Re: Apple ][ plus 13 sector! Problems...

[Richard Kilpatrick <delorean@NOSPAMbtconnect.com>]

On 17/7/04 11:17 pm, in article
40f9a591$0$36214$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net, "Bryan Parkoff"
<bryanparkoff@nospam.com> wrote:

> Bill Gerber,
> 
>   I do not care that 13 sector controller card is broken, but I am sure
> that 13 sector PROM is in good condition.

Bryan,

S'Garber. Not Gerber. Not that I made the same mistake, but I made it once,
you know ;)

Until I've chased down the fault, I want to hang onto my 13-sector card. I
can't remember if DOS 3.2.1 is 13 or 16 sector, my past experiences with
Apple ][s have always been 16 sector, even for the ancient ones, since I'd
use the same bunch of cards and drives (and software).

The drive is doing the proper chipmunk noise, then 'seeking' - a slower head
movement with no clattering, but it's not seeking far - before kicking out
into the Monitor. I now can't remember if this is 16 sector in a 13 sector
drive behaviour, but my ][ plus was such a timewarp (original, unfaded or
peeling tapes, packing list etc) that I very much doubt it had much use or
upgrading. The P5 and P6 end in 0010 and 0009, so according to the FAQ, I
have 13 sector Disk ][ card.

Bill, a 16 sector card and a copy of DOS 3.3 would be great, especially if
you can give me a price for a //c (I'm still searching for a UK one, but I'd
like to know what you'd charge. Did you see the $50 IIc on eBay? Their
shipping is horrendous, but the price dropped to $25 and still no bids (they
wanted $20 to send USPS (plus shipping) plus $20 for PayPal to unconfirmed
address or something...

Richard (thanks for the heads up on the language card, too. You must
pre-empt my eBay searches).
 
Richard
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