Info on Franklin ACE 1000

[dickey@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Shirley J Dickey)]

I posted this once before, but it was deleted, somehow.  Please accept my 
apologies if it appears more than once.

Can someone give me some information on the Franklin ACE 1000 computer?
I came across one at a local surplus store the other day and it looked  
in fairly good shape.

What I do know about the ACE 1000 is that it was suppose to be Apple II 
compatible, have CPM capabilities like the II line, and drive a composite 
monitor.

If at all possible, I'd like answers to the following questions:

	- Just HOW compatible is it to the Apple II line?
	- Could it emulate a //e or was it only ][ plus compatible?
	- What were some of its standard hardware compliments?
		--Such as maximum memory, ROM, CPU, etc...
	- Is it possible to use hardware from an ACE 1000 on an Apple 
	  (such as a drive and controller) and vice-versa?

I remember when the ACE 1000 first came out, Apple took Franklin to court 
because of copyright infringments.  Perhaps that had a lot to do with its 
early demise. 

Any answers to my questions or any other information on this 
system would be greatly appreciated.  The computer I saw had two drives and 
the store is asking $30 (US) for it.  I don't know if it comes with 
anything else (expansion cards, monitor, memory, etc...), but I do know that 
a disk drive interface card comes with the package.  Is it worth it?

Thanks-

dickey