eric carlson wrote:
well, you know i was kind of surprise that apple II computer still around and running since i had touched apple II plus /e in high school . now, i got a apple IIe 128k computer , some game, some public domain software,and wonderful focus 170meg from computer cirrculation center. I was amazing those people make hardcard. it is so easy and no install software required. i mean just plug n play. i give them a hand!!!!
Yes, if all hardware was as easy to install, open the case with a single pull, plug in, done, we'd be living in a better world... (Do girlfriends count as hardware ?? ;-) (Ok, you'd better forget that part...)
now, back to my question and help, i have a system program and copy ii plus. i have a difficult time to figure out how to run system utilities and copy program. i just need a filename to run program or anything. prodos program. i hope you are able to understand what i said.
In ProDOS, type "cat" or "catalog" for a listing of which files exist. All executable file types can be run by just typing a minus sign (dash) followed by the file name (without quotes or anything) then pressing the RETURN key.
The original ProDOS system disk should autostart a menu when you boot it, from which you can chose system utilities (or "filer" in earlier versions) and some other things. You should get "ADT 1.22" software to be able to transfer Disks from the PC (disk images) to the Apple (real floppies). You need a Super Serial card in your Apple and a serial cable from the PC to the Apple to be able to use this. If you have no SSC, you can use the program "a2222pc" instead which transfers data from the PC's parallel port to every Apple's built in Joystick port. However this one is a bit slower and less comfortable than ADT, and also you need to build a special cable, so some soldering is required. Both programs are DOS 3.3 based on the Apple side, however ADT contains instructions on how to transfer DOS 3.3 from a PC to a "naked" Apple with no software at all or with ProDOS only.
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