Unknown Apple 2 card

From: John Ruschmeyer <jruschme_at_hiway1.exit109.com>
Date: Tue Nov 10 09:44:05 1998

> One of these cards has me stumped. It looks like it may be a
> modem but I have no idea where the phone connection might be.
> Well, I have a small idea. It is a two board set up with a good
> sized daughter board connected to the main card. The daughter
> board is label with Microcom. That and the speaker and the note
> about FCC Ringer Equivalence lead me to think modem. There are
> 16 dip switchs along the top of the main card. I'll take a picture
> and place it on my site tomorrow. If anyone could ID it and maybe
> help with doc or software I'd appriciate it.

Well, Microcom was definately a modem maker, so I wouldn't be surprised.
 
> This same system also had an AE Z-80 Plus card. Anyone have
> the version of CP/M for that? Or doc?

IIRC, the AE card is a clone of the original Microsoft Softcard, so the
disks for that should work.
 
> And finally, there was a PCPI APPLI-CARD. This appears to be
> another CP/M card. It contains a Z-80B and it's own bank of
> memory. Anyone have info it and the CP/M for it too? Never heard
> of two Z-80 cards in one system.

Unusual, but not insane. The PCPI is definately the faster card, though
the AE is hardware compatible with the Microsoft card. Disk formats should
be compatible between them.

The definitive reference can be found at:

        http://www.blkbox.com/~jdb8042/SmallSys/AppleCPM.html

IIRC, the author is also helpful and can supply boot disks if you send him
blank disks.

<<<John>>>
Received on Tue Nov 10 1998 - 09:44:05 GMT

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