Re: IIc Problems!

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In article <5as8t7$lec@News.Dal.Ca>, ab616@chebucto.ns.ca (Tony
Cianfaglione) writes:

>
>   A friend has a IIc with a big problem.  If you try to boot a ProDOS 
>disk, it renders a "UNABLE TO LOAD PRODOS" message and makes loud 
>grinding noises like it does when it formats; on DOS 3.3, it just keeps 
>running and never stops.  However, if you start it with no disk in the 
>drive and the door open, it renders the "Check Disk Drive" message.
>
>   The disks have been checked and run in 7 other IIc's with no problems 
>so I know it's not the disks.  This is the same computer that, a couple 
>of months, had the RAM chip error and left '@' symbols on different sopts

>on the screen.  As long as whatever you ran was using only the first 
>48 or 64K and the 40-column screen, it seemed to work okay.  Now, for
some 
>unknown reason, it won't load at all.  I'm not sure what to check next.
>

     It appears that you are going to have to 'bite the bullet' and get
your RAM fixed.


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