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Re: ADT under Apple II emulation on Apple III?



On Dec 3, 8:27 am, schmidtd <schmi...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> On Dec 3, 8:20 am, "N.N. Thayer" <nntha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Dec 2, 11:26 pm, mdj <mdj....@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > On Dec 1, 1:08 am, "N.N. Thayer" <nntha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > I've been trying to get ADT to work on my III under II emulation.
> > > > Nutty, I know, but the only reason I'm even trying is because I saw
> > > > configuration options for the III's serial port in the II emulation
> > > > control panel, and that made me hopeful.  Seemed pretty cut-and-dried
> > > > - set the speed and the type of card (SSC), and you'd be good to go...
> > > > can't seem to get the serial port detected under ADT though.  Is there
> > > > anything I might be missing, or am I just SOL?
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> > > Do the Apple III slots work in emulation mode? If so, you could just
> > > stick an SSC in there and use that ...
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> > I only have one SSC and it's staying in my II+.  :)
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> I can't find much hardware info on the III's serial capabilities.  Did
> it have built-in serial hardware in addition to the 820-0071-D serial
> card, or is that it?- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

It has a built-in RS-232-C port:

http://old-computers.com/museum/photos/Apple_III_RearSide_s1.jpg

apple3.org has some documentation, but it doesn't mention the actual
hardware that goes into the port:

http://www.apple3.org/Tech%20Library%20-%20A3/Hardware%20Info/%20PDFs/
http://www.apple3.org/Tech%20Library%20-%20A3/Emulation/PDFs/