Re: apple /// fails to boot, help!

[gbohling@herbie.unl.edu (Tiresias)]

SUPRDAVE (suprdave@aol.com) wrote:
>a co-worker of mine, knowing i like old apples, picked up a /// for me
>free at a local hamfest complete with a //e monitor. the monitor works,
>but the system won't boot. it's a 256k model, serial number a3s2-121341.
>it had a grappler printer  card and one card that said /// + // and ///
>+//e. i removed those, and still nothing.  the power light and the led on
>the board both come on. it also makes a little click from the speaker one
>time. other than that, nothing! is there a control_oa_reset equivalent on

For the /// it is just ctrl-reset to reboot.

>this model? can anyone offer help or specs on this? now that i've got 10
>computers, time to open a museum :D

I just powered up my ///. it clicks the speaker twice, then immediately
attempts to boot the internal drive. <bangs the head twice if there's
no disk, and displays RETRY on the screen>.
Not sure exactly how far yours is getting before failure.. hope this
helps you track it down.
-tiR

>-->suprdave