Re: ITT2020 question

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Linards Ticmanis" <ticmanis@gmx.de> wrote in message news:48ca8f10$0$3543$9b4e6d93@newsspool3.arcor-online.net...
> Bill Garber wrote:
> > "Jim" <jim@magrathea.plus.com> wrote in message 
> > news:slrngcl1bu.25nj.jim@wotan.magrathea.local...
> > > Sorry if this is technically off-topic, but: there's an ITT 2020 on 
> > > the UK
> > > eBay site at the moment. The comments for it are that it powers up with a
> > > lot of '?'s on screen (it's item number 140264974487) and is being 
> > > sold as
> > > faulty.
> > >
> > > *Does* this indicate a fault, or is it a case of "needs to hold a key 
> > > down
> > > during boot"?
> > >
> > > Many thanks.
> > >
> > > Jim
> >
> >
> > Jim, this could be a normal startup with the non-autoatart ROM. In this 
> > case, you would Control-Reset to get into the BASIC ROM,
>
> Nitpick: the non-autostart ROM actually drops you into the monitor 
> (asterisk prompt) on a CTRL-RESET. So it's CTRL-B RETURN for BASIC or 6 
> CTRL-P RETURN for booting from Slot #6.
>
> If the auto-reset timer circuit is missing, even with the autostart 
> monitor you will have to press CTRL-RESET to get anywhere.


Yes, you are correct. I apologize for answering his question, 
which was, "is there a problem with the computer on auction?". 

I don't use the II enough to remember all that stuff.  ;-) 

I'm a IIe/IIgs guy usually. 

Bill Garber from GS-Electronics
http://www.garberstreet.com