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II+ serial numbers

Submitted by falter on September 20, 2014 - 11:22am

Question for those in the know.. I was under the impression A2+ serials *were* fairly consistent. I had been under the understanding that the 2+ started out more or less at A2S2-0001 kind of and went up from there. Along the way, the serial number labels changed from the smallet darker green to the lighter green with the dot matrix style numbers. My 2+ has the latter with a serial in the 500,000s.

Yet here I am presented with an A2+ that has the old style sticker, but a seven digit serial.. 1400000ish. Does this suggest a2+ serials were not consecutive? This 2+ also has the older silver power supply. Wondering if its a misprint.

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Apple iigs disks

Submitted by insanitor on September 20, 2014 - 1:36am

Can someone tell me what disks originally shipped with the Apple iigs? The manual mentions a "training disk". No operating system...?

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Apple II Foil tab keyboard (again)

Submitted by falter on September 19, 2014 - 9:02pm

Hey guys,

So summer is over and I'm back to my other expensive hobby. I'm trying desperately to revive this II+ foil tab keyboard I have, but seem to be getting nowhere. I think what I am lacking is an understanding in the principle of the thing, how it's supposed to work, how different characters are generated, etc.

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Fixing Disk II Analog Card (600-0038), Won't Write/Format

Submitted by jdmoser on September 19, 2014 - 2:59am

I have a Disk II drive that reads well enough, but doesn't write and I can't format disks. I've checked the write protect switch, and I've read up on adjusting the speed of the drive via the potentiometers at R21 and R33... except my analog card does not have those potentiometers. The documentation I read suggested in that case that the analog card be replaced. Fair enough... but...

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Chirp, Chirp, Chirp....

Submitted by MarkO on September 18, 2014 - 10:17pm

It's so quiet in this forum.......

MarkO

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READ command query

Submitted by RockbadgerX on September 16, 2014 - 2:13am

Hi. This is me seeking code help again. I do usually look in manuals (which are vague and rarely provide examples). Then I try to backwards engineer other programs. Then I try to create my own small routines.

But...

The READ command.

1) Usually I use OPEN / READ / CLOSE to get information from a text file. Works fine. However, I've noticed other programs seem to just use READ. For example,
"READ PROGRAM":INPUT A$
Can I just READ PROGRAM or do I need OPEN/READ/CLOSE?

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Transferring Files/Prgs to CFFA 2.0 card?? HOW

Submitted by Mike3 on September 15, 2014 - 10:32am

Hello ..I must be butt stupid but.... Blush just started using my CFFA card I bought In 2006 And I can't seem to find anything on HOW to transfer files to the CF card from My laptop.. I have the CFFA setup and formatted and boots from slot 7 on my APPLE IIE and GS .. Since the Laptop does not recognize the CF card .. how can I load the card with Programs? I must be overlooking something... Mike

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Is the lamp in the power switch of the kensington //e system saver replaceable?

Submitted by georgel on September 15, 2014 - 7:15am

It looks to me it can't be replaced since the switch itself cannot be disassembled but just in case I decided to ask here too. Thank you.

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SIDER II Terminator and Troubleshooting Questions

Submitted by Mike3 on September 12, 2014 - 6:12pm

Hello.. With A bunch of Apple Stuff I got A SIDER II hard drive and Card..When I initially tested it it worked fine.. but as I was working with it the drive itself became unplugged. After restarting the Apple IIe and drive .. Now It dosn't boot I tried the Installation Process and the card seems to pass but it says the drive failed to start up fast enough.. And after Researching it on the WEB I discovered The Terminator was missing.(before I didn't know it needed one).The Drive SEEMS to Spin up Just Like It did before and Seems To make the same sounds..

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Wait, Clear and Fre

Submitted by RockbadgerX on September 11, 2014 - 12:43am

Hi. Could somebody please explain the when and why to use the CLEAR and X=FRE(0) commands?
How do I use the WAIT command? I used to know...

Thank you for showing me how to simplify my programs as shown in the attachment. (The shaded area reduced to two lines).

Also, I get a Bad Subscript Error if my Angel is greater than 10. I am assuming that you cannot have a value greater than 10 as such a variable. Otherwise, suggestions welcome.

Thanks, again.

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