Re: Help me ID cards in my Apple ][

[knassen@cochrane.bus.umich.edu (Kent Stefl Nassen)]

In article <2e1amqINNan9@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu>,
Don Littlefield II <unibrow@ecst.csuchico.edu> wrote:
>I just got an Apple ][ from a friend for free.  I am having problems
>though trying to figure out what kinds of add on cards I have.  From
>what info I have this is it...
>
>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?

A CP/M card; it needs AE's CP/M operating system.  When the CP/M disk
is booted, it will find the card and start running on the Z80.  Yes,
it's an early disk operating system. 
>
>The other card is by Videx.  It has a little monitor like plug on it.  Maybe
>for color?

I doubt it's for color.  This is most likely an 80 column text card
(perhaps more than 80 cols depending on the model).  Should generally
be in slot 3. 
>
>Also it has a 16k expansion card with a switch on it. What is the switch for.

That's interesting.  Don't know what the switch would do. 
>
>Where do I go to find old Apple ][ software?

Read the FAQ for this newsgroup, there're lots of ftp sites with
software that will run on your ol' ][.  Sometimes, computer stores
get rid of Apple ][ software cheap (though I suppose they've long
since done so).  Also, follow comp.sys.apple2.marketplace. 
Occasionally games and other software compatible with the ][ appear 
there.  Wait for local friends and neighbors to sell their ][s...they
often are sold lock stock and barrel (software included) though I
don't suppose you'd like to collect Apples (yet).

>
>-Don- 
>

Good luck with your new computer!

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