Apple/IIe/Q/What was the BASIC prompt character on the Apple IIe?

• What was the BASIC prompt character on the Apple IIe? card

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      • Short answer: ] — the closing bracket, used by Applesoft BASIC, which shipped in ROM on the Apple IIe.
      • The > character was the prompt for Integer BASIC (also called "Integer" or "Apple Integer BASIC"), the original BASIC on the Apple I and Apple II. Integer BASIC was not included in the Apple IIe ROM; it required a Language Card with the Integer ROM.
      • So both characters appear in Apple II history, but on the IIe the default power-on BASIC prompt was ].
      • See Applesoft BASIC on Wikipedia and Integer BASIC on Wikipedia.