On Mon, 28 Sep 1998, Marvin wrote:
> First, I noticed on the Apple ][e computers there were two slightly
> different keyboards. On a few, the icon on the Apple key was larger that
> that on the rest of the computers. Is this one way to identify early Apple
> ][e computers, or is there any significance to it?
It was the first revision Apple //e. And yes, it is one way to identify
the earlier Apple //e. The other way is by checking the revision stamped
on the motherboard. I believe this version will be 'A' and the later
version with the black lettering will be 'B'. The enhanced //e looks the
same as the Rev. B //e, and then the Platinum //e has an obvious numeric
keypad.
> Second, I got a few monitors that say Apple III on them. I had thought
> these were for the Apple III computers; is this so, and/or were they also
> used for other Apple computers?
The Monitor /// was originally intended for the Apple ///, but since the
/// flopped, and Apple probably had a ton on hand, they made those stands
that fit around your Apple ][ that allow you to nicely stack the Monitor
/// on top. They work fine with either Apple, and in fact are simply
monochrome monitors.
> Finally, I haven't checked the drives but are there common problems I should
> look for when I start checking out the drives?
Drive speed, dirty heads. Drive speed is easy to adjust. Use Copy2plus
to display the drive speed while you tweak the drive speed potentiometer
on the drive's controller board. Let me know if you need help with this.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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