Re: Help ME! Apple IIc

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <34a65b72.614885@news.brunnet.net>,
Mike Malek <mike_malek@hotmail.com> wrote:
>What I would like to do is two things.  I'm wondering if you know
>where I can get a printer for my apple IIc (cost, where do I find the
>ribbons etc...) 

   Imagewriter IIs are still being sold used, and the local Office
Depot has ribbons clearly marked as being for them. Cost for an IWII
is probably $20-50 depending on addons, etc. Drop by
comp.sys.apple2.marketplace and post your interest, or drop by section
10.2 of the comp.sys.apple2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) at
http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html for plenty of vendors.

>But I would like to know how to use a text editor to write my
>programs and if I would need other supporting programs or files.

   You can save ascii files off from text editors and 'EXEC' that
ascii file (see the Applesoft & DOS FAQs linked in from above) to
convert valid lines into code. However, many find the time between
editing and rerunning too long and will take a lesser editing
environment in favor of being able to instantly rerun their edited
program.

>Also, one little thing: when you type LIST to see the current
>program is there any way to make it pause every screen (like the DOS
>type |more) because it's really annoying to have to type Control-C
>every screen manually!

   You can either LIST ranges of code ("LIST 100-200", no "s), or
use ctrl-s to pause the running display. No pager such as 'more'
exists in the default DOS 3.3 or ProDOS Basic.System setup-- pipes,
text editing and general extensibility were left out of both.

Nathan Mates
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