Re: NEED HELP WITH APPLE ][c

[mark@pokey.jsc.nasa.gov (Mark Manning)]

Hello!  If you haven't already been told this....

1. New OS.  If you know anyone with a Macintosh, they can dial up
   the Internet and download a copy of the OS for the Apple from
   Apple Computer directly.  Internet address = ftp.apple.com.

   Or, if you do not have anyone who has a Macintosh, you can try
   the Boston society again and let them know you could not get the
   first person to talk with you.  They will more than likely give
   you another person to talk to. :)

   Lastly, you could be very sneaky and go to your nearby university.
   Walk into the computing room where they have Macintoshes, go to the
   help desk, explain your problem, and get help in that way.  They
   may tell you to get lost, but more likely they will help you.  (I
   know this because I used to be a help desk person.)

   As a last resort, swallow your pride and go to your kid's school.
   Tell them what happened, bring a couple of blank diskettes, and
   have them make you a new OS disk.

2. The only memory upgrades for the //c that were any good used to
   come from Applied Engineering (AE).  I'm not sure if they are still
   making the memory boards, but you can call them.  They are in
   Dallas, Texas.  Just call 555-1212 to get the number. ;)  If they
   aren't making them anymore, then be sure to ask who is.

3. Almost any software will work with the Imagewriter (which is on the
   //c).  This is because the Apple computer uses a very old technology.
   It is also a very simple technology.  You simply select which slot
   to send your information to and the printing starts.  The default
   print slot is the second slot.  So to print you would do a PR#2.
   From then on (until something causes it to change) all output is
   echoed to the printer.

4. Yes there are cables for the Imagewriter to IBM systems.  Check your
   ComputerShopper magazine for them.

5. Yes there are printer drivers for the IBM which will run the ImageWriter.
   You should call whichever manufacturer it is which created the software
   to see if they have it.  If not, then you will probably have to print
   to a file and use another bit of software to send the output to the
   Imagewriter.

I hope this helps! :)