Info for apple2e

Apple IIe series

Known Issues:
Requires full keyboard emulation. At startup, full keyboard emulation mode is enabled by
default. Whilst in full keyboard emulation mode, some key associated functionality may be
disabled (like the ESC key for EXIT). The keyboard emulation mode is toggled using the
scroll_lock key.

History and Trivia:
The Apple IIe is the successor of the Apple ][+. It was developed after the Apple III failed
to catch on with the public, and released in 1983. It was a very great success and was widely
used in schools. The Apple IIe features an optional 80-column text display, new keys on the
keyboard, upper- and lower-case text, and bank-switching to increase the amount of addressable
RAM. The Apple IIe also supported the new ProDOS operating system released in 1984.
Note the Apple IIe emulation includes the 80-column card and motherboard revision B, meaning
that double-hi-resolution modes are available.
The Enhanced Apple IIe, a.k.a. the Apple //e (MESS system name, "apple2ee") was released in
1985. It included ROM bugfixes, replace the 6502 processor with the 65C02, and added a
character genrator ROM with new graphic characters called "Mouse Text". This model was
actually more compatable with the Apple ][ and ][+.
The Platinum Apple //e adopted the ||GS keyboard and minor motherboard modifications.
Apple "][", Apple "II", Apple "//" -- which is correct?
"][", "II", and "//" tend to be used pretty much interchangeably for any model of Apple II
computer, although, practically speaking, there are a few usages which may provoke a
correction.
"][" is the original Apple II symbol. It appears on all early II's and II+'s as well as on the
Disk ][ drive. It is, easily, the most attractive and distinctive II symbol; but, it is also
associated with old Apple II's. The "//" usage is generally associated with the "c" and
newer "e" models.

The generally preferred machine designations are:
Apple ][ or Apple II for pre-][+ models
Apple ][+ or Apple II+
Apple IIe for non-enhanced IIe computers
Apple //e for 128k-enhanced IIe computers
Apple //c
Apple IIc+
Apple IIgs or GS or best (if you have the fonts) ||GS

Features:
CPU: MOS 6502 1MHz (Apple IIe); MOS 65C02 1MHz
Memory: 64kB RAM standard, 128kB RAM with extended 80-column card, 16kB ROM
Screen: 16 colors at 560x192 (double-hi-res); 4-bit color text mode at 40x48
Data path: 8-bit

Emulators:
AppleWin - http://www.tomcharlesworth.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/