Re: PC to GS serial xfer progress report

["GarberStreet" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"John Van Winkle" <john-vw@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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: "bw" <bwegher@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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: > In exchange for a favor last weekend my neighbor gives me complete
: AppleIIgs
: > sytem that was in closet for 15 years. Mint looking, just like a time
: > capsule, keyboard does not even have any stains.
: > No documents, just CPU, one drive, ImagewriterII and a dozen 800k
: floppies.
: > Appleworks, system, golf games, Broderbund printshop.
: > Opened case, all slots empty, dead battery, Apple memory expansion card
: has
: > 256k soldered on board, remaining sockets are empty.
: >
: > Soldered new lithium batt into mainboard.
: > Plugged everything together, boots into GS/OS Finder 1.2, sharp color.
: > Tried POST, success. Control panel, success, switch to fast system.
: Success.
: > Miniputt, success
: > Appleworks, success,
: > Apple tour, success
: > Apple guide to Appleworks, success.
: > Jack Nicklaus golf, boots, but seems to have chronic rain, guessing a
: virus.
: >
: > Check online, find out that pre-mac apples are now antiques, with
: specialty
: > support.
: > Read some FAQs, check c.s.a2 and see some signs of life.
: > Look for RS232 null modem cable, but decide to try to make my own.
: > Two pieces of 22awg solid hookup wire. Twist together, push wire ends
into
: > GS modem port leftcenter, and rightcenter hole. Other ends attach to
pins
: 2
: > and 3 of COM1 port of backup Compaq486, Win3.1
: > Follow instructions in ADTgs. Put files onto PC, and open windows
: terminal,
: > set to COM1. All defaults used, including 1200 baug.
: > Set GS control panel settings for XON/XOFF  and hardware handshaking
OFF,
: > 1200 baud.
: > Reset GS into command prompt ] IN#2
: > On PC sent text mode file adtgs.dmp
: >
: > Success !!
: > Hex characters appear on GS monitor. About a minute later, at end of
dump,
: I
: > see
: > BSAVE ADT, A$803,L$A14,S6,D1
: > STEP
: > 00/000A:4C (FF)
: > 00/0000E:00 .Trace
: > * (flashing cursor)
: >
: > PC terminal off, I try entering BRUN ADT at cursor, but nothing.
: > Reboot GS/OS, no ADT file anywhere. I'm guessing now, time to do some
more
: > reading on the web, look for AppleBasic command manual, etc.
: >
: > ADT only works for 5.25 inch drives?? I thought 3.5 inch drives were
: > standard.
: > I'm looking for some TMS4256-15 chips to bring the memory up to maximum.
: > Will 41256 chips be compatible with my 4256 chips?? Need to add a second
: > 800k drive.
: > If I unsolder the 4256 chips and solder in some sockets, can I use 1 meg
x
: 1
: > chips to get a total of 4 Megs on the expansion board? Or should I just
: get
: > a 4 Meg board?
: >
: See Bill Garber for a 4MB board.......

Don't have any made yet, John.  :o)

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