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Apple III Enhancement Board for Expanded Apple lIe

1. access from ProDOS to the Apple III clock calendar if one is installed The plus e works with either a color composite or black and white composite monitor RGB monitors are not supported by the AN plus e s emulation Using the plus Je N The plus e is easy to use To run an Apple II program activate the plus e by starting 1 1 your Apple III with the plus e Startup disk When the plus e startup menu appears on your screen you can load your H program ano begin computing When you want to run an Apple HI program start your computer and load your program as you always have The plus e will remain dormant while you are using your Apple Ii program It won t affect the operation of your Apple III or yon Apple MI programs Suppose you start up in Apple III operation and want to switch to the Ile Ger or vice versa With the plus e you can make the switch while your computer remains on There s no need to turn your computer off to change from one mode of operation to the other The plus e Startup disk contains the EE that enables the Ml plus e to emulate the Apple Ile It also contains a convenient program that makes it easy to customize the IIe emulation for a serial printer serial communications and a double WEE graphics display For a complete explanation of how to use the SC le see Chapter 3 of the guide What You Will Learn from This Guide Now that you
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3. Apple III Enhancement Board _ for Expanded Apple Ie Emulation The Computer Performance People 1985 Titan Technologies Inc Titan is a registered trademark of Titan Technologies Inc Apple ProDOS and Silentype are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc ProFile is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc SuperCalc is a registered trademark and SuperCalc3a is a trademark of Sorcim IUS Micro Software of Computer Associates International Inc Printing of October 1985 313 662 7799 Aone 313 GGZ 854S TECH Registration Card Please fill out and return the enclosed Registration Card within thirty 30 days of the date of purchase Having this Card on file will allow Titan Technologies to notify you about updates and new software for your Titan plus e board The timely filing of this Registration Card is also required in order to receive the benefits of Titan s Limited Warranty as set forth in this Guide Service Procedures and Policies If your plus e board should need factory service or repair contact Titan s Customer Service Department at 313 662 8542 for complete return instructions and an RMA return materials authorization number Be prepared to give your registration number Contents of Your plus e Package A plus e two board set Wide ribbon cable _ Narrow ribbon cable Anti static foam square plus e Startup Disk Small screwdriver User s Guide this man
4. Special Key Combinations Three of the special key combinations used to control the operation of an Apple Ile won t work with the plus e If you use any of these key combinations your computer will lock up You will have to turn it off and start up all over again These key combinations are 1 CONTROL RESET On an Apple Ile this key combination resets the system and sometimes restarts a program If you want to reset the system or restart a program under the Ile emulation do so by pressing the RESET button only Some Apple II programs use the CONTROL RESET key combination for other purposes Whenever a II program tells you to press CONTROL RESET be sure to press only the RESET button 2 OPEN APPLE CONTROL RESET This key combination lets Apple Ile users load a new program when the computer is already on If you want to switch from one II program to another or from IIe emulation to Apple II operation hold down the OPEN APPLE key while you press and release the RESET button The plus e Startup main menu will appear on your screen allowing you to load a new Apple II program or switch to an Apple IIT program 3 SOLID APPLE CONTROL RESET This key combination causes the Apple He to run a built in self test This test is not part of the He emulation 4 5 Printer Output The BASIC command PR 1 turns on a printer installed in slot 1 of the Apple Ie Until the printer is turned off again with a PR 0 command output will be sent
5. e Figure 1 shows the arrangement of a fully assembled Titan plus e The plus e board goes in slot 2 of the Apple III It is connected to the computer by the wide ribbon cable in the lower left hand comer Notice the location of jumpers J4 and J5 on the board The plus board goes in slot 3 of the Apple III The two boards are linked at the top by the narrow ribbon cable There is a 16 pin joystick socket in the upper right hand corner of the plus board Ill plus le Joystick Socket Figure 1 The plus e Step 1 Read the installation instructions through from beginning to end at least once before you do anything else 2 1 Step 2 Collect the parts and tools you ll need Parts plus e board plus A board wide ribbon cable narrow ribbon cable Tools a short flat blade screwdriver Step 3 Tum your Apple III off and place it so the keyboard faces toward you This is the front of your computer and defines where the right side left side and back of your computer are Do the installation with your Apple III in this position WARNING Be sure to turn your computer OFF before installing or removing your plus e Failure to do so may cause irreparable damage to your computer your plus e or both Step 4 Find the two captive screws that hold the cover on your Apple III They are under the right and left hand front corners of the cover Turn each of the
6. sockets that join some computer parts such as boards and expansion slots Controller card an enhancement board that controls the operation of a disk drive or drives added to the computer Cursor a small symbol displayed on a computer screen to show where the next character you type will appear Data the information the computer processes and also produces Default a program or operating system s guess as to how you ll answer a prompt Destination disk see Disk Device the equipment hooked up to your computer that allows you and your computer to communicate with each other Video screens keyboards printers and disk drives are all devices Disk a magnetic device on which data are stored A disk looks like a small phonograph record 7 7 Destination disk the copy the disk you are copying to Floppy disk a flexible disk enclosed in a protective plastic jacket from which it is never removed 3 Hard disk a disk that is sealed in its own disk drive and cannot be removed A hard disk can store much more information than a floppy disk The ProFile is a kind of hard disk RAM disk a RAM disk is created by using a part of RAM memory to simulate a disk drive Using a RAM disk speeds up operations because a computer can fetch data and G 2 programs from a RAM disk faster than it can from a floppy or hard disk If you have something on a RAM disk that you want to save you must copy it to a floppy disk or other for
7. SOS 1 1 5 2 D 1 D4 Adding driver to application disks 5 2 D 1 DA Copying files to 5 2 Installation 5 2 D 1 D 4 System Configuration Program OS 5 2 D 1 D4 Use 5 2 RS 232 C port see Serial port Apple III Saving new emulation settings 3 7 Serial port Apple III 3 4 3 6 4 3 4 4 4 6 Serial printer installed in 3 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 6 Serial printer 1 1 2 5 3 4 3 5 4 3 4 6 G 6 and Jumper J4 2 5 3 4 4 3 Customizing Ile emulation for 3 4 3 5 B 1 B 2 Shorting plug 2 7 2 8 65C02B see CMOS 6502 SOLID APPLE CONTROL RESET 4 5 SOLID APPLE key operation of 4 5 SOS 4 1 4 2 D 1 DM G 5 Compatibility with ProDOS 4 1 4 2 SOS RAM disk see RAM disk SOS Startup disk A plus e ii 3 3 Working copy of making 3 3 A 1 A 2 Static damage 2 2 2 3 Prevention of 2 2 2 3 Stop bit 3 5 3 6 B 1 B 2 G 1 Communications 3 6 B 2 Serial printer 3 5 B 1 Super Serial Card 3 6 System Configuration Program SCP 5 2 D 1 D4 LA A plus e 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 8 3 1 3 7 Installation 2 1 2 8 Loading III programs 3 2 Loading II programs 3 1 3 2 Starting computer 3 1 Startup disk 3 3 Switching from one II program to another 3 1 3 2 Switching to III operation 3 2 Switching to IIe emulation 3 2 Using 3 1 3 7 Troubleshooting 1 2 6 1 6 2 Type ahead buffer Apple III 4 5 Video control
8. board in slot 3 Plug it in the same way you did the plus e board in Step 11 Step 14 Find the 10 pin connector at the top of the right chip side of the plus board It is in the same place as the one on the plus e board Attach the free end of the narrow ribbon cable to this connector Keep the dark line on the cable facing the front of your computer The two boards should now be connected by this narrow cable as shown in Figure 6 Step 15 There is a 16 pin joystick socket in the upper right hand corner of the chip side of the plus A board See Figure 1 To attach a joystick to this socket remove the shorting plug covering the socket The joystick socket requires an Apple or Apple compatible joystick with a 16 pin plug If you have a joystick with a 9 pin D type connector there are adapters available on the market that will allow you to plug it into the 16 pin socket Caution Either the shorting plug or a joystick must be attached to this socket at all times Do not remove the shorting plug from this socket unless you intend to hook a joystick to it If you do not have the shorting plug or a joystick attached to the socket you will not be able to load your II programs after you ve started your computer with the startup disk If you remove the shorting plug to attach a joystick store the shorting plug in a safe place so you can re install it if you ever want to unhook the joystick Be sure to put the sh
9. 1 DONO E I 1 LEE Eeer W 1 IN Chapter 1 Introducing the Titan plus e The plus e from Titan Technologies Inc is an enhancement board product that enables you to run almost all Apple II business educational and recreational software on your Apple III including programs for the Apple II II Ie and IIc The plus e consists of two plug in boards that go in expansion slots 2 and 3 of your Apple III These boards in combination with the plus e s software allow your Apple III to emulate the operation of a 128K Apple Ile When you are not using the Ile emulation your ADDIE II will work as usual Features of the plus e The plus e comes with these standard features IIe emulation software that supports a full 80 column display including uppercase and lowercase letters 128K of dynamic RAM memory a speedy ProDOS RAM disk that uses the Apple Us RAM and is automatically available in Ile emulation a fast 128K SOS RAM disk that uses the plus e s RAM and is available i in Apple III operation _ an Apple Ile compatible joystick socket requires a joystick with a 16 pin plug In addition to the 80 column display the Ile emulation software supports a serial printer using the Apple III s built in serial port the ProFile hard disk drive ProFile owners should see Chapter 4 before using the ProFile hard drive with the plus e a double high resolution graphics display
10. 6502B 4 7 Numeric keypad use with emulation 4 5 OPEN APPLE CONTROL RESET 3 2 4 5 OPEN APPLE RESET 3 1 3 2 Operating systems see DOS 3 3 ProDOS SOS Page length 3 5 B 1 Parity 3 5 3 6 B 1 B 2 G 5 Communications 3 6 B 2 Serial printer 3 5 B 1 Pascal see ProFile hard disk PR 0 4 6 PR 1 4 6 Printer output 4 6 Printer settings 3 4 3 5 B 1 B 2 Baud rate 3 5 B 1 G 1 Data format 3 5 B 1 HI BIT 3 5 B 2 G 1 Line feed 3 5 B 2 G 1 Line length 3 5 B 1 Page Length 3 5 B 1 Parity 3 5 B 1 G 5 Even B 1 G 5 Mark B 1 G 5 No 3 5 B 1 G 5 Odd B 1 G 5 Space B 1 G 5 Stop bit 3 5 B 1 G 5 Printer settings menu 3 5 ProDOS 4 1 4 2 4 3 Compatibility with SOS 4 1 4 2 Making DOS 3 3 disks compatible with 4 1 ProDOS RAM disk Apple s see RAM disk ProDOS Apple ProDOS RAM disk Titan s see RAM disk ProDOS Titan I 3 ProFile hard disk 1 1 2 5 2 6 2 8 E 4 4 ER 4 10 and Jumper J5 2 5 2 6 Bes and Pascal A 10 Formatting the ProFile hard dive 4 10 Modifying interface card 4 8 4 10 RAM 1 1 4 1 4 3 G 5 Apple Ile s 4 1 Language card 4 1 Main 4 1 on the plus e 1 1 4 3 RAM disk 1 1 4 4 5 1 5 2 C 1 C 3 D 1 DA G2 G 3 ProDOS Apple 5 1 5 2 ProDOS Titan 1 1 4 4 5 1 5 2 Gi C3 Copying files to 5 1 Formatting C 1 C 3 Installation 5 1 Size 5 1 Use 5 1 5 2
11. Applesoft BASIC see BASIC Applesoft Apple III Expansion slots 2 3 Removing cover 2 2 Using with plus Ae installed 1 2 3 2 4 2 Apple IIc program compatibility 4 7 4 8 Apple Ile 4 1 4 2 Features of 4 1 4 2 Apple Ile emulation 3 1 3 7 4 2 4 9 see also HI plus Ae Customizing for Double high resolution graphics 3 7 Serial communications 3 5 3 6 Serial printer 3 4 3 5 Differences from Ile 4 4 4 10 Features of 4 2 4 4 Running II programs 3 1 3 2 Auxiliary slot Apple Ile 4 1 BASIC Applesoft 4 2 4 3 G 1 Integer 4 2 4 3 G 1 Baud rate 3 5 3 6 B 1 B 2 G 1 Communications 3 6 B 2 Serial Printer 3 5 B 1 Clock Calendar Apple III 1 1 44 Access to in IIe emulation 4 4 CMOS 6502 4 7 4 8 Communications settings 3 5 3 6 B2 Baud rate 3 6 B 2 G 1 Data format B 2 Parity B 2 G 5 Even B 2 G A Mark B 2 G 5 No B 2 G 5 Odd B 2 G 5 Space B 2 G 5 Stop bit B 2 G 1 Communications settings menu 3 6 CONTROL RESET 3 2 4 5 Data format 3 5 3 6 B 1 B 2 Communications 3 6 B 2 Serial printer 3 5 B 1 DELETE key substitute on Apple III 4 4 4 5 Differences between IIe and emulation 4 4 4 10 DOS ProDOS conversion program 4 1 4 2 I 1 DOS 3 3 4 1 4 2 4 3 G 5 Double high resolution graphics see Graphics double high resolution 80 column display 1 1 4 1 4 3 G 3 Emu
12. and run to see how flashing characters will appear in Ile emulation 10REM FLASHING CHARACTER EQUIVALENTS 20 HOME VTAB 10 30 FLASH REM TURN ON FLASHING MODE 40 PRINT ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU VWXYZ REM UPPERCASE LETTERS 50 PRINT abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz REM LOWERCASE LETTERS 60 PRINT 1234567890 REM NUMBERS 70 PRINT amp Q REM SHIFTED NUMBERS 80 PRINT _ 3 lt gt REM OTHER PUNCTUATION 90 PRINT REM SPACEBAR 100 NORMAL REM RETURN TO NORMAL MODE 110 END MouseText Characters Apple Computer has upgraded the Apple Des built in ROM programs firmware since first releasing the computer in 1983 The plus e s emulation duplicates all the features of the enhanced Apple Ile firmware with the exception of the MouseText characters The 32 MouseText characters are symbolic pictures called icons Under the plus e s emulation the MouseText icons are replaced by the 26 uppercase letters of the alphabet plus six other keyboard characters all displayed in the inverse mode For example if you run an Apple II program that uses the MouseText open apple icon you ll see an inverse uppercase A in its place Instead of the MouseText solid apple icon you ll see an inverse Graphics The plus e works with either a color composite or black and white composite monitor No matter which kind of monitor you use you may sometimes see vertical dashes dow
13. key combination will do the same thing as the Apple Des DELETE key The SOLID CLOSED APPLE Key The SOLID APPLE key won t work by itself in Ile emulation Because it is strictly a modifier on the Apple III it will work only when used in combination with another key Game programs are most like to be affected by this limitation Some Apple II games allow you to use the OPEN APPLE key as a substitute for game paddle 0 and the SOLID APPLE key as a substitute for game paddle 1 You ll be able to use the OPEN APPLE key as a game paddle replacement in IIe emulation but not the SOLID APPLE key The Numeric Keypad The Apple III keyboard is really two keyboards in one a standard typewriter keyboard surrounded by some special control keys and a separate 13 key numeric keypad Although the Apple Ile keyboard does not include a numeric keypad you can use the Apple Is keypad to enter numbers when you are running an Apple II program Other Features of the Apple III Keyboard Your Apple II has a type ahead buffer that lets you type in commands before your program is ready to carry them out It also has two keystroke repeat speeds of 11 characters per second and 33 characters per second The type ahead buffer is not a feature of the Apple Ile and is not available in the Ile emulation The two keystroke repeat speeds carry over to the Ile emulation They can be used with Apple II programs even though they are not standard features of the Apple Ile
14. plus e SLOT 2 COMMUNICATIONS SETTINGS 1 Baud rate is 1200 2 NO Parity 3 Data Format is 8 Bits 4 1 Stop Bit TOGGLE CHOICE BY NUMBER lt RETURN gt FOR PREVIOUS MENU Match the settings in this menu with the correct settings for your modem The communications settings menu gives you a choice of settings which are listed in Appendix B of this guide The settings shown here are default settings They remain in effect by default as long as you don t change them Choosing a new setting is easy Suppose for example that you want to change the baud rate You have a choice of 16 baud rates ranging from 50 to 115200 Choose the baud rate you want by toggling repeatedly pressing and releasing the 1 key until your choice is displayed You can change the rest of the settings by toggling the appropriate number key When you are done making changes you may want to copy your new Settings to your working startup disk For instructions see Saving Your New Emulation the last section in this chapter 3 6 Graphics Settings The plus e makes a double high resolution graphics display available in Ile emulation A double high resolution graphics display is an 80 column graphics display with a dot resolution of 560 X 192 Option 3 in the emulation settings menu lets you turn the double high resolution graphics display on and off by pressing the 3 key If you load a graphics program and discover that the emulation
15. they have any bent or broken pins c Check the seating of the plus e board in slot 2 Are the card edge connector and slot connector fully mated Situation 3 You can t load the plus e Startup disk a Try loading your master plus e Startup disk If it works make a new Keier copy of the disk b If you can t load the master startup disk try lq disk works then you have a defective p Service Department at 313 662 8542 ple III disk If your Apple III k Contact Titan s Customer O give your registration ay number c If you can t load an Applg Se Vi S computer Put the video control ROM Ch S hrd Now try to load the plus e Sta defective plus Ae Contact Titan 42 for service Be prepared to give your reg d If you can t load th oading an Apple III disk If the Apple HI disk ies then Plus e Startup disk as well as a defective e Ifyou can t load the Apple III disk then you have a problem with your drive or system Contact your computer dealer Situation 4 Your serial printer plugged into the RS 232 C port doesn t work in Ile emulation a Check your printer Has it been installed correctly Is it turned on b Check the jumper Is the jumper covering both posts in jumper position J4 c on the plus e board c Check the Ie emulation settings baud rate parity etc Do A match the correct settings for your printer Situation 5 Your P
16. to both the printer and the screen For example in response to a CATALOG command the printer will print out a list of the files on a disk The same list will appear on the screen If you are using a slot 1 parallel printer with your Apple II programs you can use the PR 1 command to send output to the printer and it will be displayed on the screen as well But if you use the PR 1 command to send output to a serial printer plugged into the RS 232 C port the output will go only to the printer It will not appear on your screen This feature was omitted from the plus e s emulation because it would have used up much of the ROM needed for other purposes The Video Display There are 96 visible characters upper and lowercase letters numbers punctuation marks etc on the Apple Ile keyboard The plus e supports the display of these characters in the normal mode light characters on a dark background and in the inverse mode dark characters on a light background Due to a limitation in the Apple III the plus e cannot support the display of flashing characters or MouseText characters Flashing Characters The Apple Ile can produce flashing characters in the A column display but not in the 80 column display If you run a 40 column Apple II program that uses flashing characters you ll see them displayed on your screen in the inverse mode Some of the characters may be changed as well Here is a program you can enter
17. when you turn off the computer The contents of ROM include programs that help run your computer RS 232 C port a connector that enables you to plug a serial communications device into your computer RS 232 C refers to the standard established by the Electronic Industries Association for operation of the port Serial port a connector through which data can be sent over a single line one bit at a time Serial printer a printer to which the computer sends data one bit at a time over a single line Serial fransiiliseton transmission of data over a single line one bit at a time Software the programs and instructional manuals you use with your computer SOS see Operatiig system Source disk see Disk Space parity see Parity Stop bit see Bit Utilities operating system programs that help ji do the housekeeping connected with the operation of your computer including tasks such as installing a format on disks or copying disks Volume Apple s name for a disk It refers to both floppy and hard disks Write enable notch a notch cut into the side of a floppy disk s jacket The write enable notch makes it possible to copy information to the floppy disk Write protect to make it impossible to copy information to a floppy disk A disk is write protected if it has no write enable notch or if the notch is covered up with a special write protect tab G 6 Index Anti static foam ii 2 5
18. APE key to return to the SCP main menu Then press the Q key to get back to the main utilities menu The SOS Ram disk will have the volume name SOS DRIVE If Your Driver File Doesn t Fit Adding the SOS RAM disk driver may make the driver file too big to fit in the space available on your disk It will not fit on your Apple III Utilities disk for example You can solve this problem by using the two stage loading procedure described in the Appendix K of the Apple III Standard Device Drivers Manual To prepare the SOS utilities for two stage loading 1 Format two disks Name them UTILITY1 and UTILITY2 2 Copy the following files from your master Utilities disk to UTILITY 1 SOS KERNEL SOS INTERP SOS DRIVER 3 Copy the following files from your master Utilities disk to UTILITY2 SYSTEM MISCINFO SYSTEM PASCAL SYSTEM STARTUP Now you have plenty of room to add the SOS RAM disk driver to the SOS DRIVER file on the UTILITY 1 disk To load the SOS utilities put UTILITY 1 in the built in disk drive and turn your computer on When the message Put Pascal system disk in built in drive Press RETURN appears on your screen take UTILITY 1 out of the built in drive replace it with UTILITY2 and press the RETURN key The SOS utilities will finish loading and the Utilities Main Menu will be displayed on your screen Glossary Address a number giving the location of something in a computer system For example an address could represe
