Re: I have an Apple //e question...

[Doug Browning <wpg750@mb.imag.net>]

Since you have no disk drives connected, you have to remove the controller card
to restore normal operation. You will have access to BASIC, but won't be able to
use disks, so I suggest you look around for a drive.

Jared Falvo wrote:

> I just bought an Apple IIe and an Apple IIc monitor to go with it ($5 each
> at a local thrift store.... whoo-hoo!) and, after plugging everything in, it
> looks like both work fine.  Except...
>
> It's been so long since I've used an Apple IIe (um, around 1985), I've
> forgotten exactly how they operate (i.e. what they do) without a disk drive
> attached.
>
> Upon powering up, It flashes some screen garbage (I remember this as being
> normal), beeps once, and then displays "Apple II" centered at the top of the
> screen... and does nothing more.  Nothing else I do will reboot it or give
> me any kind of prompt or anything.  This Apple IIe does not have the
> integrated numeric keypad, so I'm certain it's the first version of the
> Apple IIe (how many versions were there?).
>
> I figure I must be doing something wrong...
>
> It comes with an 80 column card (I suspect it may have some RAM on it,
> haven't checked) and a disk drive card (two headers on it that say Disk 1
> and Disk 2, so I suspect you can attach two disk drives to it (or a DuoDisk
> II or somesuch?)  Both look to be genuine Apple-branded cards.
>
> I'm assuming the Apple IIe comes with 64K of RAM and is functioning as
> designed, but that the presence of the disk I/O card is forcing it to look
> for a drive that isn't there, hence why it sits there with "Apple II" as the
> only thing onscreen and nothing more, no matter what I do.
>
> Am I right?
>
> Please make all replies directly to:  luposian@mailcity.com so that I might
> be able to get them while I'm in California away from my computer/ISP and
> using my friend's system/ISP.  As well, since I'm not sure how many messages
> come to this newsgroup, it will help make sure I get every reply without
> wondering if I missed any.
>
> Thanks you for any help you can offer...
>
> Jared (aka "Luposian")



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