7 Aug
2002
7 Aug
'02
7:14 p.m.
On Wed, 7 Aug 2002, Chandra Bajpai wrote:
What happens if you press the <Break> key down
while powering up...it
should take you into ROM Basic with a "cass?" prompt.
Nope, still no video. The video is hosed. Along with the rest of the
units I've tried.
Now I know why stuff like TRS-80s and C64s were so derided back in the
day: the shit just don't last!
On the other hand, I've rarely met an Apple ][ that didn't boot.
Coincidence? You be the judge.
I grew up with a Model III and it's been a while,
but I don't remember
there being an error message if it doesn't find disk in the drive.
Matter of fact I don't remember any text error messages from the boot
loader.
If you can get into ROM Basic, it probably means you have a bad boot
disk.
Well, I have no boot disk. I'm trying to see if this machine works.
Apparently it does to an extent but the video definitely has a problem.
Nobody knows how to fix this?
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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