Re: Apple ][e - Getting started (DITTO!!!)

[John Marks <marks7@flinet.com>]

dante wrote:
> 
> A friend of mine rescued an Apple ][e from the dumpster the other day (Yes,
> the dumpster - blasphemy!) Anyhow, he dried it out and got it cleaned up,
> and it seems to work.


I just bought a Apple IIc with monitor...my first Apple experience


> When we turn it on, all we see is "Apple ][" at the
> top of the screen, and "Check disk drive" at the bottom. We've got no disks
> or anything, so I'm hoping this is what we're supposed to see. Yes/No?
> 
> Do I need a boot disk here? What kind of disks does it use? I can see it's
> a 5 1/2 inch floppy, but what size/format are we talking about? What OS
> does it use? (Not that it would help, but I'm curious). Is it possible at
> all for me to use my PC to access the software and write it to a disk?


WOW, I was gonna ask the same exact question!  Except when it says
"Check Disk Drive",...and I turn it off and on again, I get some
jibberish  but a prompt does appear where I can enter a BASIC program. 
But when you do an infinite loop like GOTO same line number, there is no
RUN/STOP button!  I'm new to Apple computers too my friend, but very
interested like yourself.


> 
> If and when we get it running, how does one go about programming it? I
> recall from my younger days with my VIC-20 that I could just sit down and
> start bashing out BASIC right at the prompt. Is the Apple][ similar, or
> would I need to find more disks for this as well?
> 
> I have absolutely no experience with these machines at all, and haven't
> been able to find any FAQ's/WWW sites with this kind of information.
> Anything that could help get me started would be greatly appreciated.
> 


I have even searched many WWW pages and I guess they all assume you know
what to do from the beginning.  
Someone please respond to this question.  I bet it is a common problem
(what to do as a true Apple newbie)  Specifically, if you need a boot
disk....where does one obtain it?  

Thanks in advance, and thanks for asking the same question I had Dante!


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John Marks
Jupiter, FL
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