Re: Apple lle display

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Bettablue wrote:
> First, I want to thank all of you who have answered some of my 
> questions. The results are proving to be working well; especially with 
> the conversion of IBM BASIC to Apple BASIC.  There are some minor 
> differences, like when randomizing from 1.  With MS basic the command 
> has you randomize from 0, but with Apple BASIC, you actually have to 
> randomize from -1.  I haven't had any problems running most of the MS 
> programs on the Apple though.

The +1 argument is only a "mode" argument, telling RND to deliver
the next pseudorandom number in the sequence.  Any positive number
has the same effect.  The number returned is always in the range
of 0 to 0.999999999 and this range is not changeable.

A zero argument returns the previous RND return, while a negative
argument re-seeds RND to start the sequence from a new point.

> Now on to my next little problem.  There appears to be more wrong with 
> the Apple monitor that came with the lle.  I have been looking on E-Bay, 
> Amazon.com and even the Vintage Computer Forums web site for a 
> replacement display.  There just doesn't seem to be one out there.  I 
> have been running the Apple using the composite jack into a small 
> television, but I really want to have an original display for my lle.  
> Does anyone here have one I could purchase, or know where I might be 
> able to find one?  I don't care if it is a monochrome or color display, 
> I just want something original to the system.  There is no big hurry 
> here, so if you have one or can point me in the right direction, that 
> would be a great help.

Just out of curiosity, what appears to be wrong with the Apple monitor?

> BTW, I know this is off topic, but yesterday I completed the deal for a 
> complete 1981 IBM PC 5150 computer system for only $200.00.  It is 
> absolutely perfect.  It has the 2 internal 5 1/4 floppies, color 
> graphics controller upgrade, original XT model F keyboard and monitor.  
> It came in the original boxes, packaging, and even has the original 
> manuals and documentation for the upgrades.
>
> I am definitely in Xanadu here guys and gals!

Great!

-michael

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