Re: Apple //c!

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <611oe0$73j@login.freenet.columbus.oh.us>,
Dave Althoff <dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us> wrote:
>Okay, the first thing I did was to check that PEEK (whatever...it was in
>the FAQ) and find out that I have the "255" model....the old model.  Now
>what exactly is the problem with this model?  I don't have SmartPort?  I
>can't run the serial port at 2400 baud?  What about 19,200 baud?

   As it says in section 2.4 of the FAQ at
http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html:

--- snip
The //c had a number of internal revisions; the best way to check is
to go into Basic and type "PRINT PEEK (64447)" and press return (no
quotes). If it says 255, you have a very old //c; most of those
motherboards had problems that prevented most //cs from getting
reliable serial communications on faster than somewhere in the
300-2400 baud ranges.
--- snip

   Apparently, not all 255-//cs have this problem. Smartport is also
out, as are the unidisks.

>o Hard drive...perhaps even adapated to fit internal, connected to the
>  floppy port.  Is the hardware out there?

   Chinook had a smartport-capable //c HD, which Sequential later
took over, but is not being made any more. Good luck finding one online.

>o LCD display.  I know the one that Apple built pretty much stunk, but how
>  about anyone else's?  

   All the LCDs are very rare and pricey. 

>o Is there someplace I can look to find the port pinouts...

   See the FAQ's section on pinouts :)  [faq/pinouts.html for an
abbreviated url]

Nathan Mates


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