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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: II+ and IIe binaries
Message-ID: <31044@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 18 May 89 18:54:49 GMT
References: <8905181636.AA01926@crash.cts.com>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <8905181636.AA01926@crash.cts.com> pnet01!pro-nsfmat!pro-europa!paul@nosc.mil writes:
>Network Comment: to #2455 by pnet01!crash!cunyvm.cuny.edu!SEWALL%UCONNVM.BITNET
>
>| ProDOS WILL run on a II+, but it has to be patched to do so (I don't have
>| the patch handy, but you'll probably get 47 copies from various folks before
>| sundown :-)
>
>I don't even think you'll need a patch to run prodos on a ][+ as long as you
>have 64k (read 48k on the board and a language card in slot 0).

Correct:  no patches are necessary to run ProDOS 8 on an Apple II+.  Just make
sure you have at least 16K in slot 0, and make sure you are *not* using ProDOS 8
version 1.3 (it had a 65C02 instruction in there accidentally, making it fry in
entertaining ways on a II+ or unenhanced IIe).


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