Re: Naked Apple IIc in need of programs

["Fr�d�ric Beignard" <fbeignard@wanadoo.fr>]

Thanks a lot for your advice.

Frederic

"Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net> a �crit dans le message de news:
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> "Fr�d�ric Beignard" <fbeignard@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
> news:aeq158$9s7$1@wanadoo.fr...
> > Hi !
> >
> > Just got an old Apple IIc, but without any disks, all I get is a "Check
> > Disk" message.
> > Does someone know where to get 5 1/4 disks for it, or a way to convert
> disk
> > images to fully working Apple disks ?
> >
>
> Your best bet is to find someone locally to make you some disks. There's
an
> active Apple II community in France, so that should be possible.
>
> There is a lot of software available on the net, the best way to get it
onto
> your IIc is a null-modem cable. You can either use a telecom program on
the
> IIc and your other computer, or a program like ADT to transfer the disk
> images. Probably ADT is the way to go, with the limited memory and disk
> space of the IIc.
>
> Supposedly you can use ADT to create a boot disk, starting with nothing
but
> the null-modem cable, but I have recently read thru the info on it and I
> can't find the exact instructions for doing that.
>
> You will want to read over the faq:
>
> http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs1START.html
>
> There is a lot of info on working with disk images and file transfers in
> there.
> Have fun with your IIc. I think it's a beautiful computer, very elegant in
> design.
> -Paul
>
>