DGR0093@RITVAX.BITNET (01/22/88)
> Speaking of using the Apple // as a dumb terminal with no file transfer > capability, the Apple //C ( and I assume the //E) can be used as a dumb > terminal with no software at all. It's quite easy. The only thing that I > haven't been able to get mine to do is to set to 8-N-1 no parity. The //C > defaults to 7-N-1 when using PRODOS and will not respond to the keyboard > commands to go to 8-N-1. I've noticed the same thing on my //c. ProDOS seems to for some reason take over some of the serial port settings. There are two ways to get around this that I've used. 1> If you want to use ProDOS, get out your System Utilities disk. Under Advanced Operations, there's an option 'Configure the serial ports'. This sets some values in auxiliary memory screen holes, and these settings will remain in effect as long as the computer remains on, unless they're reset manually or by System Utilities (Apple-Ctrl-Reset won't touch these settings. You have to power-off to clear them.) You can also write a quick program to set up the ports, using these screen holes. One of the old InCiders (I don't recall which) has an article called 'Any Port in a Storm' that tells all about this method. 2> Easier is to turn on your computer and quickly press Ctrl-Reset into Applesoft. Then press the Ctrl-A T dumb terminal command, and any Ctrl-A setups you need. They should work very well without any DOS loaded. This is generally the most Q&D method anyway. Hope this helps. Dave Rutherford BITNET%"DGR0093@RITVAX"