Re: More old apple // identification questions.

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

Thomas Krahn (tkrahn@king.igs.net) wrote:
: I had posted a little while back asking to identify my apple //s.

: Here are a few more detailed questions:

: -What is the sequence of apple name plates.  Mine says "apple" with no 
: "][" or "][+".  Which computer is this for?

The ][ and ][+ had very similar looking nameplates...a nameplate right in
the center of the front of the lid, with the apple logo, and the phrase
"apple ][" written in that nifty Cupertino font.  The ][+ had the word
"PLUS" printed in green right above the "][".  Spelled out...it was not "][+".

: -What markings should be on the motherboard?  for the ][ or the ][+?
:  Who is the manufacturer "unitron"?   My apple has "Unitron" on the 
: motherboard.  Is this a replacement?  or was the manufacturing contracted 
: out? 

(don't know about that one)

: -Were applesoft ROMs only put in the ][+  or did they also get put in the 
: ][?

The ][ had Integer BASIC in ROM; the ][+ had Autostart ROM and Applesoft
BASIC in ROM.  I know some people with Apple ]['s upgraded them so that
they effectively became ][+'s with a ROM transplant; also, both Applesoft
and Integer BASIC were available on ROM cards.  The problem with using the
ROM card is that then you can't have a Language Card, which means that you
can't run Pascal or ProDOS.  But you can have both BASICs.

--Dave Althoff, ][.
(I've worked with both ]['s and ][+'s, but it has been a very long time)
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