Re: Needing help upgrading a IIe!

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

Tom Zuchowski (cd003508@interramp.com) wrote:
: smtrimbl@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Shawn) wrote:
: >Hello all,
: >I'm considering upgrading an old IIe and have a few questions I was
: >wondering if anyone could help me out with.  I'd appreciate any input or
: >suggestions as to the upgrade!
: >
: >1)Are there any disadvantages to enhancing?  Any ][ programs incompatable
: >w. 65c02?

: None that I know of, and there are many advantages.  I've been using an 
: enhanced IIe for about 5 years now, and I'm a big DOS 3.3 user.

I have found one.  Many older programs (including anything written in
runtime Pascal, such as the old PFS: suite), including my DOS 3.3 version
of AppleWriter ][e use a method of displaying text which chokes on the "new"
video ROM...where you are supposed to get inverse uppercase text, you get
Mouse$#!+ instead.

Apart from that, I can't think of any difficulties with the enhancement. 
If I were a bit more inventive, I'd come up with a switch to toggle
between the original and enhanced video ROM, and leave everything else
enhanced.

--Dave Althoff, ][.
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