Question:
What are the Requirements for the Macintosh Apple IIe Card?
Answer:
Using the Apple IIe card to run Apple II software on a Macintosh requires
hardware and software.
Hardware: the IIe card and its special Y-cable; an Apple-compatible 5.25"
floppy drive, if software is stored on that media; the Mac's built-in 3.5"
floppy drive. In addition, the IIe card needs an "LC slot" to plug in to. The
latest version of Apple's "Apple Spec" data base shows 70 models of Mac that
have an LC slot ranging from the original LC (68020/16) to the Performa 5280
(603e/120). No G3 or better Mac has that slot.
Apple's Tech Info Library (TIL) also states: "The Macintosh LC 580, 630
Family, and Power Macintosh 52xx and 53xx series only operate in 32-bit
addressing mode. Since the Apple IIe card is not compatible with 32-bit
addressing, the Apple IIe Card is not compatible with these computers."
The TIL article that had a comprehensive list of which CPU's supported 24 bit
addressing (worked with the IIe card) is no longer posted, as my advanced
search efforts were fruitless. Therefore, the discovery process will be hit
or miss from now on. Probably a good rule of thumb would be: if you have an
LC slot, can turn 32-bit addressing off and have it survive a restart, you
can probably use the IIe card.
Software: the Apple IIe card software that came with the card (current
version is 2.2.1) and any Apple IIe (8-bit) software you care to run. The IIe
card software is available for free download from Apple's software download
web site: Apple IIe card Software
