How to run an Applesoft program from a floppy disk?

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How to run an Applesoft program from a floppy disk?

Folks,

Recently purchased an old Apple IIe, and I'm trying to set the clock in an Applied Engineering Timemaster II H.O. clock/date card.

This card comes with a floppy disk containing a program (written in Applesoft BASIC I think) called SET CLOCK. I need to run it to set the clock.

I'm new to Apple II computers, and wonder how do I run it?

Haven't figured out how to find a command line in ProDOS, so I'm at a loss.

Thanks for any help/tips you could provide me with.

rookie2013

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Re: How to run an Applesoft program from a floppy disk?

This card comes with a floppy disk containing a program (written in Applesoft BASIC I think) called SET CLOCK. I need to run it to set the clock.

I'm new to Apple II computers, and wonder how do I run it?


I looked up both DOS and ProDOS TimeMaster HO disks, and they both start up with a utility that lets you set the clock. But if you're using some other kind of boot disk, the program is actually called SET.CLOCK (notice the period - it's important). Once you get to a command line, in both DOS and ProDOS you can just type RUN SET.CLOCK and it'll go.
For disks, see:
http://ae.applearchives.com/all_apple_iis/time_master_ii_ho/

Haven't figured out how to find a command line in ProDOS, so I'm at a loss.

Well... what's on your screen? What do you boot with?

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Re: How to run an Applesoft program from a floppy disk?

Thank you David,

I tried this again, and it works! Problem solved!

As you said, once I boot up my Apple IIe with the main diskette that came with the Timemaster II H.O. card, and I press any key on the main page, then it provides a command line.

On this command line, I typed RUN SET CLOCK, pressed ENTER, and the Apple IIe executed this routine.

And so I was able to set both the clock and the date. So I am all set now.

Thanks for your reply; it made me think again about what I was doing and encouraged me to try it again.

rookie2013

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