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No, that's not correct. The II+ was a II with Applesoft BASIC instead of Woz's Integer BASIC, and the ability to automatically boot from disk at power on. That'
by js2 6y ago
No, that's not correct. The II+ was a II with Applesoft BASIC instead of Woz's Integer BASIC, and the ability to automatically boot from disk at power on. That's it.
Lowercase and 80 columns were available from third-party vendors for both the II and the II+.
Source: I still own my II. Also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_series
- Finnucane 6y agoHuh. I got my II+ with the 80-column card installed. I guess I just assumed that was standard. Being more than 40 yrs ago, I could be misremembering.
- js2 6y agoIt was probably a Videx Videoterm: https://archive.org/details/Videx_Videoterm_Installation_and_Operation_Manual https://archive.org/details/Videx_Videoterm_Installation_and... It was common for Apple resellers at the time to sell them with third-party add-ons.
- cameroncooper 6y agoWorth pointing out (for those interested) that Applesoft BASIC provided floating point support, and was provided by Microsoft. BASIC and the monitor were stored on ROM chips on the motherboard. The II and II+ were basically the same computer with a different set of BASIC ROM chips installed. Edit: It is actually possible to have both sets of ROM chips installed if you use a Firmware card. Very handy!