Re: Apple II Minus Question

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

"Wayne Stewart" <waynes@telus.dotnet> wrote in message
news:BkX%b.24007$A12.19763@edtnps84...
: Bill Garber wrote:
:
: > Well, I can't really check what the non-autostart
: > ROM does, I only have autostart machines, and a ROM
: > card. Would it do that with the ROM card and no CPU?
:
: With the ROMcard the Apple II will use the ROMs on the card
instead
: of the ROMs on the motherboard. Provided of course that the
switch
: is flipped. So if the ROMcard has the nonautostart ROM
(3410004-00)
: then it'll go to the monitor instead of into basic. If you want
to
: use the F8 on the ROMcard then the solder pads marked F8 should
be
: bridged.
: If you use a ROMcard containing a non autostart F8 then the
screen
: will look pretty much the same with or without a CPU on powerup
:
: Wayne

So, therefore, if Bryan is starting up and
no monitor prompt comes up on RESET, then
the CPU is probably at fault, but since it
works in another board, then the fault is
a trace on the 5v line somewhere. This is
provided the RESET key is working at all.
I wonder now if he has tested the keyboard
on another motherboard.

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