Oops, meant Ian... Sorry about that. BTW: if you don't have a Super Serial card, I can always make a copy of my DOS 3.3 System Master disk to tide you over until you have a Super Serial card and/or other software programs.
>Ian, > >Got a way to hook your //e up to another computer? Reason why I ask, >there's a file called dos33dmp.txt on one of the Apple II disk image sites >that is a executable text file which will create a version of DOS 3.3 on >any Apple II that has a Super Serial card installed. Essentially, you use >a DB-25 to DIN-8 or DB-9 cable to hook both computers up, then use a >terminal program on the Mac or PC to transmit the file to the //e. > >Here's how you go about doing it: > >Download the dos33dmp.txt file from (I think) the Trenco archives. > >Connect both machines up (either one of the Mac serial ports - use an older >Mac or one that has a gPort installed) >Turn on the //e >Hit Control-Reset >Run a terminal program on the Mac (or PC, if you swing that way - I seem to >remember that ya don't) - ZTerm works well >On the //e, type IN#2 (the Super Serial card should be in slot #2, btw, >with the jumper block set to "TERMINAL") >In the terminal program, send the dos33dmp.txt file to the //e. > >Let it compile on the //e. > >Once you're done, the computer will have DOS 3.3 loaded. Insert a blank >disk into the floppy drive, type "INIT HELLO" and let it initialize the >disk. When it's done, you will have a copy of DOS 3.3 that you can use to >boot the machine. > >I suspect the Pac-MAN disk got damaged in shipping... Just had the same >thing happen to my DOS 3.3 Sample Programs disk that I won off eBay. >Worked for a while, then started getting flaky. > >The other possibility is that one of the chips on the analog board for the >floppy drive went bad. >-J ++++++++++ John Laughlin Photography; Nature Photography ++++++++++++++ + Duvall, WA 98019-0778 |'82 242Ti B23FT M46 500K km - 311K mi + + MSN Messenger:Kilted_John |'83 245Ti B21FT M46 459K km - 285K mi + + ICQ# 5584031 AIM: IIci MAN |'87 744Ti B23FT AW71 208K mi - 334K km+ +++++++++ http://home.blarg.net/~volvo242gt/index.html ++++++++++++++++ -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:apple2list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