19. DL If the default answer offered by SOS is correct press the A 1 5 6 1 8 RETURN key to accept it Otherwise type D1 over the incorrect answer and then press the RETURN key The cursor will move to the next prompt at the bottom of the screen To the volume Yov re now being asked to tell which disk drive your destination disk the disk you want to copy to is in Your destination disk is in drive two so the correct answer is D2 If the default answer is right press the RETURN key If it s wrong type D2 over the default and then press the RETURN key Note If you are using only one drive the correct answer to this prompt is DI The cursor will move to the last question at the bottom of the screen With the new volume name SOS will offer you the default name TITAN 3PLUS2E which is the same as the name of the source disk You can accept this name by pressing the RETURN key Or you can choose your own name type it over the default and then press the RETURN key What happens next depends on whether your destination disk is blank or not a Blank Disk A blank destination disk must be formatted before copying can begin The screen will prompt you to Insert UTILITIES volume Remove the plus e Startup disk from the built in drive and put in your Apple III Utilities disk Press the spacebar to begin formatting You ll see the message Formatting displayed on the screen while formatting is in progre
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21. Je Emulation The second option in the plus e Machine Startup Main Menu enables you to tailor your Ile emulation for a serial printer using the Apple III s built in serial port serial communications using the Apple III s built in serial port a double high resolution graphics display To change the Ie emulation press the 2 key to choose option 2 from the plus e s Machine Startup Main Menu The emulation settings menu will appear on your screen TITAN plus e APPLE e EMULATION SETTINGS 1 Printer Settings 2 Communications Settings 3 Double Hi res is OFF 4 Save New Settings ENTER CHOICE BY NUMBER lt RETURN gt FOR PREVIOUS MENU Let s look at these options one at a time Printer Settings If you have a serial printer plugged into the Apple Us built in RS 232 C port the plus e will give you access to the printer when you are running Apple II programs To use the serial printer in IIe emulation you must have a jumper over both posts in jumper position J4 on the plus e board See the installation instructions in Chapter 2 of this guide The serial printer will appear to be installed in slot 1 of an Apple Ile You must also adapt the Ile emulation if necessary so your plus e can communicate with your serial printer through the RS 232 C port Press the 1 key to choose the Printer Settings option from the emulation settings menu Your screen will display the printer settin
22. RESET key combination to load your Apple III program The Startup Disk The plus e Startup disk is a SOS disk The emulation file the program that makes your Apple III act like a Ile is hidden It won t show up if you use the SOS List files command to see what s on the startup disk The only file that will be listed is the one for the SOS RAM disk When you enter the List files command your computer will beep and the listing will appear on the screen Below the entry for the RAM disk you ll see this message WARNING Directory structure is damaged on this volume Don t worry about this warning It s a result of hiding the emulation file It does not mean that your Startup disk is defective Copying the Startup Disk Before you start running programs on your plus e safeguard your plus e Startup disk the master disk by making a working copy for day to day use The master disk is write protected making it impossible to copy anything to this disk If you change your Ile emulation using option 2 from the startup main menu you will not be able to save your new emulation settings by copying them to the master disk Therefore a working copy of the startup disk is essential You ll find directions for copying the master startup disk in Appendix A of this guide After you ve made your working copy store the master disk in a safe place and keep it for use as a backup 3 3 Tailoring the I
23. ROM chip 2 3 2 5 Location of 2 3 2 4 Removal of 2 3 2 5 Video display 4 6 4 7 Limited Warranty Titan Technologies Inc Titan warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of ninety 90 days from the original date of purchase to the original user only During this period Titan will repair or at its option replace this product free of charge provided user has filed the Registration Card with Titan within thirty 30 days of purchase and that the product is returned with a dated proof of purchase to Titan Technologies Inc This warranty does not apply if in the sole opinion of Titan the product has been damaged by accident misuse neglect or misapplication a as a result of service or modification by other than Titan Technologies Inc THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTIES STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATIONS AND UNLESS STATED HEREIN ALL SUCH WARRANTIES STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY ANY OTHER PERSON OR FIRM ARE VOID ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SALE INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY SHALL BE OF THE SAME DURATION AS THE WARRANTY PERIOD STATED ABOVE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN THE EVENT THAT THIS PRODUCT SHALL PROVE DEFECTIVE IN WORKMANSHIP OR MATERIALS YOUR SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS STATED
24. ade for the Apple III can t decode certain Apple Ie I O input output addresses If you run an Apple II program that uses these addresses without modifying your ProFile card first your drive s read write head will freeze putting your ProFile drive completely out of commission You won t be able to use your ProFile drive again until you ve had it repaired by your computer dealer or technician This modification will solve the problem and shouldn t affect the operation of the ProFile drive when you are running Apple III programs Here s what to do 1 Turn your Apple II off and remove your ProFile controller card 2 Find chips 74LS38 and 74LS368 on the ProFile controller card Chip 74LS38 is in location B3 and chip 74LS368 is in location B6 See Figure 8 on page 4 9 4 8 3 4 5 74LS38 B3 74LS368 B6 Figure 8 Location of Chips Carefully remove each chip from the card by inserting the small screwdriver between the bottom of the chip and the top of the socket it s in Gently pry upward A slight rocking motion may help loosen the chip so it s easier to remove Caution Take care not to remove the socket along with the chip Before you begin easing the chip out be sure you ve inserted the screwdriver between the bottom of the chip and the top of the socket Find pin 11 on chip 74LS38 See Figure 9 Bend pin 11 out far enough so you can plug all of chip 74LS38 s pins except pin 11 back in the soc
25. am before you ve taken the startup disk out of the built in drive this message will flash on your screen EMULATION DISK INSERT APPLE DISK As soon as you remove the startup disk and replace it with your II program disk your program will load If you accidentally press the 1 key with the startup disk still in the built in drive the startup disk will reload When it s done reloading just go ahead and do what you intended to in the first place Suppose you press the 3 key to load an Apple II program but you ve put an Apple III program disk in the built in disk drive The drive will keep running and nothing will appear on your 3 2 screen Take the Apple III disk out of the drive and press the OPEN APPLE RESET key combination When the startup main menu reappears on your screen put in your II disk and press the 3 key Nothing s going right today You ve been using your Apple II programs for awhile and now you want to switch to Apple III operation You pressed the OPEN APPLE RESET key combination to get the startup menu back on the screen But you forgot to take your Apple II disk out of the built in drive before you pressed the 1 key to switch to Apple III operation This message on your screen tells you that you don t have an Apple III disk in the built in drive FILE SOS KERNEL NOT FOUND To get back on the right track take the II disk out of the built in drive and put in your Apple III disk Press the CONTROL
26. are for the SOS RAM disk In response to the prompt at the bottom of your screen type ITITAN 3PLUS2E RAMDISK DRIVER or D1 RAMDISK DRIVER Then press the RETURN key If you ll look once again at the Current Driver Configuration list on your screen you will see that a new item RAM has been added to it Remove the plus e Startup disk from the built in drive and put in the Utilities disk Press the ESCAPE key to return to the System Configuration Program SCP main menu The device name of the SOS RAM disk is RAM If you want to change the device name do so now by using the Edit Driver Parameters option from the SCP menu Creating and Copying the New Driver File 8 9 Press the G key to select the option Generate New System from the SCP main menu At the bottom of the screen you ll be prompted to Enter Driver File Name Before you respond to the prompt remove the Apple III Utilities disk from the built in drive and put in your application disk Now respond to the prompt by typing D1 SOS DRIVER Then press the RETURN key This prompt will appear on your screen D1 SOS DRIVER already exists Delete Yes No Answer yes by pressing the Y key Your old driver file will be erased and the new one copied to your application disk 10 When the disk drive stops whirring and the red drive light goes out remove your application disk and put in the Apple III Utilities disk Press the ESC
27. arity bits are D s and SPACE Parity all parity bits are 0 s Choose the parity setting you want by pressing and cee the 2 key until your choice is displayed Characters transmitted between a computer and a modem can be made up of 5 6 or 7 bits rather than 8 bits If your modem expects to send and receive characters in 5 6 or 7 bits rather than 8 bits press and release the 3 key until you reach the right number of bits A stop bit or bits come at the end of a character and create a pause that gives the modem or computer time to process the character If your modem needs two stop bits rather than one press the 4 key to change the setting to two stop bits Appendix C Formatting the ProDOS RAM Disk Here are the steps for formatting the plus e s ProDOS RAM disk 1 2 Start your Apple III with the plus e Startup disk in the built in drive When the Startup main menu appears on the screen remove the startup disk from the built in drive and put your ProDOS User s Disk in Press the 3 key to load ProDOS The ProDOS startup menu will appear on your screen YOUR OPTIONS ARE TUTOR PRODOS EXPLANATION F PRODOS FILER UTILITIES C DOS lt amp PRODOS CONVERSION S DISPLAY SLOT ASSIGNMENTS T DISPLAY SET TIME B APPLESOFT BASIC PLEASE SELECT ONE OF THE ABOVE The ProDOS Filer is a collection of programs that let you manage your disks and files It includes a program for formatti
28. ated to application programs and data the Operating system and some other uses The allocation of language card RAM depends on which Apple II operating system you re using We ll say more about this shortly The Apple ee memory can be increased beyond 64K by adding an extended 80 column card or RAM expansion cards to the computer The standard Apple Ile screen display is 40 columns wide To get an 80 column text display the Apple Ile user must install an 80 column text card in the computer An 80 column double high resolution graphics display requires an extended SOL column card which contains 64K of RAM The SU column or extended 80 column card is plugged into a special ARDE Ile expansion slot called the auxiliary slot Besides the auxiliary slot the Apple Ile has seven expansion slots to which cards for disk drives printers modems and other equipment can be added Although most cards can be installed in any of the seven slots there are some general conventions for choosing which slot to put a particular card in For example the Apple Ile does not have a built in disk drive so disk drives and a disk controller card must be added separately The controller card for the first drive or pair of drives is customarily installed in slot 6 This is the most important Apple Ie slot convention for you to be aware of DOS 3 3 was the original operating system for the Apple Ile It has since been joined by ProDOS which is not an
