Re: Apple 512

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

randystrick@netzero.net writes ...
> 
> We have found an Apple 512  that seems to be salvageable but we  can't
> get the boot disks to work. A very nice gentleman in Dallas
> sent us a 400k and 800k disk but neither will work, The disk drive
> appears to be reading the disk but then ejects the disk with an X
> on the Icon.
> Any help would be appreciated!
 ....


     An "Apple 512", I guess, is an early (512k) Mac? One thing to try is cleaning
your drive head(s).

     You can use a 3.5" Head Cleaner Kit available from Radio Shack. (You get a
3.5" head cleaner disk plus cleaning fluid.)  This is about the only reasonably
safe way to clean the heads on a 3.5" drive. Probably, sticking the Head Cleaner
disk into the drive and doing a boot will give you enough spin time. You want
around 10-20 seconds (much more could build up heat and damage head mounting).

     Since this is an Apple II newsgroup, you might want to check with a Mac
newsgroup, such as comp.sys.mac.system . Good luck with getting your system going!



Rubywand