Apple IIe
The long-lived II with MMU and IOU custom chips and an aux slot.
Open the Apple IIe in Retro Bench- Also
- Apple //e, Enhanced IIe, Platinum IIe
- Year
- 1983
- CPU
- 6502 (65C02 Enhanced) @ 1.023 MHz
- RAM
- 64 KB + 64 KB aux (80-col card)
- ROM
- Applesoft + Monitor (CD/EF ROMs)
- Video
- IOU + char ROM: 40/80 col text, lo-res, hi-res, double hi-res
- Sound
- 1-bit speaker
- OS
- Applesoft BASIC, DOS 3.3, ProDOS
Chips
| Chip | Where | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 6502 / 65C02 CPU | UC4 (Apple schematic 050-0051-D) | CPU |
| MMU 344-0010 | UE4 (Apple schematic 050-0051-D; Sams CC10 agrees) | Memory Management Unit |
| IOU 344-0020 | UE5 (Apple schematic 050-0051-D sheet 3; Sams CC10 agrees) | Input/Output Unit |
| AY-5-3600 Keyboard Encoder | Main board; the keyboard reaches it over a 26-pin ribbon | Keyboard encoder |
| 4164 DRAM 64K×1 | RAM row | Main RAM (8 chips = 64 KB) |
| 4464 / 41464 DRAM 64K x 4 | Two 64K x 4 RAMs on the enhanced CF ROM board (silk 64KX4 RAM, row F, columns 8 and 9); designators not read | Dynamic RAM, 64K x 4. Main RAM on the BBC Master; reported on later 130XE boards. |
| IIe CF ROM 342-0349 (16 KB, 28 pins) | Silk CF ROM on the late enhanced board (64K x 4 RAMs); designator not read | Enhanced IIe firmware in one 16 KB ROM, in place of the CD and EF ROMs (late enhanced board) |
| 2732-pinout 4K x 8 ROM | UF4, video ROM: 342-0133 (unenhanced) or 342-0265 (enhanced). Apple schematic 050-0051-D sheet 3 draws a 2732. | Character ROM in the 2732 pinout: IIe and IIc video ROM (4K x 8); PCjr character ROM (2K x 8 fitted, socket wired for a 2716 or 2732) |
| 2716-pinout 2K x 8 ROM | UE12, keyboard ROM 342-0132 | Keyboard ROM of the IIe and IIc, in a socket drawn for a 2716 EPROM |
| IIe timing HAL 342-0170 (HAL/PAL 16R8) | UD1 (Apple schematic 050-0051-D sheet 3; the Sams IIe folder uses the same designator) | Divides the 14M master clock into PHI0, PHI1, Q3, the RAM strobes and the video load and dot-clock signals |
Ports and connectors
- Power supply to main board, 6-pin connector with strain-relief catch
- Game I/O (internal 16-pin DIP socket), 16-pin DIP socket
- Game port (rear DE-9), DE-9 socket
- Peripheral slots 1-7 (50-pin edge), 50-pin card edge, 0.10 in pitch
- Auxiliary slot (60-pin edge), 60-pin card edge, 0.10 in pitch UNVERIFIED
- Video out (RCA), RCA phono jack
- Internal video connector (J13, 4-pin), Molex-type, 4 pins on 0.10 in
- Cassette IN, 3.5 mm mono jack
- Cassette OUT, 3.5 mm mono jack
- Keyboard connector (26-pin), 26-pin ribbon connector
- Speaker connector (J18, 2-pin), Molex KK100, 2 square pins on 0.10 in
Power rails
| Rail | Expect | Measure at |
|---|---|---|
| +5 V | 4.85-5.15 V UNVERIFIED | 2e-psu pin 3 (PSU connector); MMU pin 25; IOU pin 28; CPU pin 8; 2e-slot pin 25 |
| +12 V | 11.1-12.5 V | 2e-psu pin 4 (PSU connector); 2e-slot pin 50 |
| -5 V | -4.7 to -5.7 V | 2e-psu pin 6 (PSU connector); 2e-slot pin 34 |
| -12 V | -10.8 to -13.2 V | 2e-psu pin 5 (PSU connector); 2e-slot pin 33; AY-5-3600 pin 27 (keyboard encoder; the late CF ROM board photo shows a KR9600-PRO) |
Symptoms
- Dead / no boot: check MMU, 6502
- No 80-column / no aux memory: check MMU
- No or bad video: check IOU
- Dead keys: check AY-5-3600, IOU
- No speaker: check IOU