Re: IIe reverse character

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

Greg Wildman (bullion@is.co.za) wrote:

: >    After a bit of jiggling, you should see the words "Kermit OK" if your
: > machine is unenhanced                                 ^^^^^^

: Strange! On my enhanced //e, when I press Closed-Apple Reset I get lo-res
: screen full of colors that change a few times then the words 'System OK'
: centered in the middle of the screen.

: Is this normal for a european //e.

Greg, the behavior you describe is perfectly normal for an *enhanced* //e.

An *UN*enhanced ][e (no MouseText; the old, slow 80-column firmware; says
"Apple ][" on boot instead of "Apple //e") will display the HI-res screen
during the test; the screen will slowly turn white, then black a couple of
times, then you SHOULD get "KERNEL OK" at the top of the screen.  If the
test is activated using both Apple keys (instead of just the solid-Apple),
the test will be accompanied by an annoying high pitched squeal from the
speaker.

--Dave Althoff, ][.
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