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From: daniel@nstn.ns.ca (Daniel MacKay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Apple /// & profile
Keywords: apple /// profile
Message-ID: <1990Nov1.122833.12003@nstn.ns.ca>
Date: 1 Nov 90 12:28:33 GMT
References: <321@flight.UUCP>
Organization: NSTN Network Operations Centre, Nova Scotia, Canada
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In comp.sys.apple2 george@flight.UUCP writes:

>I just became the proud owner of an Apple ///.
Congratulations!

>How did Apple drive the profile off of the Apple ///?  Did it use the
>parallel card or something else?  Where can I find the cable and/or pinouts
>for the cable?

It uses a Profile Card.  They're connected by a ribbon cable or a round
cable (which depends on your Profile, old or new.  The round cable _I 
think_ will work for both kinds of Profiles) that looks a lot like an 
RS-232 cable with pin 7 missing.  But don't use an ordinary RS-232 cable 
with pin 7 cut off- you'll get weird I/O errors more or less often that will 
make your life miserable.

You should be able to get a Profile Card /// (don't forget the driver!)
from a dealer for a reasonable amount.

The card and cable couldn't just disappear- you may want to find out
where they were from the previous owners.  You'll also find out if
the profile has Catalyst or what programs installed.

-dan
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