Description: Apple II System Disk 3.0: Requires MouseText, 128K Memory
Header: Apple II System Disk 3.0: Requires MouseText, 128K Memory


 This article last reviewed: 20 January 1989

 Here are some questions and answers about Apple II System Disk 3.0 for
 the Apple IIe and Apple IIc:

 Q) Will this disk operate on an unenhanced Apple IIe?

 A) System Disk v3.0 uses an AppleWorks-style interface, and this requires the
   availability of MouseText characters, which do NOT exist in an unenhanced
   Apple IIe. The program may also use some of the additional 27 instructions
   available only in the 65C02 CPU.


 Q) What is the latest version of System software that will operate with an
   unenhanced Apple IIe?

 A) System Utilities Version v2.1.1 will work on an unenhanced Apple IIe, but
   even that requires some MouseText characters, and will show an abnormal
   display -- for example, Upper Case Inverse Capital S characters instead of
   straight horizontal lines.

   However, the program runs properly in spite of this display anomaly. System
   Utilities v2.1 does not use MouseText characters and should function
   normally on an unenhanced Apple IIe.


 Q) How much memory does the System Disk v3.0 require to operate?

 A) When booted on a 64K enhanced Apple IIe, the program gives an error message
   stating it requires 80-column text, and this indicates it requires 128K of
   memory.
 Copyright 1989 Apple Computer, Inc.
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