Description: Applesoft Firmware Card: Options
Header: Applesoft Firmware Card: Options

 The Applesoft firmware card was designed to supply floating point BASIC to
 Apple II owners.  There are two options on the card that the user may select.

 1. Most obviously, the position of the switch on the rear of the card is used
 immediately after a system reset to force the selection of one of two banks of
 ROMs: the firmware card or the motherboard.  If the switch is up then the
 system will default to Applesoft, otherwise the system will default to Integer
 BASIC.

 2. Software, by accessing address $C080, can select Integer BASIC, or, by
 accessing address $C081, Applesoft.

 Unfortunately for systems with Auto Start ROM, every time DOS gets control
 immediately after a reset, DOS forces a load of the version of BASIC DOS last
 used, regardless of the position of the switch.
 Apple Tech Notes


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