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Apple IIc-2

CASE OF IIc

Compare to Original IIc and Original "Memory-Expandable" IIc, the structure of the case is slightly different as the board design is different. Also, the nameplate on the back side differs depending on the manufacturing period and manufacturing factory. キーボードも２種類ある。 There are also two kinds of keyboard. 左の写真の本体は、初期のOriginal //cであるが、Ireland工場製。 The body of the picture on the left is the early Original // c, it is made by the Ireland factory. Keybord,Disk Use,Power Although it seems to be mainly products for the European market, the letterings of Keybord, Disk Use, Power of the case are printed the icons in place of the alphabet.

According to the Apple II History Website, the Keybord button at the front was originally attached to switch the layout of UK and German, so it is said that the US specification made it possible to switch between ordinary keyboard and Dvorak arrangement Keyboard. （のちの//c PlusVolume (In later // c Plus, the push button at this position had been deleted and replaced with the Volume slide button.) It was guessed from the original catalog and manual, the Apple IIc released in Japan was sold a US specification case that was printed the alphabet on the case from the beginning of release.

DISK DRIVE IIc

Disk IIc is a dedicated drive for 5.25 inch diskette. IIcで採用されたALPS製ドライブに合わせてDiskII Along with ALPS drives adopted in IIc, the height is about half that of Disk II, and the width is a bit broad. 色は本体に合わせてSnowWhite。 The color is snow white according to the body. IIcやIIGSD型コネクタに接続可能。 It can be connected to a 19-pin D type connector for IIC or IIGS disk drive without requiring a special card. The corners are chamfered and receive a soft impression on the whole. Apple5.25Driveや3.5Drive,Unidisk3.5 Unlike Apple 5.25 Drive, 3.5 Drive, Unidisk 3.5, it does not have a daisy chain port, so in daisy chains (drives are connected in series) it is necessary to connect to the end of the chain. IIcの場合、なぜかProDos In the case of IIc, it is designed so that booting from an external drive cannot be done unless patch is applied to ProDos.

UNIDISK3.5

3.5 drive for IIc. 色はSnowwhite。 The color is snow white. ROMIIcではROMを交換しないと3.5 As explained in the ROM version section, the initial IIc cannot use the 3.5-inch drive unless ROM is replaced. Unidisk3.5 There are two types of Unidisk 3.5: white one and platinum color one. D型ポートがある。 There is a 19 pin D type port for daisy chain connection on the back. GSやMacで使えるApple3.5UniDisk3.5 Although it is used at the same time as the Apple 3.5Drive that can be used for GS and Mac, UniDisk 3.5drive incorporates a microprocessor and sends and receives data in packet format with the host computer. Apple3.5Drive以降ではこの機能をホストのOS After Apple 3.5Drive, this function is controlled by the OS side by the host computer to control the drive. したがって、IIcではUnidisk3.5とApple3.5 Drive Therefore Apple IIc cannot be daisy chained of Unidisk 3.5 and Apple 3.5 Drive. (GSでは可能である）また、Apple3.5 DriveをIIcでは使用できない。 (It is possible in GS) Also, Apple 3.5Drive cannot be used in IIc.