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Re: Apple /// roms?
On Oct 26, 12:47 am, Charles Richmond <friz...@tx.rr.com> wrote:
> atfphotogra...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Hello,
>
> > I'm trying to resurrect an Apple /// 256k (non-plus) but I'm having a
> > bit of time with it. It starts up, hits the disk drive and then just
> > halts. Sometimes I can get some garbage on the screen. If I don't put
> > a disk in it'll just list "retry".
>
> > I've gone through most of the chips to see if anything was amiss. One
> > was quite corroded and a pin broke off when I removed it. I re-
> > soldered the pin back on and it seemed to make some progress with some
> > more garbage on the screen (well different) but I'm still not there.
> > The chip is labeled on the motherboard with an Apple part number of
> > 341-0030.
>
> > Checked the power supply and it's just fine. It's amazingly clean as
> > well. No doubt from being sealed in that vault of a box.
>
> > I'm thinking that the damaged chip might have been one of the roms.
>
> > Anyone have a set of ROM images for the Apple ///? Haven't been able
> > to turn much up in google.
>
> > Thanks!
>
> This sounds like you are starting out right. In the beginning, the
> Apple /// had a *lot* of problems... ;-)
>
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Haha!
Heck of a history with this thing.
Seems to working just fine. Not much software for it!
Best,
ATF