29. d refers to a printed circuit board on which electronic components are installed Enhancement boards that can be installed in a computer to add special features or devices Also called expansion or peripheral boards Main also called the mother board The main board is the printed circuit board that is the backbone of your computer It usually contains the microprocessor RAM ROM logic expansion slots and sometimes also connectors for input output equipment Plug in boards that can be plugged into computer s expansion slots G 1 Buffer a temporary storage place for data being moved from one device to another from the keyboard to the screen or from memory to a printer for example Byte a byte is a group of eight bits One byte can represent a computer instruction or a character such as a letter of the alphabet a digit or a punctuation mark Card the same thing as a board See Board Card edge connector the part of an expansion board that is plugged into the expansion slot It resembles a comb with gold teeth Chip a powerful electronic component often smaller than the tip of your little finger There are many chips inside a computer including the microprocessor RAM chips and ROM chips CMOS CMOS stands for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor one of several methods used to make computer chips CMOS chips use less power so they stay cooler than chips made using other methods Connectors the plugs and
30. d drive if you have one It was impossible to change the slot 5 label to something more appropriate without making the RAM disk a lot less useful to you Slot 6 Your built in Apple III disk drive and a second drive if you have one appear to be installed in slot 6 of the Apple IIe To use any disk floppy RAM or ProFile in Ile emulation you must identify it by slot number and by drive number if it s a floppy disk When you re running an Apple II program the built in drive becomes the equivalent of Slot 6 Drive 1 in an Apple Ile The second drive becomes the equivalent of Slot 6 Drive 2 Because of differences in the way floppy disk drives are attached to the Apple III and Apple Ile you will not be able to use more than two of these drives in Ile emulation Slot 7 If you have a clock calendar chip in your Apple III it will appear to be installed in slot 7 of an Apple Ie ProDOS will automatically be able to use it to date and time stamp your ProDOS files Because the clock calendar is an Apple III device you will not be able to set the time and date from ProDOS You must use the SOS utilities to set the time and date Slot 7 will be labeled USED whether you have a clock calendar chip installed or not Differences between the Ile and Emulation Computers are pretty adaptable machines Otherwise it wouldn t be possible for the plus e to make an Apple III act like an Apple Ie despite the differences in their design and e
31. ess the R key to choose the option Read a Driver File At the bottom of the screen this prompt will appear Enter Pathname of Driver File 4 Before you respond to this prompt remove the Apple III Utilities disk from the built in drive Put in the application disk to which you wish to add the driver for the SOS RAM disk Now respond to the prompt If SOS has already guessed that you ll answer D1 SOS DRIVER to the prompt accept the answer by pressing the RETURN key If SOS has quessed something else you must either edit SOS s guess until it is correct or type the correct answer over SOS s guess Press the RETURN key after you ve entered the correct answer Copying the SOS RAM Disk Driver 5 Your screen will display a list called the Current Driver Configuration It s a list of the drivers that are now in your driver file and might include FMTD1 FMTD2 FMTD3 FMTD4 SILENTYPE PRINTER CONSOLE NAO E WS LA Fe Your list is probably not exactly like this one What s in the device driver list depends on what equipment monitors printers modems etc you have hooked up to your computer The same prompt will remain at the bottom of your screen Enter Pathname of Driver File Before you answer this prompt you must switch the disk in your built in drive 6 Remove your application disk from the built in disk drive Put in the plus e Startup disk 7 It contains the softw
32. gs menu 3 4 TITAN plus e SLOT 1 PRINTER SETTINGS 1 Baud rate is 9600 2 NO Parity 3 Data Format is 8 Bits 4 1 Stop Bit 5 Line Length is OFF 6 Page Length is OFF 7 Line Feeds are ADDED 8 HI BIT is DISABLED TOGGLE CHOICE BY NUMBER lt RETURN gt FOR PREVIOUS MENU To customize the Ie emulation for your serial printer match the settings in this menu with the correct settings for your printer The printer settings menu gives you a choice of settings which are listed in Appendix B of this guide The settings shown here are the default settings They remain in effect by default as long as you don t change them Choosing a new setting is easy Suppose for example that you want to change the baud rate You have a choice of 16 baud rates ranging from 50 to 115200 Choose the baud rate you want by toggling repeatedly pressing and releasing the 1 key until your choice is displayed Except for line length and page length you can change the rest of the settings by toggling the appropriate number key To change line length or page length you must type in the setting you want after you press the number key When you are done making changes you may want to copy your new settings to your working startup disk For instructions see Saving Your New Emulation the last section in this chapter Communications Settings No emulation can exactly reproduce the operation of a particular kind of computer There will al
33. iles on your Apple INI application disks The System Configuration Program SCP on your Apple III Utilities disk will enable you to add the RAM disk driver to your application disks To help you find your way through the SCP particularly if you haven t had to use it much Appendix D gives step by step instructions for modifying a driver file Once the SOS RAM disk driver is installed you can load your application disk and start using the RAM disk just as you would any other drive You can copy files to the SOS RAM disk without formatting it first Use the Copy files option from the File Handling Commands menu on the Apple III Utilities disk You will not be able to use the volume copying option in the device handling menu with the SOS RAM disk Remember that the contents of your RAM disk will disappear when you turn your computer off or switch to Ile emulation Be sure to copy anything you want to save to a floppy disk or some other kind of permanent storage 5 2 Chapter 6 Home Remedies Troubleshooting If you have a problem with the plus e it may be something simple that you can diagnose and fix yourself So before you call in the professionals see if you can match your problem with one of the situations described in this chapter If you find a situation that fits follow the steps listed there This may be all you need to do to clear up your problem Situation 1 You can t load a program after you ve g
34. is in the wrong graphics mode press the OPEN APPLE RESET key combination to get the plus e startup main menu back on the screen When the startup main menu appears press the 2 key for the emulation settings menu Use option 3 in the emulation settings menu to change the graphics setting Then return to the startup main menu and reload your program by pressing the 3 key For more information about graphics and the Ile emulation see the section on graphics in Chapter 4 of this guide Saving Your New Emulation New emulation settings take effect as soon as you change them You do not have to reload your plus e Startup disk to put the new settings into effect If you want to run an Apple II double hi res graphics program for example start your program with the plus e Startup disk use option 2 in the startup menu to turn on double hi res graphics and then use option 3 to load your program The double hi res graphics display will be active If you want to have your new settings automatically take effect every time you use the Ile emulation you must copy the new settings to your working plus e Startup disk If you do not copy them the settings will return to their default original values the next time you start your computer with the startup disk The fourth option in the Apple e Emulation Settings menu is Save New Settings To save your new settings first return to the emulation settings menu Next make sure
35. isks The ProDOS RAM Disk The plus e s ProDOS RAM disk is an electronic disk that appears to be located in expansion slot 5 of an Apple Ile The RAM disk program will check to see how much RAM is in your Apple Us main memory and will use as much of it as possible up to 256K for the RAM disk For example if your Apple III has 256K of RAM in main memory the size of the plus e s ProDOS RAM disk will be 192K This RAM disk should work with any version of the ProDOS operating system from 1 0 upward You won t have to copy the ProDOS RAM disk software to your application disks in order to use the RAM disk with your application programs The ProDOS RAM disk is automatically installed and available whenever you load the ProDOS operating system whether from your ProDOS User s Disk or an application program disk If you choose the Display Slot Assignments option after you ve loaded ProDOS you ll see that the ProDOS RAM disk is listed as a device named PROFILE located in slot 5 To get the ProDOS RAM disk ready for use all you have to do is give it a format compatible with the ProDOS operating system For formatting instructions see Appendix C of this guide Once you ve formatted the ProDOS RAM disk you can copy your files to it and use it as you would any other disk drive To copy files to the RAM disk use the Copy Files option from the File Commands menu You will not be able to use the Copy a Volume option fro
36. ket Be careful not to bend the pin SO far or so forcefully that you break it Find pin 9 on chip 74LS368 See Figure 9 Bend pin 9 out far enough so you can plug all of chip 74LS368 s pins except pin 9 back in the socket Be careful not to bend the pin so far or so forcefully that you break it 4 9 6 1 Figure 9 Pin Locations Plug chips 74LS38 and 74LS368 back in their sockets on the ProFile controller card Orient each chip so the notched end points toward the top of the card as shown in Figure 9 Be sure all the pins except for the two you just bent out are fully inserted in the sockets Put the controller card back in your computer If you prefer not to alter these chips you have three options 1 2 3 You can buy a set of chips that have already been altered and do the modification using them To order the chips call Titan s Customer Service Department at 313 662 8542 SEA You can use a ProFile controller card made for the Apple He If you do your ProFile drive will work with your Apple Ile programs but not with your Apple II programs Make sure the jumper is covering only one post in jumper position J5 on the plus e board You can use your ProFile hard drive with your Apple III programs only Make sure the jumper is covering only one post in jumper position J5 on the plus e board If you do not you could accidentally do irreparable damage to your ProFile Pascal You must ru
