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Re: How to boot 16k program?



In article <7sg37q$bal@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us>, dalloff@gcfn.org
(Dave Althoff) wrote:


>(Now, I know Louis knows Apples, so I hope I am not about to offend...)

I am teacher, remember? I can take it! :-)

>You most certainly have Autostart ROM unless you have an old ][.

of course.

>Just to make sure you are doing as they suggest...
>
>1)  Start the machine and interrupt the boot by hitting RESET--
>
>                APPLE ][
>
>]
>
>2)  Enter the Monitor--
>CALL -151
>*
>
>3)  Try booting from the Monitor--
>
>C600G


Ok, just what I needed; I don't know calls or such to boot from the
monitor; that will likely work


>That's what the instructions say to do, but they aren't quite that
>explicit.  

right, no mention of CALL -151

>That said, it still doesn't make sense to me that this would be
>any different than starting with the Autostart ROM.
>Could it be that this is a DOS 3.2 disk?  Grab your DOS 3.3 System Master
>and try brunning BOOT13 and see if you can start it that way.

Hadn't used a DOS system master in so long I forgot all about it!

And yes, I would guess it is Dos 3.2......

Many thanks, I will let you know how it went......

-louis

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