Re: who still uses DOS 3.3 (was Apple DES program)

[u901841@student.canberra.edu.au (Hickey / Michael Gerard (ISE))]

In article <1994Apr5.182324.1521@enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com> cschroed@hercii.lasc.lockheed.com (Curt Schroeder) writes:
>
>One reason might be that a II (that's right, no +/e/c/gs extension) with an
>Applesoft firmware card can not run Prodos.  Does anyone know if a II with an
>Apple Language Card (16K memory with the autoboot ROM) can run Prodos?  Don't 
>flame this...I gave someone a II with an Applesoft firmware card last year, 
>because they couldn't afford much and this may have given them a running start 
>(just add a used monitor, drive controller, and 5.25" floppy drive).  It would 
>be nice to find out if given the right hardware it too can run Prodos?
>
>Curt Schroeder                        | cschroed@hercii.lasc.lockheed.com

Curt,

_Any_ Apple II can run ProDOS provided that it has 64k or more of RAM. On an 
Apple II and and Apple II+ you need to add the 16k "Language card".

You do NOT need AppleSoft in ROM :-)

Michael Hickey