On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Brian Mahoney wrote:
> In regard to this topic, I have an Apple Z80 card that seems to
> connect to the board via a wide rubber-covered interface, one end on
> the card the other to the board. It has the Z80 cpu plus an AMD
> 2716IDC Applicard Copy chip too. Dated 1/85. Couple of questions:
> (Questions are basic. I'm a writer not a techie, per se.)
>
> 1. Where is this card supposed to go? Does it sit outside the case or
> connect inside somehow? The front is sloped as if it would sit on the
> board under the lid plus there is a small 'leg' on the card with a
> hole in it as if to screw onto something.
I can't quite make out your description but generally you would plug the
CP/M card into slot 0 of a ][+, and I think slot 3 of a //e.
> 2. As I also have lots of Apple CP/M disks, what is the routine for
> booting? From the drive? Key routine? Holy water?
Just stick it in the drive and reboot. The boot sector on the disk will
automatically activate the CP/M card.
> 3. Which slot would the card use? I assume it has memory on it and
> bypasses everything on the mboard except the drive but maybe not.
Nope, it uses the same RAM as on the motherboard. Some cards, like the
Premium Microsoft Softcard //e, provided CP/M, 80-columns and an
additional bank of 64K for the Apple //e.
> Also, general interest here, I have at least two Apple clones that
> have both the Apple cpu on the board and a Z80. Not sure if this is
> common in the States or not as there seems to be a lot more clones up
> here in Canada. One of these clones has what looks like a set of
> connectors for another type of floppy plus the regular Apple floppy
> driver card.
Some clones came like this. Apple clones are something that I wish I was
more serious about collecting as I've passed up a few. They have odd and
interesting variations that make them unique and collectable in my
opinion.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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