On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Tony Duell wrote:
> Incidentally, Apple put a demo 'inventroy database' progam on the DOS 3.3
> Master disk. The database was of Apple PROMs and listed the P5 and P6. It
> also listed the P7/P8 (bit banger serial port PROMs) and the P9
> (Centronics printer port PROM IIRC). It was one way of figuring out what
> 'unkown' Apple PROMs were for.
COol. I don't remember ever coming across that. I'll have to look for it
the next time I boot an Apple. What is the filename?
> A question for the real Apple ][ trivia buffs. What is a P8A PROM used
> for (and yes, it does exist, I have one)?
Did it drive the printer that could be attached to the I/O port?
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