Re: apple //c, which version?

[jturner@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Joseph Turner)]

Nathan Mates (nathan@visi.com) wrote:
: In article <52sfs8$kub@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
: SUPRDAVE <suprdave@aol.com> wrote:
: > based on this, which model is newer or would have the 32k
: >rom upgrade? also can someone gimme the poke command for determining if
: >3.5 drives are supported. i cant access the faq unfortunately. .
: 
:    The FAQ was posted to comp.sys.apple2 roughly 19 hours ago, and is
: available on the web (assuming the internet isn't having a bad day) at
: http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html I can always email it if
: you're on a really poor connection.
: 
:    Anyhow, you were right that the FAQ answers your question. Here's
: the paragraph from question #7:
: 
: --- Snip
: The //c had a number of internal revisions; the best way to check is
: to go into Basic and type "PRINT PEEK (64447)" and press return (no
: quotes). If it says 255, you have a very old //c; most of those
: motherboards had problems that prevented reliable serial
: communications faster than 2400 baud. See your dealer about getting an
: upgrade, which is apparently no longer free (tell them that the Apple
: authorization number is ODL660, and try anyhow). If it says 0, you can
: connect a 3.5" drive, but you don't have the internal memory expansion
: connector. If it says 3, you have the internal memory expansion
: connector-- extra RAM can be added with certain cards. If it says 4,
: you have the latest model of the //c. If it says 5, you have a //c+.
: --- Snip
: 
: Nathan Mates
: --
: <*> Nathan Mates http://www.visi.com/~nathan/      <*>
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 I'll post in binaries the files that allow you to determine the machine
type. It isn't really necessary, but you might like to try it out for fun.
   Cheers

 Joe


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