37. key to get paci to the printer setting menu 7 8 A line feed causes the printer to advance to the next line on the page Don t change this setting if your printer needs line feeds added after carriage returns If your printer does not need line feeds added turn them off by pressing the 7 key HI BIT is bit 7 the most significant bit in a byte of data Programs using graphics may require HL BUT to be turned on enabled for the graphics to be printed correctly If you try to print graphics and get a funny looking assortment of characters instead return to the printer settings option of the emulation settings menu Turn on HI BIT by pressing the 8 key Then try printing your graphics again to see if this change solves the problem Communications Settings 1 2 3 4 Baud rate is the speed at which your computer and modem send data to each other You have a choice of 16 baud rates ranging from 50 to 115200 Choose the baud rate you want by pressing and releasing the 1 key until your choice is displayed Parity is a check to verify the accuracy of transmitted data It s ordinarily based on testing whether there is an odd or even number of 1 s in a byte of data You can choose to have no parity check NO Parity a parity check based on an even number of 1 s EVEN Parity or a parity check based on an odd number of 1 s ODD Parity Two other methods of parity testing are also available MARK Parity all p
38. l port with your Apple II programs If you leave the jumper Over One post in jumper position J4 output will not be redirected to the serial port and you will be able to use a card installed in slot 1 with your Apple II programs Slot 2 The I O card that appears in slot 2 of the IIe emulation is actually a plus e driver program that uses the built in serial port for serial communications in He emulation Be sure to see Chapter 3 of this guide for more information about using serial communications in Ile emulation Slot 3 The 80 column card that appears in slot 3 gives you an automatic 80 column display when you run Apple II programs designed for the 80 column display Slot 4 If you have a ProFile controller card for the Apple III plugged into slot 4 of your Apple III and a jumper covering both posts in position J5 on the plus e board your ProFile hard 4 3 drive will appear to be installed in slot 4 of the Ile emulation If you have some other device installed in slot 4 of your Apple III and the jumper in position J5 over one post only this device will appear to be installed in slot 4 of the Apple Ile instead Slot 5 The plus ee ProoDOS RAM disk appears to be installed in slot 5 of the Apple Ile It is labeled PROFILE because it looks like a ProFile drive to the He emulation This does not affect the way the RAM disk works it just means you ll have to be careful not to confuse it with the ProFile har
39. lation settings menu 3 4 Communications settings 3 5 3 6 B 2 Graphics settings 3 7 Printer settings 3 4 3 5 B 1 EN Saving new settings 3 7 Expansion slots Apple III 2 3 Expansion slots Apple Ile 4 1 Extended 80 column card 4 1 A 3 Flashing characters 4 6 Graphics double high resolution 1 1 3 7 4 7 G 3 Customizing Ile emulation for 3 7 Graphics pages hi res 4 7 Graphics settings 3 7 HI BIT 3 5 B 2 G 1 Installation of plus e 2 1 2 8 Integer BASIC see BASIC Integer Joystick 1 1 2 7 G 4 Type compatible with plus e 2 7 Joystick socket 2 1 2 7 Type of joystick required 2 7 Shorting plug 2 7 2 8 Jumper J4 2 5 3 4 4 3 Purpose 2 5 3 4 4 3 Position of 2 5 3 4 4 3 Jumper J5 2 5 2 6 4 3 4 4 4 10 Purpose 2 5 2 6 4 3 44 Position of 2 5 2 6 4 3 4 4 4 10 a Jumpers 2 5 2 6 G 4 see also Jumper J4 and Jumper J5 Location 2 1 2 5 Keystroke repeat speed Apple III 4 5 Language card RAM see RAM Apple Ile Line feed 3 5 B 2 Line length 3 5 B 1 Machine Startup Main Menu 3 1 Microprocessor see CMOS 6502 NMOS 6502B I 2 Modem 3 5 3 6 B 2 G 4 Customizing IIe emulation for 3 5 3 6 B 2 _ If modem won t work in IIe emulation 3 5 3 6 Modifying ProFile interface card 4 8 4 10 Monitor ii 1 1 2 8 G A Composite ii 1 1 2 8 RGB 1 1 2 8 MouseText characters 4 6 4 7 NMOS
40. m of permanent storage before you turn the computer off Source disk the original the disk you are copying from Disk drive the device that reads data from a disk and writes data to it Referred to as drive for short DOS 3 3 see Operating system Double high resolution graphics high resolution graphics displayed on the computer screen in 80 columns The double high resolution graphics display has a dot resolution of 560 X 192 as opposed to the 280 X 192 dot resolution of the 40 column high resolution display Also referred to as double width high resolution graphics Driver a program that controls a device Dynamic RAM see RAM 80 column display a screen display divided into 80 vertical columns rather than 40 Characters in an 80 column display are half as wide as those in a 40 column display which means it s possible to get twice as many characters in a line using the 80 column display Emulate to use hardware software or a combination of both to make one kind of computer imitate the operation of another Enhancement board see Board Even parity see Parity Expansion slot a place inside your computer where you can plug in additional boards that enhance the operation of your computer Often referred to as slot for short Firmware programs built into a computer s ROM Floppy disk see Disk Format the layout in which information is recorded onto a disk Before you can record information
41. m the Volume Commands menu with the ProoDOS RAM disk The contents of your ProoDOS RAM disk will last only as long as your computer is on or you are in Ie emulation So before you turn your computer off or switch to Apple III operation be sure to copy anything you want to save to a floppy disk or other kind of permanent storage The plus e s ProDOS RAM disk is in addition to the standard Apple RAM disk about 64K in size that comes with the ProDOS operating system This makes two RAM disks available to you when you re using ProDOS There are three important differences between them however 1 In He emulation the Apple RAM disk is accessible from slot 3 and the Titan RAM disk from slot 5 2 You do not have to format the Apple RAM disk before you can copy files to it 3 The Apple RAM disk uses RAM on the plus e so if you restart your Apple II program or load a new one the contents of the Apple RAM disk will be lost Because the Titan RAM disk uses the Apple III s memory its contents will remain intact until you turn the computer off or switch to Apple III operation The SOS RAM Disk The plus e s SOS RAM disk is a 128K electronic disk assigned to slot 3 of your Apple III Like other input and output equipment attached to your computer the SOS RAM disk is controlled by a program called a driver Before you can use the SOS RAM disk with your application programs you must add its driver to the driver f
42. n Your list might look like this a YOUR Apple e HAS 128K OF RAM APPLESOFT IN ROM SLOT 1 I O CARD SLOT 2 I O CARD SLOT 3 80 COLUMN CARD SLOT 4 PROFILE SLOT 5 PROFILE SLOT 6 DISK DRIVE SLOT 7 USED The emulation always appears to be an Apple Ile with 128K of RAM Applesoft BASIC in ROM and seven expansion slots The contents of slots 1 and 4 depend on what equipment if any you have installed in the corresponding Apple III slots The contents of the rest of the slots are fixed Let s take a closer look at each of these features RAM The plus es 128K of RAM gives you the equivalent of the Apple Ile s 64K of main board RAM 48K of main RAM and 16K of built in language card RAM plus an extra 64K of RAM that would normally be on an extended 80 column card Applesoft The plus e also gives you the equivalent of Applesoft BASIC built into ROM In Ile emulation you have access to Applesoft BASIC under both DOS 3 3 and ProDOS Integer BASIC is available only under DOS 3 3 however It must be loaded into the plus e s RAM from a DOS 3 3 SYSTEM MASTER disk Slot 1 The contents of slot 1 depend on what you do with jumper J4 on the plus e board If you move it so it covers both posts in jumper position J4 output will be redirected from slot 1 of your Apple III to the built in RS 232 C serial port This arrangement allows you to use a serial printer plugged into the built in seria
43. n Pascal for the le from your floppy drives Due to a limitation in the Apple II ProFile controller card you cannot use the ProFile hard drive to run Pascal in Ie emulation This restriction applies only to Pascal for the IIe You will still be able to run Pascal for the II from the ProFile when you are in Apple III operation Formatting the ProFile Hard Drive If you need to format your ProFile hard drive be sure to use the SOS utilities You cannot format the ProFile using ProDOS utilities If you re already using your ProFile hard drive with SOS you do not need to reformat it or partition it for use with ProDOS 4 10 Chapter 5 Setting up the plus e s RAM Disks One way to make your computer work faster is to run your application programs from a RAM disk or store your data on it A RAM disk is a speedy electronic disk created by using part of a computer s RAM memory to simulate a disk drive While the computer is on the RAM disk works like a floppy or hard disk drive The only difference is that the RAM disk is much faster than the floppy drive or even the hard drive because it has no mechanical parts to slow it down The plus e Startup disk contains software for two RAM disks For IIe emulation there is a ProDOS RAM disk that uses the RAM on the main board of your Apple III For the Apple III there is a 128K SOS RAM disk that uses the RAM on your plus e This chapter tells you how to set up and use both RAM d
44. n drive and insert another For more information about using a single disk drive see the Apple ITI Owner s Guide 1 Start your computer with the Apple III Utilities disk in the built in drive The main utilities menu will appear on your screen D Device handling commands F File handling commands S System Configuration Program Q Quit 2 To copy a whole disk which Apple calls a volume you ll need the help of a device 3 4 handling command Press the D key to choose the Device Handling option from the utilities main menu Your screen will display the Device Handling Commands Menu C Copy one volume onto another R Rename a volume F Format a volume V Verify a volume L List devices configured T set Time and date Press the C key to choose the option Copy one volume onto another This prompt will appear at the bottom or your screen Copy the volume Before you answer the prompt remove the Apple III Utilities disk from the built in drive and put in the plus e Startup disk Put the spare disk in drive two Now answer the prompt shown in step 3 SOS is asking which drive your source disk the disk you want to copy is in Besides asking you questions SOS also guesses the answers you ll give These guesses are called defaults Your source disk the plus e Startup disk is in the built in drive so the correct answer to the prompt is
45. n the left side _ of the screen when you run an Apple II program with graphics If you use a color composite monitor text and graphics won t appear as crisp and sharp as they would on a black and white monitor There was no way to eliminate these problems from the plus e s emulation Hi Res Graphics Pages The plus e s emulation makes a double high resolution hi res graphics display available in Ile emulation You can turn the double hi res display on and off using the plus e s emulation settings menu See Chapter 3 In an Apple Ile graphics are stored in blocks of memory called display pages When the double hi res graphics setting is OFF two pages of single hi res graphics are available in Ile emulation Page 1 extends from 2000 to 3FFF in memory and Page 2 from 4000 to 5FFF When the double hi res setting is ON one page of double hi res graphics is available in Ie emulation extending from 2000 to 3FFF in memory A second double hi res page extending from 4000 to SFFF is not available in Ile emulation This second page of double hi res graphics is undocumented by Apple and therefore most programs don t use it If you are running single hi res graphics but you ve left the double hi res setting on only one page of single hi res graphics will be available to you To get both pages turn the double hi res setting off Graphics is a complicated subject If you plan to work extensively with g
