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Apple II Peripherals: Quick Reference Chart (2/97) 

Article ID: 2066
Created: 10/23/86
Modified: 2/12/97
 

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TOPIC 
Apple II Peripherals: Quick Reference Chart (2/97)




The following table identifies compatible peripherals for the Apple II line of computers.




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DISCUSSION 



The X means that the peripheral product is compatible with the CPU. The footnotes explain the numbers.

Item Apple II CPU

II Plus IIe IIc IIc(new) IIGS 

Drives

Disk II X 1 X 1 9 9 X 1
DuoDisk X 2 X 2 14 14 X
Unidisk X 2 X 2 X X X
Unidisk 3.5 X 3,7 X 3,5 X X
IIc External X 2 X 2 X X X
Apple 3.5 X
Apple 5.25 X 11 X 11 X X X
Profile (5M,10M) X 4,7 X 4 X 4
Hard Disk 20SC X 6,7 X 6 X 6

Cards

II Memory Expansion X 7 X X
IIc Memory Expansion X
IIGS Memory Expansion X
Super Serial X X 8 8 X
Parallel Interface X X 9 9 X
80-column X 8 8
Extended 80-column X 8 8

Apple Modem 300/1200 X 12 X 12 X X X
Apple Personal Modem X 12 X 12 X X X
Imagewriter X 12 X 12 X X X
Imagewriter II X 12 X 12 X X X
Daisy Wheel Printer X 12 X 12 X X X
LaserWriter X 12 X 12 X X X

Monitors
II X X X X X
IIc X X X X X
ColorMonitor IIc, IIe X X X X X
ColorMonitor 100 X 10 9 9
AppleColor RGB 9 9 9,13 9,13 X
AppleColor Composite X X X X X
Monochrome X X X X X


Footnotes:
1 - Requires Disk II controller card
2 - Requires Duodisk/Unidisk controller card
3 - Requires Unidisk 3.5 controller card
4 - Requires Profile Interface Card
5 - Will auto boot on an enhanced IIe
6 - Requires Apple II SCSI Card
7 - Requires 64K RAM for Prodos
8 - This function is built into the Apple IIc
9 - A third party solution is available
10- Requires Extended 80-Column AppleColor Card
11- May be daisy-chained from a Unidisk
12- Requires a Super Serial Card
13- Limited color capability
14- Will only have access to one of the drives 

Note: "IIe" stands for either the unenhanced or the enhanced Apple IIe.
"IIc(new)" refers to an Apple IIc with memory expansion socket.

Article Change History:
12 Feb 1997 - Reviewed for technical accuracy, revised formatting.