Re: Newbie to Apple IIe

[Mike Pfaiffer <pfaiffer@mbnet.mb.ca>]

"Robert J. Stevens" wrote:
> 
> Hello;
> I am a newbie to this list. I purchased an Apple Ie from Goodwill last
> week and went back today and found the Floppy Drives for it. There is a
> 5 1/4 and a smaller drive. It works. I bought a floppy at another
> Goodwill that was from "A+DISK" and has a lot of software on it. I have
> an old Apple somewhere in the Basement and I can't find the floppys. I
> haven't work with Apple for nine years and my Memory is a little rusty.
> Can anyone give me some of the very basic commands. When I turn on the
> machine it loads the Drectory/Catalog but I can't get it to do anything
> else.  I even have some Manuals but I've got to locate them also. I
> started 30 years ago with a Datapoint then graduated to CP/m then to
> ??XX PC's XX??. now it seems I'm going back to my childhood
> Hoping in Wisconsin
> Boob

	First thing to determine is if you are running DOS or ProDOS. Many of
the commands are similar but there are significant differences. After
the initial startup program runs does it put you to the Applesoft prompt
(the "]" symbol)? Once at the Applesoft prompt there are certain
commands which should be more useful than others. PR#3 will turn on an
installed 80 column card. CATALOG (also cat under ProDOS) will display
the current directory information. RUN <filename> runs a BASIC program.
BRUN <filename> runs a binary (machine language) file. EXEC <filename>
is similar to running a PC batch file. HOME clears the screen.

	If I'm not mistaken there should be a list of commands somewhere
around. Maybe someone would be kind enough to post them or make them
available via a web page.

				Later
				Mike





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