Re: Apple//c newbie questions

[dcross1@nospam.home.com (David Cross)]

In article <1dglqyx.i14tpnfjd3tyN@dempson.actrix.gen.nz>, dempson@actrix.gen.nz 
says...

>>       Is ctrl-CA-reset supposed to do nothing now?
>
>It depends on the firmware version.  The original IIc has an extrememly
>minimal self-test that doesn't really test anything - It just displays
>patterns on the screen.  Any upgraded version will do a proper self-test
>if you use Ctrl-CA-Reset.
>
>Note that you have to hold down the closed apple key after letting go of
>either Ctrl or Reset to be certain that the computer detects it.

I also found out, the hard way, that there's a bug in the original //c's 
"self-test" routine - if you SolidApple-Control-Reset, wait for the pattern to 
display, then hit OpenApple-Control-Reset, the disk you boot off of will get 
screwed up somehow.

I managed to blast away a couple disks with this before I realized what was 
happening. Since then I just never ran the self-test, or if I did, I shut the 
//c right off and then powered it back on.