Re: Apple IIc+ and self diagnostic

[Mitchell Spector <mitch2gs@hotmail.com>]

CyberDez <spamming.me.softly@msn.com> wrote:

>Hello,
>I just purchased an apple IIc+ on eBay and doing the usual key combination
>on reset to activate the diagnostic it ends with a "System OK" but in the
>middle of text screen filled of garbage characters: is it normal for the
>IIc+? I remind well that on the IIe enhanced the "System OK" message was on
>a clear black background ... :-?

    Odd as it is, that is completely normal. I had the same concern when I
first picked up an Apple IIc Plus about a decade ago. If you want to run a
more extensive diagnostic (on any Apple II model for that matter) you may
want to try the "Apple II Diagnostics" that was used by authorized Apple
dealers. It came on a 3.5 floppy and automatically detected which Apple II
model it was running on, changing the test options to correspond to that
particular machine.

Mitchell Spector