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Re: How start BASIC without diskette?

 To: M.O.B. i L.
On 06/30/2010 04:39 PM, M.O.B. i L. wrote:

I received an Apple II Europlus with two diskette-stations yesterday --
and I have never used an Apple II before. I didn't receive any
diskettes. When I started it it prints APPLE ][ on the screen (actually
APPLE �� since it is Swedish) and the diskette-drive spins but nothing
more happens. I then removed the diskette-controller and now it starts
in BASIC (Applesoft BASIC I presume since it can handle floating point
-- the prompt is ] i.e. � in my case).

Is there a way to start with the diskette-controller connected without a
bootable diskette and still get to BASIC?

Could you format a blank diskette using the ROM BASIC? If not directly,
by entering or transferring a program -- possibly in 6502 machine code?
I have 5.25" DD-diskettes for PC. My Apple II Plus has cassette in and
cassette out so it should be possible to transfer programs, say DOS, to
it via the cassette-port.
Check out ADTPro for boot strapping and copying disk images directly to floppy.
I think the feature you are looking for is the reset button or possibly control reset. However, the BASIC will be the same as no DOS is available. Cassette tape I/O should work from ROM but I doubt it will be of much use to you. 

Cheers,
Mike T