Apple IIe Card Owner's Manual

PREFACE-BEFORE YOU STARTNow you have the best of both worlds. With an Apple IIe Card installed inyour Macintosh computer, you can take advantage of th

Drive and the white UniDisk 3.5 Drive -- are compatible with the MacintoshLC. Do not try to use any other type of Apple II disk drive with theMacintos

You can connect more than one Apple IIe disk drive to the Macintosh LC bydaisy-chaining them. However, the drives must be connected in the correctorde

!! WARNING: If you want to swap drives or devices connected to the Y-shapedcable, be sure to turn off the computer first. If you change devices whil

CHAPTER 2-PREPARING THE SOFTWAREAll your equipment should now be ready. Once you install the software, asdescribed in this chapter, you'll be rea

Note for people who partitioned their hard disk in Chapter 1: Thisinstallation procedure installs the Apple IIe Card software on the Macintoshpartiti

If you do not have a hard diskIf you don't have a hard disk, this section tells you how to prepare a floppystartup disk you can use instead.!! I

E, "Installing Printer Software for the IIe Startup Disk."6. If the printer is connected over a network, you need to click the name ofyour

If you're a floppy disk startup person, you need to know a crucial technique-- starting up from the IIe Startup Disk -- because it's the onl

Switching to the Apple IIe environmentYou enter the Apple IIe environment simply by double-clicking an icon, asshown in this exercise.Before you begin

you're in the Macintosh environment; the other way works if you're in theApple IIe environment.This section has two exercises -- one to illu

describes what to do if you use the IIe Startup Disk but the printer softwareyou require isn't installed.You'll find a glossary and an index

8. When you're ready to quit, save your work and return to the Macintoshenvironment.Press Control-Command-Esc and click the Quit IIe button.In s

By the way: For more detailed information about the Option Panel, see"Personalizing Your Apple IIe Work Environment" and "Configuring

4. Click the General icon at the top of the list.You may have to use the scroll bar to see the General icon. When you clickthe icon you see the optio

icons with your mouse. (Wait until the next step to try it.)2. Use the mouse to drag the Clock icon from slot 2 to slot 4.When you release the mouse

4. Choose "by Icon" from the View menu.For example, the Utilities disk for the Apple IIe looks like this:5. Choose "by Size" fro

CHAPTER 4-SETTING UP CARDS AND SLOTSBefore you begin using your Apple IIe Card in earnest, you must go to theOption Panel and set up the cards and slo

The Printer Card is a special card that allows you to select the printer youwant by using the Macintosh Chooser desk accessory.3. Scratch out the fol

Serial Card To connect a device to the printer port of your (Printer Port) Macintosh LCSmartPort To use the built-in floppy

printers still require the Serial Cards.To support a non-printing serial device, you need either of the two serialcards:- If you have a non-printing d

not work until you adjust some of their settings, as explained in the nextsection.Setting the Options For Your CardsSome cards have settings you can a

User GroupNo matter what your level of computer experience, you can get lots of supportby joining an Apple user group. Apple user groups are composed

install the card before the changes have any effect. To find out exactly whatthe problem is, click the Slots icon. If the card you want is not in one

The startup disk is the top icon on the right side of the screen.4. Double-click the IIe Startup icon to start the program.The IIe Startup program us

3. Select the settings you want to maintain in the first IIe Prefs file.4. Quit the IIe Startup program (by clicking the Quit IIe button).5. Rename

Apple IIe program names often have a period and the word "SYSTEM" after them.Their icons look like this:(To see full-size icons like this on

Printing From Apple IIe ProgramsTo print Apple IIe files, use the programs' print commands just as you wouldif you were using an Apple IIe. When

both programs understand or you have a Macintosh program that can read AppleIIe files directly.For example, say you typed a long text passage using an

Copying Apple IIe picturesIf you want to transfer an Apple IIe picture to a Macintosh program, you cancopy and paste the picture as described in these

The AppleShare card should be installed (usually in slot 7).Startup should be set either to Scan or to the slot in which AppleShare isinstalled (usual

2. Click the button for the speed you want.When you close the Apple IIe Option Panel, you see a message indicating thatthe changes you made in the Ge

Setting the keys' repeat rateOn all Macintosh keyboards, holding down a character key causes the characterto appear repeatedly on the screen unti

To perform a "cold reset" of your Apple IIe, press these three keys at thesame time:(If you press these keys while in the Option Panel, you

Changing the Type Ahead setting You use the Type Ahead feature to type text and commands while the Apple IIeprogram is busy with some other activity.

