Re: Need IIgs Help

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Mary
"Ryan_Mioko" <Ryan_Mioko@email.msn.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> Recently, my dad threw out his Apple IIgs and I saved it from the dump.
> I've taken it on as a hobbie system and fallen in love with tinkering.  I
> need some advice on 3 points, and since I live in the Tidewater virginia
> area and the Tidewater Appleworms Apple II user group has long disbanded I
> can't find any local suppot:
>
> 1. The system setings in the control panel continue to reset on power
down.
> I suspect this is due to a dead battery somwhere in the system but I can't
> isolate it.  Where can I find advice on fixing this?
>
> 2. I acquired a modem for the system and have it hooked up and tested it,
> but I don't have communications software for the system.  I can't download
> programs off the internet to my PC and get them on to my IIgs (at least, I
> don't know a hack that can do that)  So, where can I get a program like
> Proterm on a Prodos disk?
>
> 3. I've got a couple simple manuals which came with the system, they talk
> about how to set things in the control panel: and I know disks with a
prodos
> system file and basic launcher are bootable (and I launch things from the
> Finder) but, where can I find a list of comand prompts to use while in the
> basic environment.  All I know is 'cat' is like 'dir *.*' in DOS and 'bye'
> throws control back to the finder if you've launched the basic environment
> from there.
> Is there a FAQ somewhere which could guide me?
>
> Thank you.
> Ryan D.
> Ryan_Mioko@email.msn.com
>
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