Re: Adt(pro)

["Alex_*nix_Learner" <ajfisherman@gmail.com>]

On Sep 12, 7:28 am, Polymorph <polymorp...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 12, 9:43 pm, "Alex_*nix_Learner" <ajfisher...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi I have a question and i was told this was the place to go.  I have
> > an apple //c with the original rom (255).  With my own wired null
> > modem cabel  I have have tried adtpro but all that happens is it shows
> > stuff being transfered but nothing appering on the screen.  I then
> > used these intructions:http://www.raphnet.net/divers/appleIIc/appleIIc_en.php#installation
> > and with hyperterm i was abble to connect to the apple but still
> > nothing appered on the screen so for the heck of it I typed in the
> > apple "pr#2" and all charecter output was displayed on the computer as
> > a bunch of garbled characters.  Any help would be nice.
>
> I don't own a //c, but it sounds like you don't have matching serial
> configurations on the two computers. You need to ensure that the baud,
> stop bits, and parity are set *exactly* the same on both machines.
>
> Usually if you are getting your keypresses echoed on the other machine
> as garbage it means incompatible serial setups.
>
> I suggest you go to the ADTPro site and make sure you follow the steps
> on the site closely. Ensure that both your PC and Apple have their
> serial ports configured correctly (i.e. the same).
>
> Also, try starting out at a lower baud rate - for example 9600 - to
> test that things are working before trying to hit the higher speeds.
>
> Hope this is of help. Let us know how you get on.
>
> Cheers,
> Mike

Um I wired the cable exactly according to the adtpro web site and
followed intructions for detting it up with at least 3 diffrent
programs (hyperterm, mode & type, and the adtpro programs) if any
thing ill make a new cord using a printer serial cord.