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    From graalguy@graalguy@yahoo.com (Ian Gowen) to comp.sys.apple2 on Saturday, July 12, 2003 09:19:49
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    I currently have:
    Apple ][gs
    PC-to-appleII NULL-modem cable
    apple 3.5" Disk drive

    I have no "known good" disks.
    I start up the machine. The drive light comes on, I get the "Scrolling
    apple" 'Check startup device!" message. The drive light goes off.
    I send the hex dump of EmDos thru the null-modem; checksums are
    correct.
    I type "INIT HELLO" with a disk in the drive; it hangs for about a
    second, and it gives me "Disk Error: I/O". The drive light DOES NOT
    COME ON at all.
    Does anyone have any idea what is going on here?
    Also the system battery is dead. Don't think this matters, though.
    -Ian
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  • From Bill Garber@willy46pa@comcast.net to comp.sys.apple2 on Saturday, July 12, 2003 15:03:46
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.apple2



    "Ian Gowen" <graalguy@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:6f7c443d.0307120819.699c6012@posting.google.com...
    I currently have:
    Apple ][gs
    PC-to-appleII NULL-modem cable
    apple 3.5" Disk drive

    I have no "known good" disks.
    I start up the machine. The drive light comes on, I get the "Scrolling
    apple" 'Check startup device!" message. The drive light goes off.
    I send the hex dump of EmDos thru the null-modem; checksums are
    correct.
    I type "INIT HELLO" with a disk in the drive; it hangs for about a
    second, and it gives me "Disk Error: I/O". The drive light DOES NOT
    COME ON at all.
    Does anyone have any idea what is going on here?

    The problem is easily solved. You need a 5.25" drive.
    DOS 3.3 or patched versions don't run from 3.5" disks.
    I have 6 Disk II drives and can let you have one for the
    shipping costs, provided you live by our slogan,
    "APPLE II FOREVER" ;-)

    Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises };-)
    Web Site - http://garberstreet.netfirms.com
    Email - willy46pa@comcast.net



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  • From steve@steve@dosius.zzn.com (Dosius) to comp.sys.apple2 on Saturday, July 12, 2003 13:58:32
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    "Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<WAednaoE57Zlx42iXTWJkQ@comcast.com>...
    "Ian Gowen" <graalguy@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:6f7c443d.0307120819.699c6012@posting.google.com...
    I currently have:
    Apple ][gs
    PC-to-appleII NULL-modem cable
    apple 3.5" Disk drive

    I have no "known good" disks.
    I start up the machine. The drive light comes on, I get the "Scrolling apple" 'Check startup device!" message. The drive light goes off.
    I send the hex dump of EmDos thru the null-modem; checksums are
    correct.
    I type "INIT HELLO" with a disk in the drive; it hangs for about a
    second, and it gives me "Disk Error: I/O". The drive light DOES NOT
    COME ON at all.
    Does anyone have any idea what is going on here?

    The problem is easily solved. You need a 5.25" drive.
    DOS 3.3 or patched versions don't run from 3.5" disks.
    I have 6 Disk II drives and can let you have one for the
    shipping costs, provided you live by our slogan,
    "APPLE II FOREVER" ;-)

    Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises };-)
    Web Site - http://garberstreet.netfirms.com
    Email - willy46pa@comcast.net



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    :D

    I always preferred the sound of disk ][ drives to that of the UniDisk/DuoDisk...

    If I could have any computers I wanted, and as many as I wanted (hey,
    maybe I'll start acquiring them - once I have things cleared up with
    the gas co.), I'd have all of these...

    * Apple ][+
    64K RAM
    Amdek monitor (the big one, with the built-in speaker; it's black)
    1 disk ][ drive

    * Apple ][+ "Vader"
    64K RAM
    Similar-styled monitor (black plastic, brushed chrome palette)
    2 B&H disk ][ drives

    * Apple //e (older), dark keyboard
    128K RAM and 80-column card
    Monitor ///
    The two 5.25" beige drives I already :D have
    800K Unidisk in slot 4

    * Apple //e (newer), light keyboard
    128K RAM and 80-column card
    Apple monochrome monitor like http://www.apple2history.org/museum/computers/a2.html
    DuoDisk

    And a couple Apple IIgses, a Laser 128 (with amber monitor), a PCjr
    *ducks*...

    All set up in a "historically accurate" manner. (Anyone got System
    Saver boxes for //e? Where I went to school, all the //es had them.
    If I got a bunch of ][s, I'd probably do that for the reminiscence.)

    Hey, maybe within a year, I'll have it all *g*

    -uso.
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