-=> Quoting Daniel O'Leary to Leonard Erickson <=-

 DO> (This is a repost - the first two did not look like it made it out to
 DO> the net!) 
 DO> On 04/22/2004 10:54 PM, Leonard_Erickson wrote:
 
 > >I sort of "inherited" a couple of Franklin ACE 1200
systems. I know
 > >they are an Apple clone. Just not sure which model. My guess is ][+ 
 >
 > DO> If your keyboard has the open and closed "F" (same as the
 > DO> corresponding "apple") keys, then it should be //e
compatible.If it
 > DO> does not have those keys, then it is ][+ compatible. 
 >
 >I don't think they've got those keys. 

 DO> There were two Franklin series.  The first were beige, like the Apple
 DO> IIs. The second series were black with chrome or brushed aluminim
 DO> trim. These were the ones that were like the Apple //c and //e. 

Definitrely the beige units.

 DO> The Apple II series all used the miniature mono connectors,
 DO> and they were built onto the motherboard.

Ok, guess I'll have to look at the boards again.

  My first computer was an
 DO> Apple II+ clone, called a TANO (Technical Associates of New Orlieans)
 DO> and I remember that it had the cassette port and the 14 pin or 16 pin
 DO> "DIP" IC socket Game connector on a separate card that plugged into
 DO> one of the inteerface slots at the rear of the computer.  

I know that the DIP socket for the joystick is there. In fact, someone
rigged a cable to bring it out the back on one of the units.


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