Re: ][+ locking up

[rubywand@aol.com (RUBYWAND)]

In article <4m2ros$139u@rtpnews.raleigh.ibm.com>, dyoung@raleigh.ibm.com
writes:

>
>i managed to buy an apple ][+ system which i found after buying it,
manages
>to
>lock up and gives me a syntax error when i enter any command. ive already
>reseated 
>every chip on the board, and removed every interface card, all to no
avail.
>this only 
>happens after a few minutes which may be indicative of a heat problem,
but
>dont 
>have any others ideas. can anyone help?
>
>

    Some additional information may help someone who has experience with
the problem answer your question:


    Does your II+ have a Language Card installed? (i.e. do you have 64K
memory?)

    When you turn ON the II+ does it try to boot a diskette?

    What does the prompt look like? (Is it a ">" or "]" or what?)

    What commands are you typing in? What happens if you type-in LIST?

    Are all letters in the commands you enter in upper case? The II+ does
not recognize commands in lower case.

    What happens when you start by booting a game disk? Does the machine
run the game? After a few minutes does the game refuse to recognize key
presses or just plain bomb or does it work without a hitch?

 

Rubywand