mha@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Mark H. Anbinder) (12/13/89)
No doubt this is a really dense question by comparison to the normal traffic here, but I hope someone will be willing to give me what should be a fairly simple answer. I need to know what upgrade paths there are for an owner of an Apple ][+ that has 64K. I'm fairly certain it can't be upgraded to a //e, but I have no idea what options there are for adding memory or various other forms of functionality. Please respond via e-mail, as I don't follow this newsgroup (though perhaps I should start...). -- Mark H. Anbinder ************************** mha@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu BAKA Industries ** ...!batcomputer!memory!mha 200 Pleasant Grove Rd. H: (607) 257-3480 ******** Ithaca, NY 14850 W: (607) 257-2070 ******* "It's not safe out here." Q
smith@ncsatl.uucp (Charles T. Smith, Jr.) (12/17/89)
> I need to know what upgrade paths there are for an owner of an Apple ][+ > that has 64K. I'm fairly certain it can't be upgraded to a //e, but I > have no idea what options there are for adding memory or various other > forms of functionality. > I posted a similar request a couple weeks back. Please send me mail or post a response to this item. I suspect many of us starting with their first hand-me-down apple might be interested. -- Charles T. Smith, Jr. "Beam me up, Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here..." UUCP: ...gatech!ncsatl!smith USMail: National Computer Systems / 400 Northridge Rd / Atlanta, GA 30350
brianw@microsoft.UUCP (Brian WILLOUGHBY) (12/22/89)
In article <9419@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> mha@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Mark H. Anbinder) writes: >I need to know what upgrade paths there are for an owner of an Apple ][+ >that has 64K. I'm fairly certain it can't be upgraded to a //e, but I >have no idea what options there are for adding memory or various other >forms of functionality. I responded to Mark through email, but I wanted to use this opportunity to mention a bug I discovered in the interaction between two such ][+ enhancements: The SMT 1 Meg Expansion card ($99 unpopulated, through Computer Direct) is fully compatible with the Apple 1 Meg card, and allows a speedy RAM disk for the Plus. Unfortunately, when combined with the original TransWarp (which also significantly speeds up the Plus), neither the Apple or SMT brand of RAMdisk is functional. I tracked down the problem and developed a fix involving burning a new EPROM. Without getting into details, the "fault" really isn't AE's or Apple's (or SMT's). I made changes to the core routines of the RAMdisk transfer routines which allow both cards to function together on a ][ Plus. I'm just wondering what the legalities are concerning allowing others to benefit from my modifications of this ROM. How many folks out there have a ][ Plus with both the 1 Meg card AND the TransWarp, anyway? Brian Willoughby UUCP: ...!{tikal, sun, uunet, elwood}!microsoft!brianw InterNet: microsoft!brianw@uunet.UU.NET or: microsoft!brianw@Sun.COM Bitnet brianw@microsoft.UUCP
tomk@pro-sol.cts.com (Tom Kelly) (12/23/89)
In-Reply-To: message from smith@ncsatl.uucp Apple][+ can be expanded beyond 64k to run a patched version of AppleWorks. Price Busters run ads in Incider. They carry cards to expand ][+ memory aswell as the patch program to run AppleWorks on a ][+. Send me personal E-Mail if you want more info.