46. ng disks To choose the Filer option press the F key Your screen will display the Filer menu TUTOR F FILE COMMANDS Vv VOLUME COMMANDS D CONFIGURATION DEFAULTS Q QUIT PLEASE SELECT AN OPTION C 1 3 4 5 The program that will format your RAM disk is one of the Volume Commands so press the V key to choose the Volume Command option Your screen will display this menu TUTOR F FORMAT A VOLUME C COPY A VOLUME L LIST VOLUMES R RENAME A VOLUME D DETECT BAD BLOCKS B BLOCK ALLOCATION K COMPARE VOLUMES SELECT AN OPTION OR lt ESC gt Press the F key to choose the Format a Volume option Before formatting can begin yov ll have to answer some questions First your screen will prompt you to enter the slot number of the RAM disk FORMAT THE VOLUME IN SLOT 6 DRIVE NEW VOLUME NAME Like SOS the ProDOS operating system provides default answers to its prompts The default answer to the slot number prompt is 6 which you ll see on your screen But the plus e assigns your ProDOS RAM disk to slot 5 of the Ie emulation so the default answer is wrong To change it press the 5 key To accept a ProDOS default answer press the RETURN key The cursor will skip over the drive number prompt a drive number is not needed and go to the volume name prompt Here s what will appear on your screen NEW VOLUME NAME BLANKnn BLANKnn i
47. nt the location of data in memory or of a piece of equipment such as a printer or disk drive Applesoft BASIC see BASIC Application program a program that enables you to use the computer for a specific task such as word processing compiling and using a data base or making spreadsheet calculations BASIC Beginner s All purpose Symbolic Instruction Code a popular language for programming microcomputers Two versions of BASIC Applesoft and Integer are available with the Apple Ile Applesoft BASIC one of the two versions of BASIC available to Apple Ile users Applesoft can do arithmetic with fractional numbers Integer BASIC the other version of BASIC available to Apple Ile users Integer BASIC is limited to doing whole number arithmetic Baud rate baud rate is a measure of the speed at which data are transmitted through a communications line For example the speed at which a computer sends data to a serial printer is expressed as a baud rate Bit short for binary digit All the data your computer processes are made up of the bits 0 and 1 HI BIT bit 7 the most significant bit in a byte of data For accurate SES and printing of graphics HI BIT may have to be turned on enabled Stop bit a bit that comes at the end of a character transmitted to a computer or other device such as a printer or modem The stop bit creates a pause that gives the computer or other device time to process the character Boar
48. nted on the chip itself Identify the chip using the number on the main board not the number on the chip See Figure 3 on page 2 4 2 3 Mb JH WY WN Video ROM Figure 3 Location of the Video Control ROM Chip 7 e Carefully remove the chip by inserting the screwdriver between the bottom of the chip and top of the socket Gently pry upward A slight rocking motion may help loosen the chip so it s easier to remove Caution Take care not to remove the socket along with the video control ROM chip Before you begin easing the chip out be sure you ve inserted the screwdriver between the bottom of the chip and the top of the socket as shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 Removing the Video Control ROM Chip 2 4 After easing the chip out remove the square of anti static foam that covers the plug at the end of the wide ribbon cable Press the pins of the video control ROM chip into the foam and store the chip in a safe place Step 8 Plug the wide ribbon cable into the socket where the video control ROM chip was The dark line on the cable should be facing the front of your computer Press down gently on the cable connector to be sure it is fully inserted in the socket Caution Make certain the cable connector is plugged into the socket correctly It s very easy to misalign the cable connector and the socket by one set of pins Step 9 Find the two jumpers located on the left half of the plus Ae board below the thi
49. omputer is on Switching to UI Operation If you ve been running a II program and you want to switch to Apple III operation hold down the OPEN APPLE key while you press and release the RESET button The plus e startup main menu will reappear on your screen When it does remove your II disk put in your III disk and press the 1 key Notice that you don t have to put the plus Ae Startup disk back in the built in disk drive before you change from IIe emulation to Apple III operation Switching to IIe Emulation The procedure for switching from Apple III operation to Ile emulation is a little different In this case take your Apple III disk out of the built in disk drive and replace it with the plus e Startup disk Next hold down the CONTROL key while you press and release the RESET button When the startup main menu is displayed on the screen remove the startup disk and put in your II disk Press the 3 key to load your II program Keep in mind that the CONTROL RESET and OPEN APPLE CONTROL RESET key combinations will lock up your computer when you are in Ile emulation When you are running Apple III programs you can use these key combinations as usual Oops Wrong Disk What happens if you push a key to load a program before you take the plus e Startup disk out of the built in drive Or what if you put in a program disk but press the wrong key to load it No problem If you press the 3 key to load an Apple II progr
50. onto a disk the disk must have a format that is compatible with the operating system you are using Operating systems contain programs that allow you to install the appropriate format on your blank disks Graphics information conveyed by the computer primarily through pictures rather than text l Hard disk see Disk Hardware the physical components of a computer including the equipment keyboard screen printer etc attached to the computer HI BIT see Bit Icon a symbolic picture Icons are used in some computer programs to symbolize functions or commands Input information entered into the computer via a keyboard a disk drive or other input device Integer BASIC see BASIC Joystick a hand control in the form of a E A joystick is most commonly used with computer eae Jumper an electrical connector that can close or modify a circuit K K is short for kilobyte a measure of the size of a computer s memory K stands for 1024 2 to the 10th power bytes A computer described as having a 256K memory has 256 X 1024 or 262 144 bytes of memory Line feed a printer control character A line feed causes the printer to advance to the next line on a page Main board see Board Mark parity see Parity Menu a choice of steps actions you can take that the system or program you are using displays on the screen for you Microprocessor your microcomputer s brain The microprocessor is a chi
51. orting plug back on with the clipped edge in the lower left hand corner of the socket SE 7 on page 2 8 shows how to orient the shorting plug correctly 2 7 Shorting Plug m ame a ge Socket Figure 7 Orientation of Shorting Plug Step 16 Plug the other boards you want to use back in your Apple III and replace the cover Make sure the monitor you have hooked up to your system is either a color composite or black and white composite monitor RGB monitors are not supported by the plus e Reminder If you are using a ProFile hard disk don t start up the plus e until you ve read the information about the ProFile disk in Chapter 4 2 8 Chapter 3 Using the plus e Starting Your Computer Here s how to start your computer when you want to run an Apple II program Put the plus e Startup disk in the Apple III s built in drive and turn your computer on The following menu will _ appear on your screen TITAN plus e MACHINE STARTUP MAIN MENU 1 START APPLE OPERATION 2 CHANGE e EMULATION 3 START APPLE e EMULATION SELECT BY NUMBER Options 1 and 3 enable you to load programs Option 1 lets you switch from an Apple II program to an Apple III program without turning your computer off Option 3 activates the plus e s emulation so you can run Apple II programs Option 2 allows you to tailor the Ile emulation to fit your computer system Loading Your II Programs To
52. ot 4 that you want to use in Ie emulation leave jumper J5 SES one Post only as shown in Figure 5 on page 2 5 Caution Be sure to read the information about the ProFile hard disk in Chapter 4 of this guide before you start using it with the plus e Step 10 Now find the 24 pin connector plug in the bottom left hand corner of the plus e board Attach the free end of the wide ribbon cable to this plug Do not twist the cable keep the dark line on the cable facing the front of your computer See Figure 1 Be sure the cable connector is correctly plugged over the pins Step 11 Position the plus e board over slot 2 Slide the near edge of the board into the card guide groove at the front end of the card well Lower the board over the slot connector as shown in Figure 6 Press down firmly until the card edge connector fully mates with the slot connector You should be able to tell when it is fully inserted by the resistance you feel when the card is pushed in lll plus Ile Slot 2 Hl plus H Slot 3 Figure 6 Plugging in the plus e 2 6 Step 12 Look at the top of the plus e board s right side the side with the chips A little to the left of center you ll see a 10 pin connector Plug the narrow ribbon cable to this connector as shown in Figure 1 Before you attach the cable to the board orient the cable so the dark line is facing the front of the computer Step 13 Install the plus
53. otten the plus e Machine Startup Main Menu on the screen a Check the installation of the boards Are the plus e and plus boards in the correct slots slot 2 for the plus e board and slot 3 for the plus board Are they firmly seated in the slots b Check the narrow ribbon cable Is the cable correctly attached to both the Ges e and A plus boards not twisted dark line facing front Do the connectors for this cable have any bent or broken pins c Check the joystick socket on the plus board Do you have the shorting plug or a joystick attached to the joystick socket Does the shorting plug or joystick plug have bent or broken pins d If you havea joystick attached to the joystick socket disconnect it and put the shorting plug back on If you can load a program with the shorting plug on then your joystick may be defective Situation 2 When you try to load the plus e Startup disk you get garbage on your screen instead of the startup main menu a Check the wide ribbon cable Is the cable correctly plugged into the socket on the Apple III main board not misaligned by one or more sets of pins Is the cable correctly attached to the plug on the plus e board not misaligned by one or more sets of pins Make sure the cable is not twisted and the dark line is facing the front of the computer b Examine the plug on the wide ribbon cable and the plug on the plus e board Do
54. p that performs all the data manipulations and manages all the operations in a microcomputer Modem a serial telecommunications device that makes it possible to transmit data to and from a computer over telephone lines Monitor the computer screen NMOS NMOS stands for N type Metal Oxide Semiconductor one eof several methods for making computer chips No parity see Parity Numeric keypad the part of a computer keyboard that s like an adding machine keyboard Odd parity see Parity Operating system a collection of programs that manage the operation of your computer G A DOS 3 3 the original operating system for the Apple Ile ProDOS the newer of the two operating systems that come with the Apple Ile SOS the standard Apple III operating system Output information the computer produces and communicates via a video screen printer or other output device Parallel transmission transmission of data several bits at a time over several parallel wires Parallel transmission is usually done eight bits at a time over eight parallel wires Parity a check to verify the accuracy of data It is usually based on testing whether there is an even or odd number of 1 s in a byte of data Even parity a parity check based on an even number of 1 s Mark parity a parity check in which all parity bits are 1 s No parity no parity check in effect Odd parity a parity check based on an odd number of 1 s Space parity a
