Re: Apple II Help Please

[Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net>]

In article <tcm0e01hvvmnavaiurte3jovf0pjj2q8r2@4ax.com>,
 8-Bit <corey_koltz@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I just picked up an original Apple II and an Apple II+ this weekend,
> plus drives, and internal cards for $2 at a garage sale.  Not bad I
> thought.  Both are in rough shape, but they will hopefully come thru
> in the end.
> 
> Anyway, I am troubleshooting the II right now.  The PS isn't working,
> so I took one out of my IIe that I have lying around, and got it to
> the point of it to boot up with garbage characters.  The disk drive's
> won't come on.  I put in an Apple ROM CARD (6K I believe), flip the
> switch to A, and it beeps like it should, put it to position B, but
> either way, still garbage characters across the screen.  I have pulled
> out all the addon cards, put them back one at a time, and tested.  The
> screen characters do change everytime I turn it on and off.
> 
> Now what is my next step?  Reseat all ROM chips?
> 
> Thanks, Corey

A straight II? Your next step is to type "<Ctrl-C><Return>PR#6<Return>", 
"C600G<Return>", or "6<Ctrl-P>". 
(Whichever string you choose to use, change the "6" to whatever slot 
you've got the drive card in if it isn't actually in slot 6)

Unless my memory is gone, you're describing a II behaving exactly as it 
should, since it doesn't contain the "Autostart" ROMs that the II+ and 
IIe have in them. Basically, it has no clue what to do at startup other 
than falling into the monitor.

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