Re: Help with Apple IIc starup

["Deckard69" <massimiliano.riondino@aliceposta.it>]

Hi Mike !!
Thanks for your reply ...
I tried to use The Apple DiskWare System Master DOS 3.3.without any results 
.. Turned Apple on sounds like continuos tac..tac from the drive for few 
seconds ... After nothing ... It's normal ???
Last thing .. When I turn on I see two ( character on the screen (everytime 
the same position) thta repeat vertically at every return pressed (in 
command mode ...)


Massimiliano

"BluPhoenyx" <bluphoenyx@earthlink.net> ha scritto nel messaggio 
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> Deckard69 wrote:
>> Hi to all !!
>> I've got today a beautiful Apple IIc with stand and monitor from U.S.A.
>> I'm testing it and all is okk ... I'm trying to testing also Floppy unit 
>> drive using Apple IIe Floppy games disk without any results ...
>> It's my first time with an Apple IIc ... Someone can help me to know if 
>> there are difference from Apple II and Apple IIc disk drive format ??
>> At startup of Apple IIc I listen a rumor from floppy (the disk use and 
>> power led are on), after few seconds nothing....
>> Maybe I need Prodos Disk to load the Disc Operative Sistem ...
>
> At a minimum you will need a DOS 3.3, Pascal or ProDOS bootable floppy 
> disk.
>
> The  original 2c came with a set of floppies. Most were simply fluff but 
> one was the 2c utilities disk which was quite useful. Assuming you can 
> boot the IIe via floppy disk, you can use the same boot disks on the 2c.
>
> Cheers,
> Mike T.