My new acquisitions!

[ColecoGamer]

I went a bit overboard, but I am now the proud owner of an Apple IIe and IIc.

 

Both are very clean and fully functional!

 

[+OLD CS1]

Purty!

[Papalapa]

Congratulations! I also own both machines and are really amazing. I advise to buy some floppy emulator to avoid managing floppy disks. I use wDrive as shown in the picture and works like a charm.

 

[Baldrick]

Nice.  

That 80 column card in your IIe is just that.  80 columns only.  

If you want to run most IIe software that requires 128K you'll need a 64K 80 column card like this:

 

https://i2.wp.com/apple2history.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Extended-80-column-card.jpg

 

 

[ColecoGamer]

54 minutes ago, Baldrick said:

Nice.  

That 80 column card in your IIe is just that.  80 columns only.  

If you want to run most IIe software that requires 128K you'll need a 64K 80 column card like this:

 

https://i2.wp.com/apple2history.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Extended-80-column-card.jpg

 

 

Please excuse my ignorance (I am still learning things about Apple II hardware), but what is it about the 80 Column card that came with the IIe, that prevents 128k software from working? Does the 80 column card borrow 64k from the machine to help itself function, while the card you suggested has its own built-in memory, leaving the base 128k alone?

Edited February 26 by ColecoGamer

[Keatah]

The //e has 64K onboard. And to get 128K you need to add another 64K. Typically the two features, 80-column and 64K additional RAM, are combined in one card.

 

Additionally, the 64K/80-Column combo cards provides double hires graphics too!

 

The card shown in your pic is just the 80-column. No additional memory. No DHGR. I don't know why they even made those, aside from the cost of ram being still expensive..

Edited February 26 by Keatah

[Torrax]

I agree with Keatah there.  Get an Extended 80 Column card (64K) along with the "Apple IIe Enhancement Kit".  This will allow you to run any software designed for a 128K Apple IIe/c.  The first link describes the kit and how to identify if your Apple IIe has one pre-installed.

 

https://wiki.reactivemicro.com/Apple_IIe_Enhancement_Kit

https://www.reactivemicro.com/product/iie-enhancement-kit/

 

[Keatah]

Yes.

 

A quick way to tell when powering on, the text at the top

 

Standard = Apple ][

Enhanced = Apple //e

 

Of course that doesn't verify a 65c02 or the video rom. And you'd have to do the other tests or look at part numbers.

[Keatah]

The enhancement kit and the 80C/64K card, and a no-slot-clock were among the more popular upgrades in my part of town. They did nothing for speed, but added functionality!

 

Apple_IIe_Enhancement_Kit_V2.pdf About Your Enhanced Apple IIe User's Guide.pdf IIe Enhancement Kit.pdf Apple IIe Extended 80-Column Text Card_brochure.pdf

[Baldrick]

Here's an eBay link to an Extended 80 column card that has both extra 64K of RAM and 80 column functionality.

Note the eight 4164 chips aboard that give you the extra 64K.

 

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/115258703488?hash=item1ad5f43e80:g:5QIAAOSwi0liETPe

 

You can also buy a modern equivalent:

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/223285012053