Re: Apple II...giving me more issues.

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Nama wrote:
> On Sep 22, 9:14 pm, Linards Ticmanis <ticma...@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> > Linards Ticmanis wrote:
> >
> > > Maybe a ROM issue or a banking issue with the language card? Remember
> > > that ProDOS won't try to initialize Integer BASIC will DOS will.
> >
> > Argh. Of course that should've been "*while* DOS will".
> >
> > --
> > Linards Ticmanis
>
>
> Well, I have to say that was a great deduction.
> My Apple II has Applesoft ROMs not integer ROMS, and I have a spare
> non working Apple II+ board. I swapped out the ROMs from the non
> working board one by one, testing as I went. Three ROMs into the
> process, the Apple II booted perfectly.
>
> So the 0013 ROM was bad. Not sure why, or for what reason, but I guess
> these things just happen.
>
> I've fixed this machine a few times now (replacing chips each time),
> and thanks to Linards, this was the easiest fix of them all. BIG
> thanks.

I presume that you've tried the "old" chip back in the machine
and it still doesn't work?  Otherwise, it could just be cleaning
the ROM/socket pins the hard way.  ;-)

-michael

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