Csa2 FAQs Main Hall -2

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(Cas2 FAQs Main Hall file continued)

F002DOSMM:    DOS and ProDOS

 001- What is a "DOS"?
 002- What DOS's are available on Apple II computers?
 003- Are there any faster better versions of DOS 3.3?
 004- What commands are available in DOS 3.3?
 005- How do I use DOS commands from the keyboard?  a program?
 006- How do I use variables in a DOS command?
 007- How do I create new DOS 3.3 diskettes?
 008- How much storage space is on a 5.25" diskette?
 009- Can I format a DOS 3.3 diskette for just data storage?
 010- What is the "Volume Table of Contents" or "VTOC"?
 011- Can I assign names to my DOS 3.3 diskettes?
 012- What does it mean to "Boot" a disk?
 013- What file types does DOS 3.3 have 
 014- What do the entries in a DOS 3.3 Catalog display mean?
 015- Re. DOS 3.3 file names: How long? What characters are legal?  
 016- How can I use DOS 3.3 to read/write sectors from machine code?
 017- How many 'official' versions of DOS 3.3 are there? 
 018- What information is included in the VTOC?
 019- What information is included in a DOS 3.3 Catalog sector?
 020- How does DOS 3.3 remember which sectors are used? 
 021- What are the formats of DOS 3.3's main file types?
 022- How can I know a DOS 3.3 prgm is safe to run from hard disk?
 023- What are some good DOS 3.3 references?
 024- What is ProDOS?
 025- What are ProDOS's major features?
 026- Which Apple II's can run which versions of ProDOS?
 027- How can I create bootable ProDOS diskettes?
 028- How do I make a ProDOS disk that will start BASIC?
 029- What is the maximum size of a ProDOS volume?
 030- How do I LOAD, SAVE, etc. files under ProDOS?
 031- What is a "pathname"?
 032- What is the default volume and folder when ProDOS boots?
 033- How can I set default volume and folder under ProDOS?
 034- How can I discover the name of the current default volume?
 035- How do I create a folder?
 036- How can I access ProDOS routines from machine language?
 037- How can I convert DOS 3.3 wares to run under ProDOS?
 038- How can I modify ProDOS to do BLOADs to Text Page 1? 
 039- How can I boot ProDOS on my Franklin computer?
 040- What are some good ProDOS references?


F002ERRLIST:  Apple II series ERROR codes

 001- What does error #___ mean?
 002- What does IIgs Diagnostic Self-Test Error Code ___ mean?
 003- What does RamFAST Fatal Memory Fault Error ___ mean?
 004- What is the explanation for getting a ___  error?
 005- Where can I find more information on Apple II series errors?


F002FDISK:    Floppy drives and diskettes

 001- How do I add a write-protect On-Off switch? 
 002- How do I add external speed adjustment to my Disk ][ drive? 
 003- How can I adjust my 5.25" drive for optimum performance? 
 004- What is the pin-out for duodisk drive connecting cable?
 005- Can I read Apple II diskettes on my PC?
 006- Some old 5.25" disks with splotches don't boot. What gives? 
 007- Can I use high-density 3.5" and 5.25" diskettes on my A2? 
 008- How can I tell DD from HD diskettes if they are not labeled?
 009- My 3.5 Disk Drives don't work! What should I try?
 010- I added SCSI; now, my 3.5" drives often fail to work. Why?
 011- How many tracks can I use on a 5.25" disk? 
 012- In connecting a Disk II I misaligned the connectors. A fix?
 013- A sound like a shotgun going off came from drive. A fix? 
 014- Uni-disk and Laser drives: neither works with my IIc. Why?
 015- How do I replace 3.5" drive mechanism with one from a Mac?
 016- I have one 5.25" drive. Sys6 shows two icons!? Is there a fix?
 017- How can I tell a 13-sect interface card from a 16-sect model?
 018- Can a Disk ][ Drive be used on a IIc or GS smartport?
 019- What's the scoop on the 3.5" High Density drive?
 020- What DuoDisk mods are necessary?
 021- How do I fix a false Write Protect on duo disk?
 022- Both of my Disk ]['s come on when booting! Is there a fix?


F002HDnSCSI:  Hard drives, SCSI, and interfaces

 001- How difficult is it to add a hard drive to my IIGS?
 002- What kinds of hard drive systems are available? 
 003- What do SCSI ID numbers mean?
 004- What is "SCSI-2" and how is it different from SCSI-1?
 005- Will a SCSI-2 hard drive work with an Apple 2 system?
 006- Will my Rev. C SCSI Card work with a SCSI-2 drive?
 007- What is SCSI "termination power"?
 008- Can I avoid the "Ramfast/SCSI is searching SCSI bus" delay?
 009- What is the pin-out for the standard 50-pin SCSI cable?
 010- What's the SCSIHD.DRIVER patch to ignore DRIVER43 partitions?
 011- What is the "bad bug" in the ROM 3.01e RamFAST?
 012- How do I attach a 90mb Bernoulli drive? 
 013- What are the settings for a CMS hard drive controller card?
 014- Does it matter when I power-ON my SCSI hard disk?
 015- Can I leave SCSI devices I'm not using OFF? 
 016- Is there a SCSI tutorial available for downloading?


