Re: "Blank" Apple IIc landed on my desk: Power Supply spec. / Do I need a boot disk?

[Phoenyx <quazar@dcnet2000.com>]

Deacon Blue wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I received an Apple IIc without any leads/power-supply adapter  or  system
> software.
> 
> My question is:  What specs should the power adapter have.  I recall the
> voltage is 15V, but what would
> the current  (A) be?
> 
> Also,  do I have to use a start-up floppy as with the regular II, or is the
> OS built inside the onboard ROM.
> 
> Any feedback appreciated.

Straight off the adapter.

Input: 120 vac, 60hz, 25w 0.2a
Output: 15vdc, 1.2amps, 18w

AFAIK, this is a constant supply, not a switched supply.

As for booting, yes you need a Dos or Prodos boot disk.
It works just like an enhanced IIe. Normally, the slots
are:

S7 = On original, boot external drive. On all others
     but the extended ram, Appletalk, which was never
     used. I am unsure about the 3.5 model.
S6 = 5.25 drives
S5 = Smart Port for all but the original.
S4 = Mouse, except for the extended ram model where
     mouse is slot 7 and Ram is slot 4
S3 = 80 column video
S2 = Modem port
S1 = Printer port
S0 = Apple standard