>On Jan 20, 2006, at 9:29 PM, richard jackson wrote: > >> screen shows what? > >Apple //e > >> hear a beep? > >When I first power on the IIe. > >> disk drive does what? >> spin? grind? keep seeking? > >Spins with the activity light on. It doesn't stop at all. > > >-- > >On Jan 21, 2006, at 2:34 AM, Bill Henning wrote: > >> Does the disk with the game on it have an operating system on it? > >I'm not sure -- I just got it yesterday. The user guide says to power >down, insert the disk, and power up, and doesn't make any mention of a >separate boot disk being needed, so I'm assuming it has its own OS... > >Thanks, >Ian > Iam,
Got a way to hook your //e up to another computer? Reason why I ask, there's a file called dos33dmp.txt on one of the Apple II disk image sites that is a executable text file which will create a version of DOS 3.3 on any Apple II that has a Super Serial card installed. Essentially, you use a DB-25 to DIN-8 or DB-9 cable to hook both computers up, then use a terminal program on the Mac or PC to transmit the file to the //e. Here's how you go about doing it: Download the dos33dmp.txt file from (I think) the Trenco archives. Connect both machines up (either one of the Mac serial ports - use an older Mac or one that has a gPort installed) Turn on the //e Hit Control-Reset Run a terminal program on the Mac (or PC, if you swing that way - I seem to remember that ya don't) - ZTerm works well On the //e, type IN#2 (the Super Serial card should be in slot #2, btw, with the jumper block set to "TERMINAL") In the terminal program, send the dos33dmp.txt file to the //e. Let it compile on the //e. Once you're done, the computer will have DOS 3.3 loaded. Insert a blank disk into the floppy drive, type "INIT HELLO" and let it initialize the disk. When it's done, you will have a copy of DOS 3.3 that you can use to boot the machine. I suspect the Pac-MAN disk got damaged in shipping... Just had the same thing happen to my DOS 3.3 Sample Programs disk that I won off eBay. Worked for a while, then started getting flaky. The other possibility is that one of the chips on the analog board for the floppy drive went bad. -J ++++++++++ John Laughlin Photography; Nature Photography ++++++++++++++ + Duvall, WA 98019-0778 |'82 242Ti B23FT M46 500K km - 311K mi + + MSN Messenger:Kilted_John |'83 245Ti B21FT M46 459K km - 285K mi + + ICQ# 5584031 AIM: IIci MAN |'87 744Ti B23FT AW71 208K mi - 334K km+ +++++++++ http://home.blarg.net/~volvo242gt/index.html ++++++++++++++++ -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