F002HdwHACK:  Miscellaneous Hardware projects and hacking

 001- What's a good hardware project book for the Apple IIe?
 002- How can I use a thermistor to read temperature on my A2?
 003- Will a prototyping Slot Board fit all Apple II's with Slots?
 004- What is the pin-out for the Apple II series Slots? 
 005- I've been getting Fatal System Error 0911. Is there a fix?
 006- Why does my GS Control Panel keep resetting to the defaults? 
 007- How do I replace my GS "BatRAM" battery?
 008- Is there a program to record/restore Control Panel settings?
 009- How I can safely clean out dust from my Apple II? 
 010- My System Saver IIGS has gotten very noisy. How can I fix it?


F002v1HIST:  Volume I of Steven Weyhrich's Apple II series history


F002v2HIST:  Volume II of Steven Weyhrich's Apple II series history


F002v3HIST:  Volume III of Steven Weyhrich's Apple II series history


F002v4HIST:  Volume IV of Steven Weyhrich's Apple II series history


F002v5HIST:  Computer Wars Chronicles, Woz, Apple II documents


F002KBPadJS:  Input peripherals such as Keyboards, joysticks, mouses

 001- How do I do the Shift Key Mod?
 002- What's a "VIDEX" board?
 003- I need a GS ADB keyboard cable! Where can I get one?
 004- How can I make a PC-to-Apple Joystick converter?
 005- How can I do an Apple-to-PC Joystick conversion?
 006- What are the dip-switch settings for the "BITMOUSE" card? 
 007- How can I switch my IIe keyboard layout to Dvorak?
 008- What keyboards work as replacements for a GS keyboard? 
 009- What is a Koala Pad and how do I test it?
 010- Can I convert a C-64 Koala Pad to work on my Apple II?
 011- How do I make the internal cable for a IIe numeric keypad?
 012- Is there a cable or card which lets you connect two joysticks?
 013- How do I write programs for the Apple Graphics Tablet?
 014- Why does my ][+ KB act like the CTRL key is always pressed? 
 015- How do I write programs which use the mouse?
 016- Why does my IIe keyboard keep repeating characters? 
 017- how to read the joystick on a GS in native mode? 
 018- Is a Y-adapter available for my GS keyboard?
 019- How do you use the Kensington TurboMouse with a IIgs?


F002MONITOR:  Display monitors

 001- How can I fix an unstable display? 
 002- I'm using a TV + IIc RF module. How can I improve the display?
 003- What monitor repair Safety precautions are recommended?  
 004- How do I discharge the High Voltage anode?
 005- How do I open my RGB monitor's case and get set for repairs? 
 006- What tools and solder should I use for repairs?
 007- What's the fix for a flickering, Jumping, display?
 008- How can I fix an all-red, all-blue, etc. monitor display?
 009- Is there any more RGB Adjustments info?
 010- How do I adjust Centering on my GS RGB color monitor?
 011- How do I adjust Focus & Intensity on a blurry GS RGB Monitor?
 012- What is a replacement for the RGB "flyback" power transistor? 
 013- How do I fix sporatic Shrinking and Flicking in-out of Focus?
 014- How do I fix a serious case of shimmy on my GS monitor?  
 015- Will the Amiga 1084 monitor work on my GS?
 016- What is the pinout for Commodore's 1084s monitor?
 017- What is a "composite video monitor"?
 018- Why doesn't hires look as good on my GS RGB monitor? 
 019- How can I to do the "Color Killer Mod" on a //e?
 020- My A2 display doesn't work with a "TV/Game Switch". How come?
 021- Can I use a color TV with my IIc+?
 022- What is the IIc+ video pin configuration?
 023- Where can I buy a replacement RGB monitor for my GS?
 024- What kind of RGB monitors will work with a IIc? 
 025- Can I replace my GS RGB monitor with one from a PC?
 026- What are the specs and pin-out for the GS RGB monitor?
 027- Do I need monochrome monitor to get a clear 80-col display?
 028- Is there a high-quality replacement for RGB monitors?


F002POWER:    Apple II power, power supplies, and cooling

 001- What's the pin-out and load specs for the IIgs Power Supply?
 002- Are the power supplies for the ][+ and IIe interchangeable?
 003- What are the output capabilities of GS and IIe power supplies?
 004- Can I use a 'generic' surplus power supply in my Apple II?
 005- How do fatter leads reduce noise on the +5V & +12V lines?
 006- Is there any more that can be done to eliminate glitches?
 007- Is there a power supply upgrade kit for the Apple IIgs?
 008- What kind of internal fan can I install in an Apple IIgs? 
 009- Why do so few GS power supplies have a fan installed?
 010- Why does my Apple IIe fail to turn on! 
 011- How do I fix a nearly dead GS power supply? 
 012- What does a rapid chirping noise on a GS power supply mean?
 013- Some of our classroom IIe's don't work at all. Is there a fix?
 014- How do I troubleshoot an Apple II power supply? 
 015- What is a "Buggie Power Supply"?


