Re: Apple IIe and Profile (Power supply burned out?)

[Matt Jenkins <mdj@pacific.net.au>]

cjyo@my-deja.com wrote:

> On the II+ the CMS drive does boot like in the IIe, with a ProDOS 8
> v1.4 screen.  I didn't get a chance to try the Profile drive on the IIe
> before it died, but on the II+ the Profile disk says "unable to load
> ProDOS."  I guess the Profile may have a newer system and the II+
> doesn't have enough RAM.  I realized today that the CMS disk doesn't
> have a terminator - I wonder if that could have fried chips on the IIe
> motherboard (even the the drive and SCSI card still work)?

The reason the profile doesn't boot up is more likely that the ProDOS
operating system file isn't on the disk; That message is posted by the
ProDOS boot sector code when it's unable to load the operating system.

You'll probably be able to see what's on the Profile. Just boot from the
CMS
as you have done with the Profile in some other slot, then from BASIC
type
CAT, Sn where n is the slot the profile controller card is.

If it comes up with an empty listing, oh well, but there may be some
goodies hiding 
away on there!
 
> What started out as a free project (I found the full IIe system with
> the CMS and Profile hard disks), is now getting "expensive."  Since I
> have already ordered some manuals, system disks and a serial card, I
> will probably try to buy another IIe system that can handle the hard
> disks...(and has a good video chip, unlike the II+)
> 
> Or maybe I'll just buy a GS...I've never played around with those
> before.  But it's not as nostalgic...

And a lot more expensive to get to a nice state. Your lucky to have
found
a //e with nice cards already installed. I'd be cheap to soup up that
system.

Cheers,

Matt