Re: rom card, super serial card..

[nicky B <nickybee@rocketmail.com>]

thanks for the help.  now that i have the serial card, what software could i use to
use my modem?  i've got (original!) copies of prodos 1.0 and DOS 3.3 ...


thanks again,

nick

Rubywand wrote:

> nicky B writes ...
> >
> > hi, i just picked up some apple stuff from the local thrift store...  i
> > got a super serial card, and i know what it does, but does it matter
> > which slot i put it in?
>
>  ....
>
>      It's best to stick it in Slot 2. This is where a lot of telecom software
> expects to find your serial card.
>
> >
> > oh, and while i'm at it, can anyone suggest any methods for cleaning the
> > floppy drive on a mac plus?
>  ....
>
>      Usually, you just need to clean the heads. A Radio Shack 3.5" "Head Cleaner
> Kit" works fine for this. You can find similar kits at many other computer stuff
> stores.
>
>      The 3.5" cleaner diskette has a small plastic panel you can snap out for
> cleaning two-head drives. Since the standard 3.5" 800k Mac Plus drive has two
> heads, snap out the panel so that both the top and bottom heads get wiped.
>
>      To clean your drive heads, you sqirt a few drops of Cleaning Fluid onto the
> Cleaner Diskette disk, insert it into the drive, and get the disk spinning for 20
> seconds. (Booting the Cleaner Diskette is one way to get it spinning.
>
>      As a rule, do not let the disk spin more than 20 seconds for any cleaning
> cycle. This is especially a concern with 3.5" drives where the heads are mounted on
> springs and much more subject to snagging and being pulled out of alignment.
>
> Rubywand

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