Re: Odd problem with an Apple II GS.

[Dave Morrison <deth@healey.com.au>]

> Patrick Tillman (loki@nmt.edu) wrote:
> : I posted a week or so ago about bad system disks.  It turns out
> that
> : the disks and the 3.5 inch drive are fine.  The computer boots to
> the
> : blue screen that says it is and Apple II GS and a ROM 01 machine,
> but
> : does nothing else.  The 3.5 inch drive spins and the light comes
> on and
> : stays on.  I let it sit about five minutes.  I tested the drive on
> and
> : older Mac and it formats, reads, and writes fine.  There is an
> Apple 1
> : Meg memory card in it and I tried to boot with and without it.
> Looking
> : at the mother board there is one socket in the center labled game
> that
> : has no chip.  Anyone have any idea what I might try, I don't have
> any
> : manuals so it could be something very simple that I am missing.
> Thanks
> : much.

If I remember rightly the empty socket labelled game you are referring
to is a connector socket for the old style of joystick used on the ][
and ][+. They kept the socket for the ][e and ][gs. I guess the ][c
was the only apple ][ without it.

Dave