Re: Delete key or me?

[ricuoS <Soucirdeletethisbit@hotmail.com>]

Thank you both for your help.  I had a feeling it might be normal.  It's
been more than 15 years....and I'm very glad to be back!

Thanks again,
Joan

ricuoS wrote:

> I recently was given an Apple IIe with 2 Disk IIs attached, and a color
> monitor.  I sucessfully booted from the "Apple II System Disk 3.2" I
> downloaded from the Apple site (I made a 5.25" floppy with an Apple IIe
> card in my LC 575), and exited to BASIC.  But when I am typing in BASIC,
> whenever I hit the "Delete" key, it outputs a solid square (much like
> the blinking cursor square) on the screen.  I can only get rid of these
> characters (and other typing mistakes, for that matter) by using the
> left arrow key and typing over them.
>
> Am I doing something wrong?  I only recently returned to the Apple II
> world.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Joan