Spectre GCR Manual Manuals - Atari Documentation Archive

Requirements
parts ONLY.
You need:
.. One set of 128K (IIMac Plus") Apple Macintosh ROMs.
The part number varies, depending on the revision of the ROMS.
According to Apple, there are three versions. I've tested them, and
they all work; the differences are in code that I don't even use with
the Spectre. So don't sweat it, okay? There is not going to be one whit
of difference if you use the "newest" or "oldest" ROMs.
The sets I've got here say "342-0341-C" and 1/342-0342-8" on them
- not to mention, "Copyright Apple 1983-1986." They Are Not
Kidding, people.
Apple's older ROMs, the 64K version, are numbered "342-0220-A"
and "342-0221-A". Sometimes the "A" becomes "8". Again, the version
DOES NOT MATTER. (Just don't mix versions on the 64K ROMs, or
things get confused; the software thinks you have a bad cartridge,
since it doesn't know about that mix. Mixing versions on the 128's
doesn't matter; if your set has one chip with a "8" and one with a "C",
don't worry about it.)
We left in 64K ROM compatibility strictly for people who want to
upgrade to Spectre but can't afford both it and the 128K ROMs at the
same moment - so that people have the option to "get by" on 64K
ROMs for a few weeks.
Since the entire point of Spectre 128 is the 128K ROMs very, very
few owners actually used 64K ROMs. In fact, with our first release,
1.51, 64K ROM support didn't work right, and it took people a month
to notice!
.. Apple Operating System Software (IISystem" and "Finder")
The "System" file contains the stuff which, when combined with
the Apple ROMS, make the Mac go. The fonts (type faces, like IIu.
sort stuff) are in System, as well as the Desk Accessories, nifty
little utilities you can pull up most anytime. (You're limited to 15 DA's,
but that limit can be stretched with various aftermarket utilities, like
Suitcase II or Font/DA Juggler Plus).
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