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From: fjs3367@ultb.UUCP (F.J. Schwalm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Obsolete //c ?
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Date: 4 Oct 89 15:11:46 GMT
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RE: Subject: Obsolete //c ?

>My son just went off to college, with his beloved //c in hand, and
>the first call I received was a sorrowful, "My computer is obsolete!".
>He had purchased a 1200 baud modem, only to discover that his
>machine, which has done everything he's needed to date (word process,
>pascal, c), cannot intelligently converse with the machines on
>the UCSD campus, because of an outdated motherboard!
>
>What to do?  His ideas: new computers - $4500 macs or pc's.
>My ideas: is there some way to bring this ancient //c up to 
>date? Anyone know how much it would cost? and if there
>are places in San Diego (or East Bay, if he comes home again!)
>to fix up the //c and make it live again?
>
>Thanks, on behalf of all the beleagured mothers in this computing age!

    The problem is probably caused by the version of the motherboard 
you have.  The early apple ][c models had problems connecting with 
modems (I think it had something to do with the XON/XOFF not 
functioning correctly, if at all).  What you do in this case is go to
your local apple dealer with your apple ][c and the receipt for your 
modem, and ask about the free ][c motherboard upgrade for modems.  
That's probably not the appropriate name, but they SHOULD know what
you're talking about.  
    The dealer will have to check your current motherboard to see if 
you have the one that needs upgrading.  If it is, then go for it.  
If it isn't, the problem could be with the way the terminal program 
is set up, or with the absence of a terminal program altogether.

    In other words:
1: make sure you have a terminal program.
2: make sure it is set up correctly for logging in to the school's 
    computers.
3: if it still doesn't work, go to the dealer and have them check 
    out the motherboard as above.

    
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