Re: Apple II Europlus Problem

[Linards Ticmanis <ticmanis@coli.uni-sb.de>]

Scott Alfter wrote:

> IIRC, there's no connection between a language card and any of the ROM
> sockets.  There should be a 16-pin ribbon cable between the card and one of
> the RAM sockets (back left socket).  If it's not connected, the
> language-card RAM won't be refreshed.  If the cable is bad or missing, you
> might try making a replacement...parts should only be a few dollars, and I
> think it's wired straight-through (pin 1 to pin 1, pin 2 to pin 2, etc.). 
> If that still doesn't work, then you'll probably be in the market for a
> replacment language card. :-|
> 
> (At least that's how the Microsoft (!) language card in my II+ is set up.  I
> wouldn't think an Apple language card or a different 3rd-party card would be
> much different.)

There are language cards that generate their own refresh, and so you
only have to plug them into Slot 0 and that's it. I have two of those.
No idea who produced them.

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Linards Ticmanis

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