Re: Help with bad ][gs's

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

"�TechnoDragon�" writes ...
> 
> I remember drooling over ][gs's back when they came out, but I could
> never afford one. Now, I was just given a few from a friend who had them
> on a palette of old mac stuff he bought at an auction.
>         When I try to boot these up, they just send out about two or three
> "bong" like sounds. (none work) Are these totally toast, or is this a
> common and fixable problem? They all have ram cards with 256k to 1mb on
> each, and no other cards.
 ....

     The IIgs's may all be toast; but, this seems unlikely. Getting a "bong" is
a sign that quite a bit of stuff is working.

     A IIgs normally tries to boot a disk when it is powered ON. If it can't
find one, it shows a 'sliding apple' display and just sits there.

     What happens if (after the bongs are done) you press Control-Reset (i.e.
hold down Control and press and release Reset, then release Control)?  You
should get the standard Applesoft "]" prompt.



Rubywand