Re: Apple 2c dos?

[steve@dosius.zzn.com (Dosius)]

"Peter Ibbotson" <spambox@ibbotson.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:<b0of1o$bp4$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>...
> "Slade" <sladed@telusplanet.net> wrote in message
> 5f0e009b.0301221105.6df71640@posting.google.com">news:5f0e009b.0301221105.6df71640@posting.google.com...
> > I'm trying to get a hold of a disk with a version of
> > Apple's dos for the 2c model# A2S4000C. I came across
> > this machine and was intending to use it as a mobile
> > motor/robotic controller, but since I dont have a 5 1/4
> > floppy to boot from, I'm unable to use the floppy at all.
> > Apparently it's impossible to download and create a disk
> > image using a pc. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >   Thanks
> >   Slade
> >   sladed@telusplanet.net
> 
> You're in the same boat I was a few weeks ago. The answer is as follows:
> 
> a) Build a serial cable (Old AT Keyboards are a great source of prewired 5
> pin din sockets)
> b) Transfer DOS over to the Apple2, the instructions in the file
> DOS33DMP.ZIP worked for me (The Apple2 FAQ has information on where to find
> this) The End of line pause is CRITICAL it didn't work for me without it.
> c) Format your floppy
> d) Reboot
> e) Use adt122 to transfer over a version of dos you want (The Apple2 FAQ has
> information on this)
> 
> It's important to use LOW DENSITY 5 1/4 disks the high density ones I tried
> first failed miserably. I had to rummage around until I found a VGA card
> driver disk from 1990 to make it work. Low density floppies usually have
> reinforcing ring around the hole in middle of the disk. (You may have
> problems with ADT at high speeds with the original //c hardware but you
> should be able to get a basic boot disk as that is done at 300bps)
> 
> BTW does anyone have the original prodos "demo" disk for a //c? I remember
> bootlegging it when I worked in a dealers to have a play with prodos on my
> //e but it looked wrong 'cos there was no mousetext.

Which one?  (I have all the //c demos, I think...)

-uso.