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From: lyman@ZAPPA.UMD.EDU (Lyman Hurd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Apple II+ and /// questions
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Date: 25 Nov 89 15:02:12 GMT
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Hi.  I currently have an Apple II+ which startd life as an Apple II,
and a Sup'R'Terminal board.  Combined with Softerm it makes a pretty
good VT100.  I have been offered aan Apple III with 5M hard disk, and
have the following questions:

1. I bought on speculation a 65C02 chip and tried swapping it with the
existing 6502 to see if it could resolve some compatibility problems
with programs which run on a IIe but don't require 128K.  I got
garbage, although I recall being told once that the chip might be
usable if a few other chips were upgraded.  Is this possible?  Or
particularly deirable?  I am really a software person so keep details
down.

2. What software is available, preferably for nominal cost, for a III?
Also has anyone ever tried running Softerm on a III?  The CPU is being
given to me free, so I don't want the software costs to skyrocket, but
I will move my base of operations over to it if it can be made usable.

3. Failing the ability to make the III useful, is there a way to put
its (Apple) hard disk on the II under Prodos.  If so how cheaply can
this be accomplished?  Once again rememberthis is a II+ (not e or
c...) and an old one at that.

4. What is the address (phone #) for getting a Beagle Bros. catalog
and do any of the above-mentioned programs work on a II+?  I know, for
example, that the Appleworks extensions aren't of any use.

Thanks for any help you can give,

Lyman Hurd
Lab for Plasma Research
U of MD