Re: Apple II+ --> UN*X

[blackbob@wwa.com (Terence S. Murphy)]

In article <3d32gq$jmp@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us>,
Dave Althoff <dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us> wrote:
>First of all, I don't know about the newer software packages, so others
>will have to help you there.  But if you can dredge up a copy, ASCII
>Express, which used to be the standard for Apple ][ communications (before
>ProTERM came along), had (has?) the ability to re-map keys, so that you
>can send any ASCII sequence. 

This sounds like exactly what I want.  Anyone know where I can find 
it?

>In addition, it supported (supports?) the
>Videx 80-column boards, ROM lower-case, and the PB-2 shift-wire mod. 

I have a Videx board installed on my system.  Does this support the lower
case set?  I was wondering about it, too - On my IIe I just do PR#3
to bring up 80 column mode.  On the II+ how is it done?  PR#3 just
seems to hang the system.  I have my video jack hooked up to the 
standard port - so I guess I need to hook it up to the Videx card.
But which port (there are two) and how should the switch be set?  None
of the combinations seem to work.

>RUN the program and see what it says.  If the mod is installed, the
>display should change from "UNSHIFT" to "SHIFT" when you press the SHIFT
>key.  Programs which are shift-mod aware usually translate all keyboard
>input to lower-case, unless PB2 is 'pressed'.

I ran it and it with nothing pressed it rapidly switched between
"SHIFT" and "UNSHIFT" and when I pushed shift it said "UNSHIFT".  :)
It seems that the shift key is wired up somehow, but something went
awry!
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