Re: Apple //e will not boot--Help

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@telus.dotnet>]

Barry Davis wrote:
> I recently purchased an Apple //e (A2S2064 with an extended 80-column card) 
> and I am not able to boot the machine.  I have tried two different 
> controller cards (655-0101-B) with two 5.25 apple drives (A9M0107) and a 
> duodisk drive (A9M0108) in all different combinations.  I have tried Apple 
> Presents, DOS 3.3 System Master, and the ProDOS User's Disk.  Several times 
> in booting the DOS 3.3 disk, it partially loaded and then stopped when 
> trying to bload "loader.obj0" followed with a I/O Error.  But for the most 
> part the drives just spin away with only the Apple //e on the screen.  I 
> have cleaned the cards' contacts and tried slot 5 and 7, but to no avail.
>
> I used an Apple II plus and then a //e extensively in the early to middle 
> 80's, but I have forgotten it all and I am starting at scratch.  Any help 
> would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

First try the self test. The easiest way to do that is to hold down the 
right hand apple key while powering up.

Wayne