Re: PROBLEM!! PROBLEM!! [reposted]

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <01bd9e33$619de3a0$751ca98e@scofield.globetrotter.qc.ca>,
scofield <scofield@globetrotter.qc.ca> wrote:
>I need help!! I just happenend to get a Apple //c computer, 

>but I have no diskettes and I've never used a Apple computer before =),
>i need help and lots of it!! i started it up, with every thing plugged in
>and I get a error message ( well I think its a error message...) it says, "
>Check Disk Drive" I dont know what to do, is it the hard drive??? 

   There is no HD at all. That's the builtin 5.25" drive giving up
trying to boot. [And that message is an improvement over previous
models that would try forever to boot]. You'll need to feed it a valid
Apple II (PC disks will *NOT* work) bootdisk for it to boot without
complaining.

>what do i need to get for my apple//c computer??? I think theres a
>modem, I'am told that there is but alls I see is a port in the back
>on the computer, but there no cable to plug into it... please help
>me !!!

   That's no more of a modem than 'COM[1234]' or the "modem" port on a
Macintrash. That's simply a serial port that you can attach to a
modem, printer, or any other serial device and talk to; the icon
supposed to represent a 'modem' is mostly only for those that want to
plug-and-drool.

   As to software, boot disks, etc, I invite you to read the official
csa2 FAQ at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html . Section 7.2
covers how and where you can legally acquire a boot disk (tip: your
local pirate and sector editors are not it), and section 5 covers how
and where you can get legal software for your //c.

Nathan Mates

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