55. parity check in which all parity bits are Oe Pascal an optional programming language operating system available for the Apple Ile Pin a pin is one of the metal prongs protruding from the package in which a computer chip is mounted The pins are conductors that make it possible to connect the chip to a circuit board by plugging it into a socket on the board Plug in board see Board ProDOS see Operating system Program a set of instructions that tell the computer how to do a task Prompt a character or message on the screen that signals you to type in a command RAM RAM is memory that you can write programs and data to It is called volatile memory because anything in it is lost when you turn off the computer To save something in RAM you must copy it to a floppy disk or some other form of permanent storage Dynamic RAM data are stored in RAM in the form of electrical charges Over time the charges in dynamic RAM will fade so the computer must periodically renew or refresh them Otherwise the contents of RAM would fade away completely RAM disk see Disk Read write head the device that actually reads the data from or writes it to your floppy disk or hard disk as it revolves in its drive Resolution the number and density of the dots that make up a video picture ROM ROM is short for Read Only Memory Your computer can read what s in ROM but can t change it ROM is not volatile like RAM because its contents are not lost
56. r Apple II model that had Integer BASIC in ROM instead of Applesoft Extra RAM was needed to give users of this model access to Applesoft or Pascal To provide more RAM Apple Computer came out with a 16K plug in RAM card which it called a language card Even though this 16K of RAM is now built into the Apple Des main board and is often used for things other than a language it is still routinely referred to as language card RAM A Look at the Ie Emulation What we re about to describe are the characteristics of the Ile emulation They are in effect only when you activate the plus e to run an Apple II program The presence of the plus e should not affect the operation of your computer or peripheral equipment when you are running Apple II programs What kind of Apple Ile does the emulation look like Here s how to find out 1 Start your Apple III with the plus e Startup disk in the built in drive When the Startup main menu appears on the screen remove the startup disk from the built in drive and put in your ProDOS User s Disk 2 Press the 3 key to load ProDOS The ProDOS startup menu will appear on your screen YOUR OPTIONS ARE TUTOR PRODOS EXPLANATION F PRODOS FILER UTILITIES C DOS lt gt PRODOS CONVERSION S DISPLAY SLOT ASSIGNMENTS T DISPLAY SET TIME B APPLESOFT BASIC PLEASE SELECT ONE OF THE ABOVE 4 2 3 Press the S key to see a list of the features of the Ile emulatio
57. raphics in the Ie emulation we recommend that you consult the Apple II Reference Manual Compatibility with IIc Programs Apple III s and older Apple Ile s use the NMOS 6502B microprocessor Newer Apple Ie s use an enhanced CMOS 6502 65C02B microprocessor which is the same one that s in the Apple IIc Apple IIc and new Apple Ile programs written to take advantage of the 65C02B s expanded capabilities such as SuperCalc3a for example won t work properly on a computer with the NMOS 6502B processor If you want to run these programs in Ile emulation you can replace the NMOS 6502B processor in your computer with a 65C02 microprocessor rated at 3 MHz or faster Most all Apple II programs written for the NMOS 6502B will work on the 65C02B Only a handful of older Apple II programs particularly those using standard programming techniques or protection schemes based on the NMOS 6502B processor are not compatible with the 65C02B 4 7 To order a compatible CMOS 6502 processor call Titan s Customer Service Department at 313 662 8542 The ProFile Hard Drive Modifying the ProFile Controller Card In order to use the ProFile hard drive with Apple II programs you must make a minor modification to your Apple III ProFile controller card WARNING Do not try to use the ProFile hard drive in Ile emulation without making this modification You could destroy your ProFile drive your data or both The ProFile controller card m
58. rd row of chips See Figure 1 The jumpers are small plastic plugs covering one of the two posts in the jumper positions labeled J4 on the left and JS on the right See Figure 3 Figure 5 Jumpers J4 and J5 Jumper J4 If you plug a serial printer into the Apple IIs built in RS 232 C port jumper J4 will give you access to this printer when you are running Apple II programs To use your serial printer in Ile emulation move jumper J4 so it covers both posts in position J4 The jumper will redirect output from slot 1 of your Apple III to the built in serial port If you have a device plugged into slot 1 of your Apple UL you won t be able to use it in Ile emulation If you do not want to use a serial printer plugged into the built in serial port with your Apple II programs leave the jumper in position J4 covering one post only as shown in Figure 5 This is a handy way to store an unused jumper Output will not be redirected to the serial port and you should be able to use any device you have plugged in slot 1 with your II programs Jumper J5 If you are going to put an Apple III ProFile controller card in slot 4 of the Apple IN jumper J5 will enable you to use your ProFile hard drive with your Apple II programs To use the ProFile hard drive in Ile emulation move jumper J5 so it covers both posts in position J5 If you do not want to use your ProFile hard drive with your Apple II programs or you have some 2 5 other device in sl
59. rdinarily based on testing whether there is an even or odd number of 1 s in a byte of data You can choose to have no parity check NO Parity a parity check based on an even number of Us EVEN Parity or a parity check based on an odd number of 1 s ODD Parity Two other methods of parity testing are also available MARK Parity all parity bits are 1 s and SPACE Parity all parity bits are 0 s Choose the parity setting you want by pressing and releasing the 2 key until your choice is displayed Characters sent to a serial printer can be made up of 5 6 7 or 8 bits If your printer expects characters sent to it in 5 6 or 7 bits rather than 8 bits toggle the 3 key until you reach the right number of bits A stop bit or bits come at the end of a character and create a pause that gives the printer time to process and print the character If your printer needs two stop bits rather than one press the 4 key Line length is the number of characters in a printed line If you must change line length press the key A prompt will appear asking you to ENTER NUMBER THEN lt RETURN gt Type the number of characters you want in a line Then press the RETURN key to get back to the printer setting menu Page length is the number of lines in a page To change page length press the 6 key A prompt will appear asking you to ENTER NUMBER THEN lt RETURN3 gt Type the number of lines you want in a page Then press the RETURN
60. roFile hard drive doesn t work in Ie emulation a Are you using a ProFile controller card made for the Apple III If so did you make the modification described in Chapter 4 of this guide If you did not disconnect your ProFile drive immediately and contact your computer dealer b Check your ProFile disk Is it correctly installed Is it turned on Is the red light on the drive steady not flashing c Check the jumper Is the jumper covering both posts in jumper position J5 on the plus e board Situation 6 You have other devices installed in slots 1 and 4 that don t work in IIe emulation a Check the devices Are they correctly installed Are they turned on b Check the jumpers on the plus e board Are jumpers J4 and J5 covering only one post in jumper positions J4 and J5 If these steps don t solve your problem or if you have a problem we haven t covered here contact Titan s Customer Service Department at 313 662 8542 6 2 Appendix A Making a Working Startup Disk To make a working startup disk you ll need your master plus e Startup disk your Apple III Utilities disk and a blank disk or one you don t mind erasing The directions that follow are for copying with two disk drives If you have only one disk drive you ll have to do some disk Switching as you follow the instructions Prompts will appear on your Apple Is screen to let you know when it s time to remove one disk from the built i
61. run an Apple II program remove the startup disk from the built in drive and put in your Apple II program disk Press the 3 key to load your program Under plus e s emulation most Apple II programs will work just as they would on the Ile For differences you might see in the operation of some programs read Chapter 4 of this guide If you want to change from one Apple II program to another hold down the OPEN APPLE key while you press and release the RESET button The plus e startup main menu will reappear on your screen Remove the II disk you ve been using and replace it with the II disk you want to switch to Press the 3 key to load the new program Before you switch from one II program to another be sure to save your data to a floppy disk or other form of permanent storage Pressing the OPEN APPLE RESET combination will erase the contents of the plus e s memory 3 1 Caution When you re using the plus e pressing the RESET button is the equivalent of pressing the CONTROL RESET key combination on an Apple Ile Do not use either the CONTROL RESET or OPEN APPLE CONTROL RESET key combination in Ie emulation If you do your computer will lock up forcing you to turn it off and start up all over again Switching Your Mode of Operation You can switch from the Ie emulation to Apple III operation or vice versa without turning your computer off first The plus e lets you make the changeover while your c
62. s the default name ProDOS offers for your RAM disk The nn is a number between 00 and 99 supplied by ProDOS To change the default name type the name you want to use TITANDISK is one possibility over the default name Then press the RETURN key C 2 6 Anew prompt will appear at the bottom of your screen DESTROY Y N Press the Y key to answer yes After you ve answered this question ProDOS will instantly format the RAM disk You can disregard the screen s warning that you are about to format a large disk 7 When the Format Complete message appears on the screen press the ESCAPE key to return to the Filer menu Chapter 5 of this guide tells how to use the plus e s ProoDOS RAM disk C 3 Appendix D Setting up the SOS RAM Disk Before you can use the SOS RAM disk with your application programs you must add the SOS RAM disk driver to the driver files on your application disks The instructions that follow explain how to do this They may look pretty long and complicated but that s because they involve switching disks several times and moving from one menu to another Here s what you ll be doing in a nutshell Starting up your computer and getting into the System Configuration Program SCP copying the driver file from your application disk into the computer s memory copying the SOS RAM disk driver from the plus e Startup disk to the computer s memory adding the RAM di
