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Re: Apple ][ Plus and Floppy Drive
On Sun, 15 Jun 1997 22:43:52 -0500, Charles Richmond
<richmond@plano.net> wrote:
>I got an Apple ][ Plus and a green-screen monitor from a surplus
>computer dealer. The Apple works fortunately--I would have a
>hard time fixing it.
Never rule out self-repair on your Apple //. Some things are very
easy to fix on Apple //s :)
>I recently bought a 5 1/4" disk drive for the Apple ][. It is
>marked "DISK 2". It is the only disk that I have. Will I still
>be able to interface it without "DISK 1"?
If it has a black-face and a beige or black body, and it syas that in
roman numerals, like "disk ][", then you're fine. That's just that
model's name. If it's some stupid sticker that doesn't look like it
was there to begin with, then you can probably ignore it. Your drive
has a ribbon cable coming out the back, I assume?
>Also, what type of
>controller board do I need to look for?
An Apple Disk ][ Controller Card, if your drive looks like I
described.
>Is the WOZ machine
>packaged on a card for the Apple ][ Plus? (Seems I remember that
>the Apple ][ e had the WOZ machine on the main board.)
Do you mean the IWM (Integrated Woz Machine)? If so, that chip comes
with an Apple IIgs only. Apple //e's can be upgraded to Apple IIgs's,
but that upgrade kit is hard to find.
>Also, what kind of book (ISBN will help much) can I get that will
>give me the BASIC ROM addresses that are useful, as well as other
>set up info that I need to use the machine well? I can get most
>any book through inter-library loan if necessary.
For ROM addresses, one of the best books is a small spiral-bound white
& light-green book called something like "Applesoft ][ Reference
Guide". Also, there's some great ROM location sources on the internet
(mine is linked to right off my page). There's an Applesoft guide
linked to off of http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2. I'm not sure if it
has ROM location stuff init, tho. I don't know where the others are
:( Be forewarned! Neither of these are totally accurate, so a coupla
PEEKs, POKEs, CALLs, rules, etc. may not be true. There's probably
"set up info" in the Apple // FAQ, linked to from that visi.com
address.
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