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Re: How start BASIC without diskette?

Michael J. Mahon skrev:

On 6/30/2010 4:59 PM, M.O.B. i L. wrote:

I found it and could get the ADTPro client to run on my Apple II
Europlus (w/o diskette-controller), but now my problem it how to stop
the Apple II from reading the diskette and return to ROM BASIC so I can
enter the commands and still have the diskette-stations connected.


That's what you must have RESET to accomplish.

Every Apple II of any variety has a RESET key, so apparently yours
is just not labeled properly.

You are correct, it is at the upper right corner of the keyboard.  This
keyswitch is the RESET keyswitch, regardless of what keycap it has.
Try it with and without Ctl held down and see if you can force a reset.
(When an Apple II resets, it beeps the speaker, clears the screen, and
puts up the "APPLE ][" banner.)

It is possible that the reset keyswitch or some wiring associated with
it is bad, but that is improbable.
This Apple II Europlus has obviously been modified for Swedish characters and maybe this prevents the RESET-key from working.
I have tried CTRL+EVERYKEY and SHIFT+CTRL+EVERYKEY w/o any reset. When I do SHIFT+CTRL+RESET it beeps, makes a new line, and the character above the curser is blinking and looks exactly like the cursor. The CTRL-key works e.g. with G (BELL). 

Note: My RESET-key is not marked RESET but - (minus) and -> (right).
I don't know if this is important: In the Game Port there is a socket and from it goes an isolated wire with a hook (that has the same function as a crocodile clip). This hook is not connected to anything.