is enhanced.  Otherwise, the value should be 234, in which
: case it is not enhanced.

: Memory is trickier, but the simpliest way is to type in 'pr#3' and see
: if you get 80-columns.  If the system crashes, you don't have 128k
: (another way is to look inside to see something the aux slot).

Be aware that getting 80-columns is no guarantee that you have 128k.  Many
earlier ][e's shipped with 80-column cards with no memory extension.  64k
should be enough memory for anyone... 8-)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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