Re: Apple ][c+ Questions

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article ab616@chebucto.ns.ca (Tony Cianfaglione) writes...

>Mitchell Spector (spec@vax2.concordia.ca) wrote:
>>
>>     This is wrong. If no disk is present in the built-in 3.5 drive, the
>> Apple IIc Plus will immediately search any drives connected to the disk 
>> port (including 5.25 drives). The effective speed will be ~4 MHz, but the
>> machine does slow down to 1.024 MHz each time the drive is accessed. To
>> keep it at 1.024 MHz though (so that games play as they would on a stock 
>> Apple II) simply requires you hold down the 'ESC' key.
>>
>>     So leave the internal 3.5 drive empty, insert the 5.25" diskette in 
>> the external drive and then press Apple-Control-Esc-Reset. The proper way 
>> to do it is to hold down the first three keys, then press and release
>> 'Reset' while still holding down the others. The words "Normal" should
>> appear on screen.
>
>This doesn't work, Mitch.  It is still staying at 4mhz for me.  I can't
>get it to kick down to slower speed.  I've tried all your suggestions.

    That's odd. Do you see the word "Normal" appear when you press the
keys Apple-Control-Esc-Reset, or hold down 'Esc' when you first power 
up the machine? Perhaps your Escape key is dead; press Control-Reset
at start up so you get the blinking checkerboard cursor, and now press
the 'Esc' key. Does the cursor change to a static inversed plus "+"?
(a sign that the key is  still functioning).

    I've tested my Apple IIc Plus with a DuoDisk 5.25 drive connected 
to the disk port. It's able to operate with it at 1 MHz, if I tell the 
machine to slow-down. I haven't tried my Disk //c external or Apple 5.25,
but they should be no different.

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca