Re: Just bought an Apple II

[buggie@ben03.unm.edu (stephen e buggie)]

Since there were no disks in the drive, the fact that the drives just
whirled is not a sign of danger.   Load a disk!

Many on this group can give useful advice.  Give more details, such as
while Apple II (II+? IIe?  IIc??).  Also, tell what interface cards are
under the hood.

Try activating the self-test, if it is a IIe or IIc, but holding down both
Apple keys at power-up.  The self-test is a checkerboard pattern on the
screen for one minute, ending with "SYSTEM OK."

Steve Buggie


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Asu (loobilla@banana.fana.com) wrote:
: Hello everyone,

: today, at a garage sale, I found an Apple II. It was 10 dollars only so
: I bought it. I took it home, plugged it in, one of 2 drives attached to
: it whirled, but nohting else happened. It came with a monitor which I
: connected but it showed nothing. It did not come with any disks.

: I am a long time Mac user but I have never seen an Apple II. I found
: out about this ng after some internet search. Dutifully I went to the
: FAQ's but I don't even know where to start.

: I would like to know whether it works or not. I assume I need the
: system disk to begin with. How can i get one?

: Can I post newbie questions here or is there another forum for that?

: TIA

: Asu