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Re: Apple IIe power up issues




"Steve Nickolas" <lyricalnanoha@dosius.ath.cx> wrote in message lyricalnanoha-1281307177@macgui.com">news:lyricalnanoha-1281307177@macgui.com...
keithclark wrote:
I just had a couple of Apple IIe's given to me.  They are not in the best
of shape, but they are something that I've always wanted but could never afford in their day!

One of them boots up with no issues but shows fre(0) at -18436.  I'm not
sure how to interpret that number!

Signed 16-bit integer.  "? 65536-18436" (47100).  2049 (beginning of BASIC
code space) + 47100 = 49149, which is 3 bytes shy of 48K - which is exactly
what it should return if nothing is in RAM.

The second machine seems to be resetting itself constantly.  It keeps
trying to boot, red light flashes and the speaker beeps. It keeps doing this continuously. The caps lock light (I think that is what it is) over the / key is also constantly blinking. I'm not sure how to troubleshoot that one either.

The //e doesn't have a caps lock indicator...

Correct. That is the power on indicator on the Platinum extended keyboard. You may have a troubled power supply unit, or a locked down Open-Apple Key, which, if I am correct, is also Push-Button-2, uh, someone may correct my insurety on that information. 8^) Bill