Re: Apple ][c with Monitor and Printer - Should I buy it ?

[phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net>]

Mike wrote:

> I have been offered an Apple ][c with Monitor and Printer for $25
> Australian - which is about $15 US.
>
> People who have been following my Trackstar posts know that I have been
> having problems getting my Trackstar 128 card to work in my PC.
>
> Would the Apple ][c solve my problems and allow me to transfer my old
> Apple ][ disks over to my PC for use with the Apple ][ emulators ?
>
> If the Apple ][c has a printer, does that mean it has a serial card that
> can be used with ADT to transfer disk images over to my PC ?
>
> If the Apple ][c serial card is *not* the one I need, can I add another
> serial card that will  allow me to use ADT to transfer disk images over
> to my PC ?  i.e is the Apple ][c expandable / upgradable ?
>
> Do I just use a standard serial modem / laplink cable ?  Or do I need
> some other cable ?
>
> Hope somebody can help !
>
> Mike O'Malley

Yes, I use ADT and my //c all the time. Use port 2 marked on the back
of the //c with a phone icon. You will have to make your own cable. I
made mine from spare parts I had here. The connector for the 5 pin //c
port was made from an old PC keyboard cable and the connector for
the PC side was an old serial extender. Once I found out which wire
went to which pins, I connected it together and taped it up with electrical

tape. I had to use this method cause I could not locate the 5 pin din
connector in my area. I don't have the pinouts handy but you can find
them all over the net.

Phoenyx