From jeff.marraccini at mac.com  Tue Feb 24 12:38:25 2009
From: jeff.marraccini at mac.com (Jeff Marraccini)
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:38:25 -0500
Subject: [Apple3-L] Apple III discussion group
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Message-ID: <C981B511-A951-4425-9DA5-7FBCE39F818B@mac.com>

Everton,

Thanks for the note!  I am going to add you to the Apple /// list.  I  
am copying the list to get the opinion of the wider audience.

When I have had problems like that, it usually has been RAM board  
issues.  Is the memory board attached well to the main board?  It's a  
smaller card with a bunch of RAM chips that sits above the main  
board.  If it is firmly attached, you may have some bad memory.   
Please take static precautions (use a wrist strap and static mat) when  
taking the /// apart.

I have several working systems if I can help with any parts.

Thanks,

Jeff

On Feb 24, 2009, at 10:11 AM, Everton Padilha Gomes wrote:

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> Hello,
>
> My name is Everton, I?m from Brazil, and I?m a physician and a  
> collector of Apple II computers.  Recently I purchased an Apple III  
> (I think the only that exists in Brazil).  But it?s not working... I  
> really would like to be part of your discussion group.  Also I would  
> like some advice on how to bring this computer to life...    
> Basically it turns on, but on the monitor, there are several  
> stripes...  Any suggestions would be helpful.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Everton Gomes
>
>
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From apple3info at verizon.net  Wed Feb 25 08:07:13 2009
From: apple3info at verizon.net (David Ottalini)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:07:13 -0500
Subject: [Apple3-L] A3 problems
Message-ID: <5AB3E6BE-17B9-464B-B147-CEDAF5806B44@verizon.net>

Mr. Everton

When you open the /// (flip it over, take out the screws, open gently  
at the indentation and unplug cables, then flip over), you'll see the  
RAM card on top of the mother board. GENTLY grasp each side of the  
card and rock it back and forth while pulling up to pull it up and  
off. Be careful, as the connecters can bend easily.  Put the card on a  
flat table and with your thumb, gently reseat every chip. You'll hear  
lots of cracks and pops as the chips are reseated - this is normal and  
won't hurt anything.

Now do the same thing with the chips on the mother board.

Once everything is reseated, put it all back together and see if that  
doesn't help. If NOT, you likely have a bad graphics chip, bad cable  
to the monitor or perhaps a bad monitor (tho that is unlikely). The  
connector in the back of the /// can become corroded so make sure it  
is clean. This machine was last made in 1983 after all!

Note I have a DVD with a ton of Apple /// info, videos, etc. for  
$30.00 US plus postage that you can purchase through paypal - the  
money goes to support our recycling efforts with our "Tuesday Night  
Crew" here in Silver Spring, Md. There is also a ton of info online if  
you Google.

I still have a large number of original 5.25" disks with A3 software  
(tho not a complete set anymore - there were 250 disks originally. All  
are in compressed format on the DVD)...  See www.wap.org for more  
information on the disks.


Dave Ottalini





