Re: Apple][+ MouseText?

[Martin Doherty <martin.doherty@undisclosed.com>]

Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> Rob Steinmetz wrote:
>
> > Bryan Parkoff wrote:
> >
> > >     Yes, you can reprogram font as MouseText into character EPROM 
> > > chip for Apple II+.  I would suggest to reprogram MouseText between 
> > > $E0 through $FF which it is for lowercase because Apple II+ is 
> > > incapble to display lowercase characters and MouseText until routine 
> > > is written.
> > >     I have done this before.  It is not the same method for Apple //e 
> > > which MouseText can only be in $80 through $9F.
> > >
> > > Bryan Parkoff
> >
> > Is the somewhere else to put it? I have a lowercase mod in my ][+ and 
> > would like to have both. I also have an 80 column card (Videx)which 
> > would be nice to have mousetext on. I believe it has its own character 
> > EPROM, which would need to be reprogrammed.
>
> The Videx card supports an alternate character set in a second EPROM.
> It's ususually used for inverse, but you could substitute anything.
>
> -michael

I was waiting for someone else to say but they didn't, so I will. I 
can't see any point in creating a custom MouseText add-on that isn't 
100% software compatible with the //e, unless you just want a unique 
system to write your own software that will never run on any other Apples.

Martin