Re: ADT Not Working

[noone@nowhere.net]

Krack wrote:
> I am trying to load adt on my apple IIe.

OK, lets try it this way without any comm software at all, who needs
it?  We will essentially make the IBM type in the program on the Apple
II using the comm ports of both computers.

With nothing more than a SSC and the ADT and DOS files on your PC, you
can do this fairly easily. This simple instruction sheet requires that
you have downloaded the PC version of ADT and uncompressed it in a
folder on the C: drive.

(I modified these instructions for your specific hardware/software.)

For the Apple Computer---
1. Turn off your Apple II computer, take the lid off and rub the power
supply box 3 times for luck.  (and to dissipate any static electricity
on your person.)

2. Set the SSC card for 300baud  (Note: your dip setting did not match
these.)
Switches are as follows 0=off=down, 1=on=up
1001111 - 1101110
Just left of the rainbow colored cable there is a 'chip' with a triangle
on it.  Make sure the triangle points towards the bottom of the card
since you are using a regular modem cable to the PC.

3. Place the SSC card into slot two of your Apple II.

4. Plug in the modem cable to both computers

For the WinDoze Computer--
5. Uncompress the ADT122.zip into a folder with the name adt122 on the
root of the C: drive for convenience.  

6. Use your mouse to select Start/ Programs/ MsDOS Prompt

7. Set up the port for communications.  Type in the following command at
the dos prompt, replace the X with a port number,  1 or 2 where the
cable is plugged in.

mode comX baud=300 data=8 stop=1 parity=n

8. Turn on the Apple IIe and boot up a DOS 3.3 disk and type the
following command.

IN#2

Note: If you do not have a DOS 3.3 disk, you can create one by sending
the DOS33 file instead of the ADT file, using these instructions to
transfer the DOS33 file, then following Rubywand's instructions on
making a bootable disk.

9. Go back to your Windows machine and type this into your Dos Prompt
window.  The first two lines move to to the folder where you have the
ADT files.  Then the third line starts typing the file on the Apple II. 
Replace the X with the port number, 1 or 2 as you did above.

c:
cd c:\adt122
TYPE ADT.DMP>comX

10. If the ADT file transfers, it will save itself to the disk.  If this
happened, you are set.  If you have errors, email me so I may assist you
one on one, so to speak, after you try this instruction set again.

I verified this procedure a couple days ago and had no problems.  Just
remember to do the IN#2 on the Apple before you do try and transfer the
file.  (Took a really long time to transfer DOS33 at 300baud before I
could send the ADT program.)

11. Once you have ADT on both computers, you should set both machines to
19200 baud and work from there using the ADT program to transfer
standard DOS33 and ProDOS disks.  The SSC card switch settings are as
follows for 1900 baud.
0000111 - 1101110

Thankx,
Ed
eeastmanNO@SPAMapple2.com

Note: Rubywand claims this won't work because of the CRLF thing and
because of the DOS window thing being slow, but I have verified this
about 4 times in the last couple years that it does in fact work.  Every
time.  The only problem I have seen suing this technique is when the
cable doesn't have all the proper handshaking wires.