Microsoft-Paul Allen

[Eric Smith]

On Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 02:36 Jim Manley <jim.manley at gmail.com> wrote:

Microsoft did offer a RAM expansion board specifically to allow the
Softcard to access 64K of RAM dedicated to CP/M,


Even that wasn't dedicated to CP/M. It was a 16K RAM card that was
equivalent to the Apple "Language Card", which allowed replacing the 12K of
ROM of the Apple II and II+ with 16K of RAM, of which 4K had two banks.
Although it was useful with the Softcard, it wasn't in any way specific to
it.

All models of the Softcard could output 80 x 24 text, not only through
third-party cards, but Apple's own 64K RAM and 80 x 24 video combo card,


Which was only available for the IIe. I stand by my assertion that the
Softcard did not in any way provide 80x24 text. It could use the capability
if it was separately provided.