Steven Hirsch wrote:
A2Pro wrote:Hi, y'all! On Mar 22, 8:39 am, Steven wrote:Check your mailI did, thank you!!! Now, about that other thing you mentioned last year... ;)??? Did you not receive a mailed attachment from me? If that wasn't it, you better remind me privately.I found an advertising card/mailer in the back of the SoftCard IIe manual. The tri-fold card is titled "MICROSOFT PRODUCT LINE" on the front. Inside, the second and third pages list 21 Micro$oft products. Item 13 is: MicroSoft SoftCard System Configures the CP/M-80 operating system and prog- rams written for it to run on the Apple II.The original SoftCard.Item 14 is: MicroSoft SoftCard Plus System Provides the CP/M-80 operating system and increased video display capability in one integrated system. For Apple II.I _think_ this is just an original SoftCard packaged with an 80-column board.
+ the Videx 80 column card
Item 15 is: MicroSoft SoftCard Premium System Combines full CP/M-80 capability, expanded memory and increased video display in one integrated system. For Apple II.Also based on original SoftCard hardware, but something else is bundled also.
+ the Microsoft 16K Ramcard
Item 16 is: MicroSoft Premium SoftCard IIe Package Offers the CP/M-80 operating system, 80 column video capability and 64K memory on a single circuit card. For Apple IIe.This is completely different hardware that goes in the Aux slot of a IIe
I have one but it assumes an unenhanced IIe. With an enhanced IIe, the MouseText characters show up instead of the intended characters. Anyone have one that works with an enhanced IIe?
What this list misses completely is the last such offering, the SoftCard II. It was designed for use in Slot 1-7 of a II, IIe and IIg. Probably came out after the manual you're looking at.I've been wrong before, but I really think there were only (3) distinct hardware versions.Steve
On my Apple III, I was able to make a CP/M partition (just a big continuous file) on the Profile using tools that came with the SoftCard III. Getting something to work with ProDOS shouldn't have been a big leap.
Dave...