Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >"Lee K. Seitz" wrote: >> >> I'm thinking there was some enhancement made to the IIc that the >> original IIe didn't have (but later ones did). Unfortunately, what it >> was isn't coming to me. Unless . . . did later the IIc and later IIe's >> have a built-in 80 column mode? > >My memory says that both IIe and IIc had the 80-column card built in... Hm. >Well, at some point in the future, on my deathbed most likely, I'll remember.
No, I can tell you for a fact the original IIe did not have an 80-column card built in. My father bought one separately when we got our IIe, which was an original model. I should have looked this up before, but was too lazy. From the c.s.a2 FAQ (http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs2CONTENT.html): Except for being able to type and display lower-case characters, the unenhanced IIe is very similar to the II+. A 128k Enhanced IIe adds a number of features including 80-column firmware and 16-color double-lores and double hires display capability. I don't know if my father ever bought the actual enhancement kit, but he otherwise maxed out our Apple IIe before he finally went to a PowerMac in the mid '90s. Oh, and to possibly answer your question about //c-specific software: The //c and IIc+ run just about all of the DOS 3.3, ProDOS, "128k" software, etc. that an Enhanced //e runs plus the few //c-only software releases. However, the use of certain locations for storing system variables and ROM differences means that //c series machines will not run a number of old games designed for the ][ and ][+ which the IIe and IIgs will run. (The difference between the //c and IIc+ is that the //c has a 5.25" drive while the IIc+ has a 3.5", plus a faster processor and the ability to daisy-chain drives.) -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