63. se screws one quarter turn with the small screwdriver The screws won t come completely out but they will loosen enough so you can remove the cover To remove the cover tilt it up slightly and pull it toward you Look inside your computer toward the back of the main board If you see a small red light glowing there your computer is still on Turn it off immediately Step 5 To protect your plus e from static damage discharge any static electricity you may have on your fingers by touching the top of the metal case covering the Apple III s power supply The power supply case is on the left side of the computer as you look inside it from the front 2 2 Handle the plus e and plus cards by their corners or edges only Avoid touching the card edge connector on the bottom of the cards or any of the silver metal on the back of the cards Step 6 At the bottom of the rectangular well inside your Apple MI are four expansion board slots The Slots are numbered one through four counting from left to right as you face the front of your computer See Figure 2 Remove all the boards you now have in these slots and set them aside Figure 2 Inside the Apple III Step 7 Find the video control ROM chip inside your Apple III It s the large chip in the middle of the front edge of your computer s main board The number 341 0032 is printed on the main board next to the chip Caution The same number may or may not be pri
64. sk driver to the driver file and copying the new driver file to your application disk The instructions are quite detailed To make them easier to follow we ve broken them down into the four major activities we just named Notice that the instructions use only the built in drive We ve written them this way because there are no prompts in the SCP telling single drive users when to switch disks If you have a second drive you can use it with these instructions Instead of switching your application disk in and out of drive 1 put it in drive 2 Remember to answer drive 2 whenever the SCP asks you where your application disk is If you are unclear about what the System Configuration Program does or about device drivers in general we recommend that you review your Apple III Standard Device Drivers Manual Chapter 5 of this guide tells how to use the SOS RAM disk Getting into the SCP 1 Start your computer with the Apple III Utilities disk in the built in drive The main utilities menu will appear on your screen D Device handling commands F File handling commands S System Configuration Program Q Quit 2 Press the S key to choose the System Configuration Program SCP The SCP menu will appear on your screen R Read a Driver File D Delete a Driver E Edit Driver Parameters C Change System Parameters G Generate New System Q Quit to Main Menu Copying the Driver File 3 Pr
65. ss When it s done the message Formatting successful will appear on the screen and you will be prompted to Insert source volume Remove the Apple III Utilities disk from the built in drive and insert the plus e Startup disk Press the spacebar to begin copying b Recycled Disk If your destination disk is not blank a prompt will appear asking you if it s OK to erase the contents of the disk If you want to go ahead type Y for yes and copying will begin If you ve accidentally used a disk you don t want to erase you can stop the operation by typing N for no When the copying procedure is done the message Copy successful will appear on the screen Press the ESCAPE key twice to return to the utilities main menu Use the copy you ve just made as your working plus e Startup disk Store the master startup disk in a safe ES Appendix B Emulation Settings This is the choice of printer and communications settings you ll find in the plus e s emulation settings menu Chapter 3 of this guide explains how to tailor the emulation for a serial printer or modem Printer Settings 1 2 3 4 5 6 Baud rate is the speed at which your computer sends data to your printer You have a choice of 16 baud rates ranging from 50 to 115200 Choose the baud rate you want by pressing and releasing the 1 key until your choice is displayed Parity is a check to verify the accuracy of transmitted data It s o
66. ual Requirements for Use Apple MI Composite monitor Table of Contents RESIS ANON Care EE Ee A Service Procedures and POUCIES deeg ii Contents of Your plus e Package cssccssscssccesccsscccssecescesecessceesceesees e ii E DREES ii Chapter NEE Page 1 Introducing the Titan plus Je NNN 1 1 Features OF the Eeer Eeer 1 1 Using the Eege ege en 1 1 What You Will Learn from This Guide scccsscsssseccsssscecessesccccesccenecsscsecescees 1 2 2 Installing the plus Eege en a 2 1 3 Using the PUS encer E E TA ATEA EA Starting EECHER eege eelere 3 1 Loading Your II Programs 64 Gate deeg Beie 3 1 Switching Your Mode of Operation sccccsssscecsescccccceassececeesceasesccaeeeeesseceeees 3 2 Oops Wrong Disk ssceeee Se Ge SE 3 2 Nd 8 EE Ge GEN Bee eg 3 3 Copying the Startup B EE eet 3 3 Tailoring the Ile Emulation s00c0008 eege 3 4 Printer SettingS scescosescoecseescecees EE e E C omm nications EDD gege ENKEN ANEN EEN dE ENEE SEN 3 5 Graphie EE SE bes 3 7 Saving Y Our New Em abies cc vavsussccpexsitnsnadsenasnaceedecevesaeasesvsavererecereedder oeseenns 3 7 4 Comparing the Emulation with the Te ENEE RRE RREEN REENEN 4 1 A Quick Trip around the A pole Ne icss isccewissecses ccccscaviccsancveessascassssvasvsecscusgocteosteacess 4 1 A Look at the Me Eeer eege dee 4 2 Differences between the Ile and the Emulation
67. update of DOS 3 3 but a completely new operating system Both operating systems now come standard with the Apple Ile DOS 3 3 and ProDOS use different file storage systems As a result DOS 3 3 cannot read ProDOS files and ProDOS cannot read DOS 3 3 files Making files on DOS 3 3 disks intelligible to ProDOS and vice versa takes some assistance from a conversion program that comes with ProDOS For more information about the DOS ProDOS conversion program see Apple s ProDOS User s Manual Although ProDOS can t read DOS 3 3 files it can read SOS files Likewise SOS can read ProDOS files SOS and ProDOS are completely compatible Thanks to this compatibility 4 1 ProDOS and SOS files can co exist on a ProFile hard disk without partitioning DOS 3 3 files cannot be copied to the ProFile disk until they have been converted to the ProDOS format using the DOS ProDOS conversion program There are two versions of BASIC for the Apple II Applesoft BASIC and Integer BASIC Applesoft BASIC is built into the Apple Des ROM so it s available under both DOS 3 3 and ProDOS Integer BASIC is available only under DOS 3 3 It must be loaded into the Apple Ie s built in 16K language card from a DOS 3 3 startup disk Because ProDOS uses the language card RAM for itself Integer BASIC is not available under ProDOS Once ProDOS is loaded there s no room in the language card RAM for Integer BASIC The language card label is a hangover from an earlie
68. ve been introduced to the plus e here s where you ll find the details about it Chapter 2 of this guide describes SE de how to install the ER He Be sure to follow the installation instructions closely Chapter 3 explains how to use the plus e how to load II programs how to change from one mode of operation to the other and how to tailor the IIe emulation for serial devices or a double high resolution graphics display F Chapter 4 covers the differences between the Apple Ile and the plus e s emulation This chapter is an important one Make certain you read it before you begin using your plus e Chapter 5 gives a little background information about RAM disks It also tells how to use the m plus e s ProDOS and SOS RAM disks Chapter 6 is a troubleshooting Greg If you have a ES with yout Ill aes lle check Chapter 6 first Appendix A tells how to make a working copy of the plus e Startup disk Appendix B explains the plus e emulation setting options in some detail Appendix C tells how to format the ProDOS RAM disk Appendix D describes how to add the SOS RAM disk to your Apple III application disks We ve tried to use as little technical jargon as possible in this guide But just in case you run into a term you don t recognize we ve included a glossary for you to refer to You ll find the glossary in the back of the guide Chapter 2 Installing the plus
69. ways be some things the emulation can t match In the case of the Apple Ile the emulation of serial communications is difficult to achieve The A plus e includes support for a modem plugged into the Apple III s built in RS 232 C serial port If your modem does not work in IIe emulation it s probably because your Apple II communications program has been written to take advantage of a Super Serial Card The plus 3 5 e s serial communications support duplicates many but not all of the functions of the Super Serial Card There are two solutions to the problem of a modem that doesn t work in Ile emulation 1 You can install a Super Serial Card in slot 1 of your Apple III and attach your modem to it To use the Super Serial Card in Ile emulation be sure jumper J4 covers only one post in position J4 on the plus e card See the installation instructions in Chapter 2 of this guide 2 You can do all your communications while you are in Apple III operation For those of you that would like to try to use the plus e s built in communications support the instructions that follow explain how to adapt the IIe emulation for a modem The modem will appear to be installed in slot 2 of an Apple Ile To customize the IIe emulation for a modem press the 2 key to choose option 2 Communications Settings from the emulation settings menu This communications settings menu will be displayed on your screen TITAN
70. xecution No emulation can completely bridge the gap between two such different computers however That s why the plus e doesn t work exactly like an Apple Ile down to the last detail As you read this section you will discover that most of the differences between the Ile emulation and the Apple Te are due to fundamental differences between the Apple Ie and the Apple III The Keyboard Although the Apple III and the Apple Ie keyboards are very similar they are not exactly alike For instance some keys on the Apple III keyboard such as the OPEN APPLE RESET and cursor keys are in different places on the Apple Ile keyboard And the Apple III s ALPHA LOCK key has been renamed CAPS LOCK on the Apple Ile These differences in name and location don t affect how the keys work They do the same thing on the Apple Ile as they do on the Apple III so they ll work just fine with Apple II programs There are only a few keyboard differences you need to be aware of when you run Apple II programs The DELETE Key All but one of the 63 keys on the Apple Ie keyboard have counterparts on the Apple III keyboard The exception is the Apple Ile s DELETE key which is not present on the Apple III keyboard The AN plus e emulation replaces the DELETE key with the 4 4 CONTROL SHIFT key combination Whenever an Apple II program tells you to use the DELETE key hold down the CONTROL and SHIFT keys while you press and release the key This
71. your working plus e Startup disk is in the built in disk drive If you try to copy new settings to the master disk or any other write protected disk you ll see this message on your screen UNABLE TO MODIFY DISKETTE PLEASE CHECK After you ve confirmed that you have the right disk in the built in drive press the 4 key to make a copy of the new settings When the computer finishes copying the new settings to your disk the message CONFIGURATION UPDATE SUCCESSFUL will flash on your screen Pressing the RETURN key will get you back to the main startup menu so you can load a program and start computing 3 7 Chapter 4 Comparing the Emulation with the Ie The plus e s emulation involves making an Apple II act like an Apple Ile Because the Apple ITs hardware and built in programs firmware are different from those in the Ile no emulation of this kind can be perfect We think the plus e s emulation comes about as close to being perfect as possible but there are still some differences most of them minor between the Ile and the plus e s emulation This chapter will alert you to the differences Before you can understand what the plus e does and doesn t do however you need to know a little bit more about the Apple Ile A Quick Trip around the Apple Ile The Apple Ile computer comes with 64K of RAM on the main board 48K of main RAM and 16K of language card RAM Main RAM is alloc

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