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From: davidc@pyr.gatech.EDU (DAVID CARTER)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Enhanced Apple //e
Summary: what it is, and another question
Message-ID: <5805@pyr.gatech.EDU>
Date: 21 May 88 04:30:30 GMT
References: <3815@fluke.COM>
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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In article <3815@fluke.COM> can@tc.fluke.COM (Curt Nelson) writes:
>
>I often hear about an enhanced //e.  What is the difference between a
>standard //e and an enhanced //e?

The "//e enhancement kit" consists of a 65C02 processor, replacement CD
and EF ROMS, and a replacement video ROM (providing "MouseText" special
characters, like open and solid Apples, and lines to draw borders around
text).

The most notable differences in the firmware ROMS are: faster 80 column
routines, much better support of interrupts, return of the mini-assembler,
and the ability to type in lower case in Applesoft and the monitor.

The kit was first released about March '85 (has it really been that long?)

Now my question: at some point, have //e's been shipped with these chips
standard?

-- 
David Carter
Georgia Insitute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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