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Europlus

EURAAPPLE (EUROPLUS)

The video circuit of Apple II generates a composite video signal conforming to the NTSC system used in the United States and Japan, but it was possible to adopt the European video system with different standards from the beginning. オリジナルや、PLUSの基板では、NTSC方式から、 CCIR方式への変更は、基板上のX型をした2 For original and PLUS mother boards, changing from the NTSC system to the CCIR system used in many European countries is possible by cutting two X-shaped jumper pads on the board. また、PAL方式やSECAM In addition, the PAL system and the SECAM system were supported by mounting the encoder board to the slot 7.

The picture is the Europe version of Apple II Plus called EUROPLUS. In this model the keyboard has been exchanged in order to correspond to lower case by the former owner. もちろん、キャラクタROM Of course, if you exchange the character ROM and the keyboard, you can return it to the original. 銘板にはグリーンでeuroplusとロゴが入る。 Green letters of “europlus” and apple II logo printed on the nameplate. 製造はIreland工場。 Production is Ireland factory.

POWER SUPPLY(220V)

The familiar power supply is outputs + 5V, -5.2V, + 11.8V, -12.0V, but the input is 220V specification according to European standards. Original Apple2の頃の電源は、110 volt modelの他に110/220 volt model In the case of Original Apple II, some power supplies were able to switch the input voltage with a switch of 110/220 volt model in addition to the 110 volt model. 写真のモデルは220Vの単一仕様である。 The model of the photograph is a single specification of 220V.

SLOT 7

In SLOT 7 of Europlus, there is a description of "THIS SLOT ONLY FOR EURO COLOR PAL / SECAM CARD", "DO NOT USE ANY OTHER CARD", and it is clearly stated that to attach special cards to this slot to support PAL / SECM system.

PAL COLOR ENCODER CARD

PAL COLOR ENCODER CARD is installed in slot 7. 基板右奥にある４ピンのAuxiliary Video ConnectorのVIDEO出力の右から２番目のVIDEO出力から入力をとり、RCAピンジャックにPAL出力するカード。 A card that takes the input from the second VIDEO output from the right of the VIDEO output of the 4 pin Auxiliary Video Connector at the far right of the board and outputs it to the RCA pin jack. Disk2 Interface Card。 In the left slot 6 is the Disk II Interface Card. ちなみに、4ピンのAuxiliary Video Connectorは左から+12V、-5V、VIDEO出力、GROUNDの信号である。 By the way, the 4 pin Auxiliary Video Connector is +12 V, -5 V, VIDEO output, GROUND signal from the left. Apple II Originalではrev.0とrev.1の基板があるが、rev.1VIDEO In the Apple II Original, there are mother boards of rev. 0 and rev. 1, but on the board of rev. 1, only the VIDEO signal among these 4 pins is independently added to the front of the 4 pins. Euroapple対応とされている。 According to Apple manual, this change is said to be Euroapple compliant. 最近のMacintoshのApple TV/VIDEO システムでは、AppleNTSC、PALとSECMMacintosh With the recent Macintosh Apple TV / VIDEO system, it is compatible with NTSC, PAL and SECM system with the default setting of Apple video player software, so if you use the Macintosh video input, it is possible to check the function of this card.

DISK II MADE IN IRELAND DISK II MADE IN IRELAND

The left picture is the nameplate on the back of Disk II made by the Irish factory. Ireland There is a description indicating that it is made by Ireland factory. apple computer incではなく、applecomputer ltd It is also interesting that it is described as applecomputer ltd, not apple computer inc. DiskIIの発表は1978年夏。 Disk II was announced in the summer of 1978. Disk II Since Disk II with the seal of the Toray Research Center which was an authorized Japanese agent in my house is also made by the Irish factory, Apple has established a multinational manufacturing system from quite early stage.

DISK II

DISK II has been manufactured for a long time, so there are many versions, and it is very interesting to examine their nameplates on the back.