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- From: sknkwrks@sonny-boy.cs.unlv.edu (Scott Alfter)
- Subject: Re: Help w/ IIe enhancement kit!
- In-Reply-To: ST7759@SIUCVMB.SIU.EDU's message of 9 Jan 93 01:58:25 GMT
- Message-ID: <SKNKWRKS.93Jan9002426@sonny-boy.cs.unlv.edu>
- Sender: news@unlv.edu (News User)
- Organization: Skunk Works Software Co.
- References: <9301090157.AA09336@apple.com>
- Date: 09 Jan 93 07:24:26 GMT
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- In article <9301090157.AA09336@apple.com> ST7759@SIUCVMB.SIU.EDU writes:
- >I finally bought the IIe enhancement kit, went to put it in, and noticed
- >a problem. The IIe I have is a Euro version PAL. The enhancement kit
- >has a chip for the character generator which is too small for the socket
- >my old one is/was in. Do I need the German char gen chip, or can I
- >leave the old one in with the new chips, or can I get the US chip
- >swapped for a German one at no additional cost to me, except for mail or
- >gas? What are my options here? I would actually prefer to keep the
- >German characters available, if not always in use. Help?
-
- Until you find the appropriate bilingual replacement, you should be
- able to put the US-only chip in the socket. Make sure that pin 1 of
- the chip matches with pin 1 of the socket...if I'm not mistaken, the
- pin layout of the 2732 (US-only) and the 2764 (bilingual) is close
- enough for the pins they have in common that the setup might work.
- Socket positions 13-16 should remain empty. (I once stuck a 2716 in
- my IIe's video-ROM socket...text worked, but graphics didn't. I think
- the way the bilingual setup works is that it uses a 2764 instead of a
- 2732...the uppermost address bit selects US or local characters.)
-
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