Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!unido!tub!tmpmbx!netmbx!blume From: blume@netmbx.UUCP (Heiko Blume) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Zip Chip & II+ Message-ID: <1963@netmbx.UUCP> Date: 11 Jan 89 15:20:42 GMT References: <8901061056.AA19528@crash.cts.com> Reply-To: blume@netmbx.UUCP (Heiko Blume) Organization: netmbx Public Access Unix, Berlin, West Germany Lines: 18 In article mw22+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Alan Wertheim) writes: >when running an Applesoft program that my friend has used for >years, it gave us a syntax error in a line that was correct. >Moral: THE ZIP CHIP DOES NOT WORK WITH THE APPLE II+. don't draw such conclusion too fast please, i have seen many socalled ][+ boards that don't behave all the same because of differences in the chips used. nearly all manufacturers of chips are present in apple // computers. these 'syntax error' problem are common when experiencing problems with (bus) timing and refresh logic. that is, you get non-deterministic results. try replacing chips crucial for timing with high quality ones (TI etc). have fun with your apples ! -- Heiko Blume | lazy : blume@netmbx.UUCP Seekorso 29 | crazy : ...!{pyramid,unido,altger}!tmpmbx!netmbx!blume 1 Berlin 22 | noisy : (+49 30) 365 55 71 | bbs : (+49 30) 365 75 01 WestGermany | telex : 183008 intro d | fax : (+49 30) 882 50 65