Re: System disk specific to the IIc+?

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

schmidtd wrote:
> I am now the proud owner of an Apple IIc+.  And I now know why GSOS
> gives you the option to format 800k floppies with 1:2 or 1:4
> interleave.  I thought there was something wrong with the IIc+'s
> drive, it was going so slowly...
>
> Anyway, on to my question.  I read somewhere in my travels (can't put
> my finger on it now, even given my best effort at googling) that there
> was a system disk of some sort that allowed one to poke at system
> settings like CPU speed and port configurations.  I'm aware of how to
> make it startup in slow mode (ctrl-open apple-esc-reset) and how to
> set port baud rates, etc. through firmware.  So it's not something I
> especially *need*.  But was there such a disk?  And maybe an "Apple
> introduces... Apple IIc Plus" sort of disk?

Just use the Zip Utilities disk--the IIc+ is logically identical to
the Zip Chip.

BTW, you don't need to hit Esc at the same time as the reset (which
can be *just* a ctl-reset, not a re-boot)--you can hit it shortly after
the reset and it will be recognized.  Ctl-Reset / Esc is a good way to
switch to normal speed without losing loaded program(s) and OS.

-michael

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