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From: sb@pnet91.cts.com (Stephen Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Apple ][+ system: misc questions
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Date: 21 Mar 91 06:30:05 GMT
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jdd@db.toronto.edu (John DiMarco) writes:
>I've inherited an Apple ][+ clone of dubious heritage. It came with a small
>collection of software (Dos 3.3, CP/M, Ascii Express, various games), but 
>almost no documentation.
>
>From playing with it, I've determined the following:
>
>It's an Apple ][+ clone (The motherboard is marked "Unicom", I believe,
>while the case is unmarked). It has 64k memory, an apple communications
>card, a Videx 80-column card, a Z-80 card, and one disk drive with controller.
>
>I have a number of questions:
>
>- Is there any publically available source of documentation for any of this

I am guessing that the Videx 80 column card, Z80 card, and Disk controller are
clones too. Ideally, you might be able to get a manual by writing to Videx (if
there're still around). MicroSoft stopped supporting CP/M for the Apple II
long ago. Disk controllers... borrow a copy of the Apple DOS Manual.

Users groups will help you out a lot.

>  stuff (com card, videx card, Z-80 card esp.)? 
>- Can the Apple com card run at anything other than 300 bps? I managed to
>  snarf a copy of Kermit 3.87, but the com card appears to ignore any baud
>  setting from within Kermit other than 300 bps. 

The Comm Card runs at 110 and 300 bps. There's a rather easy hack to make it
300/1200. It rewires the 161's (if I recall) to divide by a different number.
Consult the Apple Communications Card Owners Manual.

>- How can I copy single files from one disk to another? Dos 3.3 doesn't seem
>  to support anything other than copying entire disks. 

On the Apple II DOS 3.3 System Master, there's a copy program called CopyA. It
copies disks in 3 or 4 swaps. A program called FID (FIle Development, I
believe) copies files, supports wildcards, etc.

>- How do I transfer files between Apple Dos and CP/M? I don't have Kermit
>  running on the CP/M side. 
>- How do I convert between the different Apple file formats (A/I/B/T)? The
>  only conversion I've been able to manage is A or I to T (using list) and
>  listed basic T's to A or I (using exec). 

DOS to CP/M can be done via modem. I believe a program called APDOS will do
it. AppleSoft to Integer and vice versa is done through EXECing... gotta watch
syntax though. A <--> B, I <--> B doesn't make sense. Of course, you can do a
sector edit and make DOS think its something else.

>
>Please point me to decent sources of software (commercial and/or free) and
>hardware for this thing, if any still remain. 

Best idea is to contact a User Group with strong Apple II roots. I'm a member
of one myself. There's a newsletter, Q&A, public domain library stretching
back 10 years, etc.  Send me mail for more info on this group (its in Canada
though).

>
>Many thanks,
>

Yer welcome.

>John
>--
>John DiMarco                   jdd@db.toronto.edu or jdd@db.utoronto.ca
>University of Toronto, CSRI    BITNET: jdd%db.toronto.edu@relay.cs.net
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