Re: Dumpster find.. now what???

[charlesc@pro-haven.cts.com ( Charles Claypoole )]

%Greetings again,
%     Thanks for the responses, and since this machine appears to work I'll
%pass on the offer for $20. ;-)   I got the thing hooked up  to a monitor and
%found some DOS and system stuff which appears to do 'something', so I guess
%its a keeper. A few 'dumb' questions (I do VMS and such) if you don't mind.
%Why is it I'm taken back to the gool o'l days of 40 column mode when I load
%a DOS 3.3 System Master disk? Once I get to a ] prompt, what next?? What is
%the 80/40 button for? How bout the keyboard one?

        It is 40 columns at  boot, but you  can either type "pr#3" or ESC-8
for 80cols.    The "80/40" is the switch for tv's.   The //c came with a rf
modulator that goes into the color monitor port.  "Keyboard" just switches
from dvorak <simplified> and standard keyboards.
 

%Can I assume the reset
%button doesnt work since nothing happens when I push it?

        To use  the reset, push "control reset" to break the program, or 
open apple-ctrl-reset to  reboot.  Also closed apple + open apple +
ctrl-reset does a system check.

%   I've been around enuff Mac's to be able to read Apples nifty icons for
%what plug-in in the back goes to what, but can I assume that I can really
%plug a mouse in and expect it to work? Just what does a IIc have in it
%anyways? Memory? CPU? expandability? Is it a fantasy to hope that this Apple

        Yes, I have a  mouse and it does work.   It comes with a Mousepaint
program.  There isnt many programs out that use it.  At least that I know of.
The //c has 128k.

%DOS and MS-DOS are in anyway inter-change/useable?
%   If nothing else, I'd like to give it to my 5 year old to use (I'd rather
%he use his own than mine ;).... is there some good stuff out there for
%someone his age that would work on this thing?
%-Scott

        It can run any //e software with no problems.  Ive had this computer
for a long time, and havent had any problems with  it.    I use mine
basically for just telecommunications.   See ya.
 
                        Charles
.s

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