Re: Apple IIe newbie needs help

[david@gypsum.cs.uow.edu.au (David E A Wilson)]

mdolecki@csi.compuserve.com (Mark Dolecki) writes:
>Hi folks.  I just picked up an old Apple IIe for $15 the other day, and
>I was wondering if someone can give me a little more info than was in the
>FAQ.  I know what the thing can do (used to use them alot a few years ago),
>but I don't have any documentation for it.

I paid A$65 for my last one.

>1. What are the ports on the back?  I have a printer port (serial or
>parallel?), two tape jacks, an RF video out, and a DB-9 port.  What is the
>DB-9 port?  Is it a serial port, and can I use it to connect via null modem
>to my pc or amiga?

At the bottom - RCA is video out, 2x miniphone jacks are cassette in & out,
D-9 is joystick port (pinout available on request).

If you have a super serial card or similar you will have a female DB-25
with "standard" RS-232 pinouts. Parallel cards usually had a flat cable
snaking out of the case with a Centronics plug on the end.

Disk drives usually have 19 pin D type connectors but the older ones had
20 pin dual in line IDC.

>3. The FAQ didn't mention what the advantages were for upgrading to an
>Enhanced IIe.  What are they?  Also, about how much does the kit cost?

About US$50-75 I think. Advantages - run more software (65c02 is more and
more a necessity), faster 80 column software, better interrupt support.