Re: Help me ID cards in my Apple ][

[jdb8042@TAMUTS.TAMU.EDU (John Donald Baker)]

In article <2e1amqINNan9@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu>,
Don Littlefield II <unibrow@ecst.csuchico.edu> wrote:
>A Z80 card by applied engineering.  What could that be for?  How do I use it?
>Isnt that like DOS or an early type of DOS?

That's a Z80+ card.  It's a clone of the Microsoft Softcard and is used
for running CP/M on the Apple (yes, CP/M is a DOS)

>The other card is by Videx.  It has a little monitor like plug on it.  Maybe
>for color?

This is an 80-column text card.  Given the last card you mention (see below),
it should already be installed in slot 3.  That's the typical slot for one.

>Also it has a 16k expansion card with a switch on it. What is the switch for.

Ah!  This appears to be the old Apple Language System card.  With the switch
in one position, you boot up in BASIC (Integer, I think) and in the other
position, you should start up in Apple PASCAL v1.0 (in the ROM on the card).
That would definitely explain the 80-column card since any Apple PASCAL
system is a pain to use without one.

>Where do I go to find old Apple ][ software?

Resale shops, the 'net', and (some) BBS's seem to be the best bet.  There
are probably a few mail-order houses around that carry a few titles that'll
run on a ][+.


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