F002RSCLIST:  Listing of FAQs support files (e.g. diagrams, etc.)


F002s1SOUND:  Ian Schmidt's manual on IIgs sound


F002s2SOUND:  Sound, sound boards, and sound software

 001- How does the GS produce so many simultaneous sounds? 
 002- Is there a way to output quadrphonic sound on a IIgs?
 003- Do I get Stereo from my IIgs Sound Output jack?
 004- Why should I add a stereo board to my GS?
 005- How can I build my own GS stereo board?
 006- How can I transfer sound files created on a Mac to my GS?
 007- How do I program a Phasor Sound Card?
 008- What is required to build a Sound Input board for my IIgs?
 009- What's what re. MockingBoard hardware and programming?
 010- How do I get my MockingBoard to work on my GS?
 011- How do I play Ultima IV/V with MockingBoard sound on my GS? 
 012- How can I get more System Sounds for my GS?
 013- What GS programs will let me play MIDI files?
 014- Would FExt.NDA let you play thru Synthinit? 
 015- Can I play .WAV files on my GS?


F002s3SOUND:  David Huizing's manual on sound file formats


F002s4SOUND:  Echo Speech Synthesizer Mini-Manual (author unknown)


F002t1TCOM:   Telecom- hardware and transfers

 001- How do I transfer files between my Apple and a PC or Mac?
 002- How do I get an Applesoft program into a PC-DOS computer? 
 003- How do I transfer Apple II disks between Apple2 and PC?
 004- How do I transfer files between computers using NULL modem?
 005- How do I NULL-modem Text files without getting garbage?
 006- How do I make a "NULL Modem" cable?
 007- What is the maximum length for a NULL modem connection?
 008- I have a Super Serial Card. What cable should I use? 
 009- How do I make a GS CTS/RTS handshake High-Speed modem cable?
 010- What is the fastest modem I can use on an Apple IIe? 
 011- Does what applies to the IIe also apply to the //c and IIgs?
 012- What telecom programs run on Apple II computers?
 013- What are the settings for the Apple Super Serial Card?
 014- What are the Serial Pro card's dip switch settings? 
 015- What are the settings for an Apple Serial Interface Card?
 016- How do I make an Apple 5-pin serial interface-to-DB9 cable?
 017- What cable do I need to connect a modem to my IIc?


F002t2TCOM:   Telecom- downloading and uploading

 001- How can I read & send email and newsgroup msgs with my A2?
 002- With a fast modem, how can the IIe connect to the internet?
 003- I'm running the lynx web browser. Where do I put the URL?
 004- How do I download an .SHK file through lynx? 
 005- Can I send and receive FAXes using my Apple II?
 006- What is a "Binary II" wrapper?
 007- What is a "binscii" file?
 008- What are .SHK files and how do I use them?
 009- What are "DSK" files and how do I use them?
 010- I have downloaded  files in "gz" format? How do I use them? 
 011- ShrinkIt downloaded as a TXT file. How can I use it? 
 012- How can I move A2 programs to Quick BASIC on my PC?
 013- What is the easiest way to get files from Apple II FTP sites?
 014- Are there dwnload files I should process on the PC (or Mac)? 
 015- How do I upload files? 
 016- What do the popular file name extensions mean? 
 017- How do I tell what kind of file this is?


F002ZIPTF:    Zip Drive, Tape, Flopticals, SCSI, and interfaces

 001- What is a "Zip drive"?
 002- What is a "Zip disk"?
 003- What do I need in order to use a Zip drive?
 004- What kind of SCSI interface card do I need?
 005- How do I install a Zip drive?
 006- How do I get started using the Zip drive?
 007- How does Zip Drive speed compare with a hard disk's speed?
 008- Can I mount Zip disks formatted on Macintosh on my IIgs?
 009- Will forgetting to set the termination switch cause damage? 
 010- How does Zip Drive perform with an Apple HS SCSI card?
 011- Is a CMS SCSI card adequate for connecting a Zip drive?
 012- Which SCSI interface works best with a Zip Drive?
 013- Will I be able to format and partition a Zip disk? 
 014- Should I let the Finder handle formatting of new Zip disks?
 015- Can I format a Zip disk for HFS? 
 016- The disk in my Zip Drive is not recognized. How come? 
 017- I added SCSI; now, my 3.5" drives often fail to work. Why?
 018- Why do I get this "Ramfast/SCSI is searching SCSI bus" msg?
 019- What's a good utility for doing tape backups on the GS?
 020- What's needed to add a SCSI Tape backup unit? 
 021- What about tape backup on a IIe?


F002XGS1emu:  XGS emmulator FAQs