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|    Steve Nickolas to I am Rob    |
|    Re: Stupid idea - modified Apple //e ROM    |
|    11 Jun 21 21:00:44    |
      From: usotsuki@buric.co              On Fri, 11 Jun 2021, I am Rob wrote:              > You don't say if the programs that crash work on an enhanced IIe, or       > just regular IIe. That would probably mean usage of an unsupported       > opcode that doesn't work on enhanced machines.              I compared with an enhanced //e. I don't generally test stuff with the       1982 firmware.              > I know the CALL -3100 command to enable graphics doesn't work on the       > Laser. Not sure about the IIc.              CALL -3100 works on the //c, meaning it has to do with differences in the       BASIC (as F3E4 is in BASIC space) rather than differences in the monitor.              > Are we talking all programs with graphics, the ones that crash that is?       > A list of the programs that don't work would be handy.              I haven't tested everything. I do know Cubit is one of the problem games       (and it has to do with using an illegal entry point, FB81, according to       documentation in my replacement ][+ monitor).              > Although I understand where you are going. I had the same thought at       > one time to install a IIe ROM into my Laser for more compatibility.              I'm sure the thought wasn't uncommon among people who have used Lasers. (I       first had the thought back in 1996.)              > Instead of changing the ROM though, probably an easier idea might be to       > install the enhanced ROM's software into the Laser or IIc's Auxilliary       > Language Card, set the soft switches that puts the Auxiliary memory in       > control and run the software from there. The only time it won't work is       > if the programs are booted from disk.              For Cubit, you can do that with the ][ or ][+ ROM.              -uso.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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