To change the character set, follow these steps:1. Press Control-Command-Esc.The Option Panel appears, with the General Controls panel displayed. The

The options for tracking are- Slow -- the mouse and the pointer move the same distance- Fast -- the pointer moves twice as far as the mouse- Buttons b

2. Click the Memory Card icon to display the Memory Expansion Card panel.The Memory Expansion Card panel appears. The pointer changes to a crosshairw

in an active slot when you first install the Apple IIe Card software.Note: The illustrations in this section show how to change settings in theSerial

you can transmit data using Apple IIe communication programs with the AppleIIe Card varies from program to program. If you use modems at a baud rate o

The Option Panel appears, with the General Controls panel displayed.2. Scroll if necessary to locate the Slots icon, then click it to displaythe Slot

4. Drag through the menu until the slot you want is highlighted, thenrelease the mouse button.The setting you choose appears in the box.5. Click the

display the SmartPort panel.The SmartPort panel appears. The pointer changes to a crosshair when youplace it in the panel.3. Drag the icon of the dev

Navigation in the Apple IIe EnvironmentYou use the Apple IIe Option Panel to navigate through the Apple IIeenvironment, and between the Apple IIe envi

CHAPTER 1-PREPARING THE EQUIPMENTThe Apple IIe Card should already be installed in your Macintosh LC computer.You don't need to assemble or conne

System Folder on the IIe Startup Disk; if you're a hard disk startup person,drag the file into the System Folder on your hard disk.Returning to y

The Option Panel appears, with the General Controls panel displayed.2. Click the Restart IIe button.The Apple IIe Card restarts.Quitting the Apple II

this time choose IIe Startup.4. Click Continue to resume your work.Getting HelpIf you need help while using the Option Panel, use the Help button. Cl

return to the Macintosh environment.Printing a picture of an Apple IIe screenTo print a snapshot of what's currently on your Apple IIe screen, fo

Displaying a picture of an Apple IIe screenTo see your Apple IIe screen without leaving the Option Panel, follow thesesteps:Before you begin: Make su

Problems with Apple IIe Files and DisksI can't see the Apple IIe partition I created on my hard disk- If you're a floppy disk startup person

save your work on a floppy disk before restarting.)The settings don't work after I connect a new device- Connecting a new device to your Apple II

I can't start up my Apple IIe program by double-clicking its Macintosh icon- If you're a floppy disk startup person, make sure you started u

first in the chain. (See Chapter 1 for instructions.)- Make sure you've assigned the Apple 5.25 Drive to the correct location inthe Slot Configur

I can't hear the beep- Turn up the volume using the Macintosh Sound control panel.I can't control the volume of sounds my Apple IIe program

Some suggestions. If you'll be using your Apple IIe files a lot, or if yourApple IIe files are too big to fit on floppy disks, set aside a porti

The Option Panel opens unexpectedly- Someone may have set a new keyboard shortcut for opening the Option Panel.Use the Additional Option Panel Key fea

- Make sure the printer's power cord is plugged in and the printer's powerswitch is turned on.- Make sure the printer cable is connected to

in their names.I'm a floppy disk startup person and sometimes I have trouble launchingMacintosh programs after I've started up from the IIe

Startup Disk to see and manipulate Apple IIe files when in the Macintoshenvironment.If you create an Apple IIe partition on your hard disk as describe

7. Click the Drive button until you see the name of the hard disk you wantto partition.8. Click Update.9. Click the Partition button.You're no

APPENDIX D-PARTS OF THE APPLE IIe CARD SOFTWAREWhether you're a hard disk startup person or a floppy disk startup person,your Apple IIe Card soft

the printer into either the modem port or the serial port on the back of yourMacintosh; and (3) to use the printer in the Apple IIe environment, you m

Printer."1. Find the disks that came with your StyleWriter printer.2. Find the StyleWriter printer file on the StyleWriter disks.The StyleWrite

Drag each icon from your hard disk to the floppy disk's icon until you get amessage that the floppy disk is full. Then eject the floppy disk and

The Setup program opens, as shown in the next step.6. If you have more than one hard disk, click the Drive button to select theone that you want to p

becomes dimmed.2. Insert one of your backup disks into the disk drive.The disk's icon appears on the desktop.3. Copy all the files and folders