Apple /// stuff (was: Re: This weekend's haul)

On Mon, 9 Jun 1997, Sam Ismail wrote: I felt the same way when the folks at Commodore removed the "debug" menu Yeah, the Apple ][ monitor is a very cool and useful thing, and that kind of functionality is something I miss from most other computers. Of course I grew up using a ][. Had I used an Atari 800 instead, I'd probably find most other systems inadequate in some different way. :) I had mine apart again tonight, mainly to look at the power supply. At some point during my numerous flips of the machine upside-down, a paper clip fell out from somewhere. I really hope it was from the keyboard. All I can report is that the PS makes no noise when there's no load on it, apart from the usual high-pitched squealing that many electronic devices make. I didn't look at the place where the battery goes to see if there were any clues. I haven't fully removed the motherboard because I have to disconnect a few cables, and I was mainly inside to pull the power supply out. I noticed that the cable that leads to the external floppy port has been badly crushed between the cast iron frame and the metal sheet that holds the motherboard, though. I'll have to remove it to see if any of the wires have been broken. :/ I do need the system disks. I didn't get them with the machine. I wish there was some way to transfer them electronically, though... which is why I asked if there was a way of getting an Apple ][ to access a ///'s disks. I suppose the ///'s drive is double-sided, though. Send the disks to: Doug Spence 85 Devon Road Baie d'Urfe, Que. CANADA H9X 2X3 (I guess I don't have my config set up right - PINE won't accept my accented characters.) Thanks, and let me know if there's anything I can do in return. Doug Spence ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca