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Re: Annoying newbie question :-)

Ross Archer wrote:

Hi Apple ][ enthusiasts!

I have a "new" Apple IIc I found very cheap. It starts up, and
thanks to what I could glean from the huge Tech reference book that
came with it  (complete with schematics and a full I/O map!),
I was able to launch the mini-assembler and write a few routines,
and go into BASIC and write a couple of little programs.
Great. I can hack characters on the screen and make the speaker tick..

So now what?  I'd like to save my work to diskette.  I can't find out how
to do that.  These sorts of questions are apparently far too basic
for the Tech Ref. manual, and so I'm clueless as to what I need.
Do I need to boot ProDOS or some sort of OS disk just
to save my work?  If not, what is/are the command(s)?
How did you boot the machine? If you're in Integer Basic or if you saw some kind of ProDOS marquee when booting, you can save as below.
For BASIC, type "SAVE <filename>." If you have a disk in the 3.5" drive and formatted, it will save it. I've forgotten how to format disks, but I'd try a FORMAT [,S<#>,D<#>] where S is the slot of the drive and D is the drive number. I'd try doing just a "format" and if that didn't work, doing an S5 D1... 

~Tarage