Re: Apple II ROM - SOLVED

[Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org>]

Linards Ticmanis wrote:
> Patricia Shanahan wrote:
>
> > > There is still a "language card" and I don't remember if it was original
> > > or an add-in. Is it something I should try removing, or something to
> > > leave alone?
> > I tried taking out the language card, and IT DID IT!
>
> Hello Patricia,
>
> [please disregard this if you already know about it]
>
> When you do that, you'll also need to re-fill the RAM chip socket where
> the ribbon cable from the language card plugged into the mainboard,
> otherwise you'll have only 32K of operating memory rather than 48K.
> You'll need to take that chip from the language card which is closest to
> the place where the ribbon ends, and insert it into the empty socket on
> the motherboard. The notch should point in the same direction as on all
> the other chips on the mainboard.

Thanks. I'll make a note of the information, and use it if I decide to
try anything that needs more than 32K RAM without replacing the language
card.

However, this is mainly an exercise in nostalgia and computer history,
and it started life with only 32K.

Breakout now loads from cassette tape and runs, which was my original
objective.

Patricia