Re: ADT with a Laser 128

[pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <o_Dgc.8337$Aq.3708@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>,
Joshua Bell <inexorabletash@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Rubywand wrote:
>
>>      Don't know much about the Laser 128. If sending an address at
>> the start of each line helps, sending ADT_ss.dmp (included with Paul
>> Schlyter's ADTcc stuff) may work. It's supposed to be ADT for SSC
>> interfaces and it does send the addresses.
> 
> Just as a followup - I am able to transmit and run ADT (either stock 1.22 or
> ADTcc 1.21b) on the Laser, and either the DOS or Windows version of ADT on
> the PC. No luck - I never get past the "AWAITING ANSWER FROM PC." stage.
> 
> Here's the sequence I'm using:
> - Boot the Laser with a DOS 3.3 disk containing ADT.CC
> - Ctrl-3-Reset - to enter 3.6MHz mode
> - Ctrl-P-Reset - to enter Port Config: Port 2 as 8/1,
> 19200, No Parity, No Echo, Yes LF, No Zap
  ^^^^^
> At this point, if I launch a suitably configured term program (e.g.
> HyperTerminal) and on the Laser type PR#2 and IN#2 I can drive the Laser via
> the PC keyboard with no problems.
> 
> - BRUN ADT.CC - launches just fine
 
Wait a minute - what kind of serial card do you have?  ADT.CC is intended
to be used with the old Apple Communications Card (or compatibles), and
that card never ran at 19200 bps !!!!
 
So it seems your serial card isn't compatible with the Apple Communications
Card.  And since you use ADT.CC rather than ADT.SC, it appears to not be
compatible with the Super Serial Card either.
 
Which puts you in the same position as I was some years ago, before I
wrote ADT.CC -- I had no ADT working for my serial card (the Communications
Card), so I was forced to write one in order to be able to use ADT on
my machine.
 
> - On the PC, launch ADT.EXE - DOS or Windows version
> - Try any command - no luck. DIR just hangs, Send always gets AWAITING
> ANSWER FROM PC.
> 
> ProTerm 2.1 can transfer files successfully, so I'm baffled. Any more
> thoughts?
 
Yep: your serial card appears incompatible both with the Super Serial
Card and the older Communications Card.  So you need a third ADT, for
your serial card.  Probably no-one will write it for you, so you must
write it yourself - or give up.
 
What kind of serial card does ProTerm think you have?  Perhaps it doesn't
tell you....
 
>>      Have reorganized ADT stuff a bit on GS WorldView. Now,
>> practically everything-- Windows and MS-DOS PC programs plus ADT,
>> ADTcc, and ADTgs is included in ADT_2004.zip at
>> http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ .
> 
> I am unable to connect to apple2.org.za. Is the site having connectivity
> issues? No problems with any other sites - I can go to http://www.org.za and
> nslookup tells me the IP is 66.206.18.224 and I get timeouts trying to ping.
> Is it just me?
> 
> Joshua
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