Re: PC to GS serial xfer progress report

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

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
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: bw wrote:
: > 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.
:
: Standard configuration.
:
: > 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.
:
: Extremely unlikely--there are practically no viruses for the IIgs
: platform.  There may simply be something wrong with the disk.
:
: > 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 dum
p, 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.
:
: Read the FAQ on ADT.  (Google is your friend.  ;-)
:
: It only supports 5.25" disks and disk image files.
:
: The transfer you attempted requires that the Apple II be booted with
: DOS (since BSAVE is a DOS command), so you will first need to transfer
: an ASCII dump of DOS 3.3 to the IIgs, then INITialize a 5.25" disk to
: create a 5.25" disk containing a bootable DOS 3.3.
:
: You then boot this disk and then perform the steps you described to
: transfer ADT to the disk.  Then ADT will be ready to go.
:
: But first, you need to get one or more 5.25" disk drives for your
: machine.
:
: > 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?
:
: The second 800KB 3.5" drive is a nice addition, but a 5.25" drive will
: be more useful for many of the disk images available on the web.  If you
: want to run GSOS, the GUI-based IIgs operating system, you will need
: more RAM (as you are trying to do) and will want a hard disk system of
: some kind.  (I'd recommend Rich Dreher's Compact Flash For Apple card.)
: Once you have a hard drive, you won't need another 3.5" drive, except as
: a spare.
:
: You cannot use 1 Mbit chips with the Apple IIgs Memory Expansion card,
: but you can fill up the empty sockets with 41256's and have base memory
: plus 1MB.  This is not a large memory for GSOS, but is _plenty_ for
: standalone games and applications.
:
: 4MB cards come up on eBay pretty regularly (usually in the $40-$80
: range), or Bill Garber (here on csa2) may be able to build one for you.

Thanks for the plug Michael. I will be producing more 4MB cards very
soon, and they will be at a price of $49 with simms, and $44 without.
I will be posting here as soon as I have them. I can also provide him
with a 5.25" disk drive for his IIgs, and copies of the install disks for
GS_OS.  :o)  Email for info on these items.

Apple II Forever, and Apple II Together,
Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
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