Re: Integer + Applesoft BASIC ROMs

["josephoswaldgg@hotmail.com" <josephoswald@gmail.com>]

Great Hierophant wrote:
> The Integer BASIC ROMs, including the Old Monitor, the Sweet 16 CPU
> emulator, the Floating Point Routines, the Mini-Assembler and the
> Programmer's Aid #1, and the Applesoft BASIC and Autostart Monitor ROMs
> cannot coexist at the same time.  There are two ways to make them
> coexist in the system.  Assuming that your Apple II and Apple II+ have
> their Integer and Applesoft ROMs, respectively, there are three methods
> to get the other set of software, but each has its disadvantages.
>
> First is by using a Firmware card.  One version has the Integer BASIC
> ROMs on them and the other version has the Applesoft BASIC ROMs.  The
> main disadvantage to this method is that you can't use the Language
> Card and its 16KB of RAM because the Language and Firmware Cards all
> use Slot 0.  You have limited yourself to a 48KB Apple II or II+ when
> you can go up to 64KB.

I seem to remember reading somewhere that it is possible to use the
firmware card in slots other than slot 0.