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   Message 54,822 of 56,720   
   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.   
      
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