Re: AppleWorks on II Plus

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Jim Pittman writes ...
> 
> Dare I post an actual non-flaming Apple II query to this newsgroup?

     Might as well!


> It's about PlusWorks and AppleWorks running on an Apple II Plus. ....
> 
> I bought a 20-meg Focus drive for the IIe and found that it will
> work in slot 7 of the II Plus. I have a 1-meg "flipster" card that
> could go in slot 2 or 4 of the II Plus (this card, when installed
> in a IIe, is recognized as 1-meg of usable memory by AppleWorks).
> Long ago I bought the PlusWorks program and tried to get AppleWorks
> 1.3 to run on the II Plus - it didn't work out because I had no hard
> drive or memory expansion for the II Plus at the time. ....
>  
> So far I haven't been able to get PlusWorks to work with AW 2.0.
> 
> Is there anybody out there who has tried to use PlusWorks-modified
> AppleWorks 2.0 on a II Plus? If so, can it really be made to work?
> ....
> So far I have found _no_ useful ProDOS applications (other than certain > versions of Copy II Plus) that will run from a hard drive on a
> II Plus ....


     In some areas (mem expansion, hard disk, and 80-col card) you've 
pushed your II+ a _lot_ further than we have. Just the idea of 
installing a Focus hard drive is, well, novel. You have a very 
interesting II+.

     Regarding the chances of getting Appleworks 2 or some slightly 
modified version of Appleworks 2 to run on your II+, I cannot say for 
sure. There are many firmware and quite a few hardware differences 
between the II+ and an enhanced IIe. My guess is that your problems with 
other 128k ProDOS applications is a pretty good indicator. (How have you 
fared with Program Writer?)

     You mentioned trying Appleworks 1.3 before getting your memory 
expansion. It looks like this may be your best bet. The following 
information was found at

http://www.grin.net/~cturley/gsezine/GS.WorldView

in the A2.GS.RARE.TECH.INFO folder:

>> .

Videx makes 80-column boards and patch program disks that allow 
Appleworks to operate on an Apple II or II Plus.

A Videx card gives a normal Apple II or Apple II Plus the ability to run
AppleWorks. The AppleWorks diskettes must also be modified with a 
special patch program in order to run on the Apple II or II Plus.

There are some technical considerations, though:

a. The user must have purchased the Videx Ultraterm Card or the 
Videoterm Card with the Inverse Option chip.

b. The shift key modification must also be in place; if it isn't, you 
can perform the modification yourself by referring to the manual.

c. The program requires AppleWorks 1.3 to utilize the Apple
RAM card. Titan and Legend RAM cards are supported with AppleWorks 
versions 1.1 and 1.2. ....


Applied Engineering, best known for its RamWorks board for
the Apple IIe, also makes "RamFactor", a memory board for the Apple II, 
Apple II Plus, IIe, and Apple IIGS.

RamFactor comes with a set of patch disks for AppleWorks
versions 1.2 and 1.3 and another set for 2.0. Patch disks from Videx are 
not required.

Technical requirements for an Apple II Plus are:

a. 64K main memory in either:
      1. 48K + 16K language card
             or
      2. Applied Engineering Transwarp Accelerator

b. 80 column card with inverse video capability

c. Shift key wire from keyboard to main board (a common modification)

d. RamFactor board with at least 256K (minimum configuration)

e. One or more disk drives.

Such an Apple II Plus system has no trouble running AppleWorks 1.3. The 
following key substitutions apply:

     Apple II Plus AppleWorks

     Escape Open Apple
     Control-J Up
     Control-K Down

This information is from the Apple Technical Information Library.
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