Re: Apple //e will not boot--Help

["John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.com>]

In article <3f34dd9f_5@corp.newsgroups.com>,
 "Barry Davis" <bdavis1943@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Guys, I found someone with an apple setup and will take my system to
> his place and do some swapping to find the problem.  I will let you know
> what I find.  Barry

A long time ago, I attended a trade show in Chicago packing a 
brand new DuoDisk (generously loaned by a local dealer), and my 
new demo (with multiple backups). Disk wouldn't boot; backup 
wouldn't boot; other backup wouldn't boot; etc. I finally 
realized the DuoDisk was eating disks! It was writing garbage to 
track 0. Presumably it had been damaged in transit.

This probably does not apply to you, but the horror still 
lingers 20 years later:-) So, watch what you feed a 
malfunctioning dirve.

John
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> "Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> > "Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
> > 20030809013319.27797.00001628@mb-m23.aol.com">news:20030809013319.27797.00001628@mb-m23.aol.com...
> > > Barry Davis replied:
> > >
> > > >I was never able to get the DOS 3.3 to load again.  My ProDOS disk did
> > give
> > > >me *****Unable to load Prodos***** after numerous attempts and only one
> > > >time.
> > >
> > > Since it worked once, try it again a few times, at different
> temperatures,
> > > different levels of earnestness, and facing different directions.  ;-)
> > >
> > > Seriously, it is likely to work again--and all it takes is once to save
> > > you having to transfer DOS using a null-modem cable.
> > >
> > > It will also pretty conclusively demonstrate whether the problem is
> > > the disks or the drives.
> >
> > If he so desires I can send him a good DOS disk,
> > and then the testing would at least be halfway
> > accurate.
> >
> > Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises };-)
> > Web Site - http://garberstreet.netfirms.com
> > Email - willy46pa@comcast.net
> >
> >
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