Re: Apple II EUROMOD EUROPLUS, part numbers, etc.

["Bryan Villados" <news003@macgeek.org>]

"Mark Cummings" <NOTfigjams@primus.com.au> wrote in message
news:3eba5401$1_1@news.iprimus.com.au...

> my first Apple purchased in Australia (in Oct 1980) was sold/advertised as
> an Apple II Plus, however the item that was supplied was stamped Apple II
> euro Plus (or similar).
> when you ordered it you specified 16K, 32K or 48K. I ordered the 48K
> version, however on the receipt they simply sold me a 16K model and 2x 16K
> kits which was fitted by the stores.
> the version sold in Australia was for 240V 50Hz, and I'm pretty sure the
> video output was NTSC because initially I used a green screen chassis as a
> monitor, and later I also purchased an Apple PAL interface so I could get
> colour a standard PAL TV.
>

Does the PAL interface go into one of the slots? If so, which number? Or was
it some sort of module that didn't take up a slot?

> I do remember that it was configured as uppercase only setup, like all
other
> Apple IIs and that really annoyed me. after I learned more about it, I

Did the keyboard type out just regular English-like characters? Or did it
also allow you to enter characters used in other langauges like French,
German, etc.?

> discovered that the keyboard was actually capable of lowercase by fitting
a
> DPDT or SPDT switch. I bought some oversized push-on/push-off thing and
> fitted that in the bottom left corner where the normally square white
> Power-On indicator was fitted. I actually used the power on lamp cap and
> glued it to the top of the switch so it worked like a normal Caps Lock
key.
> I can't remember if I wired up a power on lamp now as my memory fails me.
I
> also I had to cut the circuit board away under where the switch was fitted
> because the switch was so long.
> it was also necessary to modify the ROM so that it did not force uppercase
> in an ORA #$80 or similar command in the ROM. all that was required was to
> burn an EPROM changing the ORA #$80 to a couple of NOPs.

What that modification made to the keyboard ROM?

> the Apple II euroPlus had 8 slots and the first one (slot 0) was basically
> used for the 16K memory expansion/ or language card. I got one of those
> later. my II euroPlus had the Autostart FP ROM on board and INTEGER BASIC
> had to be loaded into the language card if needed.
>

Okay... That makes it sound like the logic board is basically the same as
the U.S. version. So, lets say for example you had a EUROPLUS right now and
the logic board fried. Assuming the ROMs on the blown board are still
functional, and the keyboard/power supply was still good, do you believe a
U.S. Apple II+ logic board could be put in place, along with a ROM swap from
the board that came with the EUROPLUS?

> hope that helps your database,
>
> as far as the EUROMOD goes, like you I have never heard of it, so maybe
> wasn't sold here.

That information certainly does help! =^-^=   If anyone owned a EUROMOD or
even see one lying around in a Goodwill store, let me know!

--- Bryan