Re: R:Apple IIc+ and self diagnostic

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

"Mitchell Spector" <mitch2gs@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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: CyberDez <spamming.me.softly@msn.com> wrote:
:
: >>     Odd as it is, that is completely normal. I had the same concern
when I
: >> first picked up an Apple IIc Plus about a decade ago. If you want to
run a
: >> more extensive diagnostic (on any Apple II model for that matter) you
may
: >> want to try the "Apple II Diagnostics" that was used by authorized
Apple
: >> dealers. It came on a 3.5 floppy and automatically detected which Apple
II
: >> model it was running on, changing the test options to correspond to
that
: >> particular machine.
: >
: >Hello Mitchell,
: >Thank you VERY much for the info! Now I'm quite sure my machine is not
: >broken as I feared... :-)
: >A diagnostic disk like the one you mentioned would be a really good thing
to
: >have handy expecially when dealing with vintage computers but where can I
: >find it? Making back the bootable disk from a disk image would not be a
big
: >problem.
:
:     At this point, to prevent it from disappearing forever, I may as well
: archive it and upload it to both the Ground and Asimov FTP sites.
: Although it's on a 3.5 disk, I do remember being able to move the
: files to a 5.25 so I could run it on my Apple IIe and IIc.
:
:     It's actually called "Apple IIxx Diagnostic, V3.0" (where xx is model
: it's running on). It uses the AppleWorks style interface. Since it was
used
: by Apple techs, it's not surprising it's the most extension diagnostic
tool
: available. At least from what I can recall.
:
: >There are also two other disks I am desperately looking for:
: >
: >- Zip Chip Utilities
:
:     I think I have that somewhere, but would have to do some digging. I
: remember it working on the IIc Plus as there is a hardware equivalent
: of the 4 MHz Zip Chip built-in (Apple actually licensed the technology).
:
:     FYI: You can slow down to 1 MHz operation by holding down the ESC
: key when cold-booting the IIc Plus, or with an Apple-Control-Esc-Reset
: combination key press.
:
: >- Dalton Disk Disintegrator rev. 2.1 or higher
:
:     I have Disk Disintegrator Deluxe 5.0, the final version. It originated
: from here (Montreal, Canada) so it's only fitting I should have a copy. :)
: I have some of the older versions, such a 4.2a.

I wouldn't mind a copy of DDD 5.0, if you'd be so kind as to email it to me.

Thanks,

Apple II Forever, Apple II Together
Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez
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