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== IIc as a Linux terminal ==The Serial card in Apple II computers (except IIgs built-in) have very basic terminal routines built in and will link the screen and keyboard to the serial port for what you are attempting without the need of additional software. Just activate the serial port with a PR#x command, x being the slot the card is in. On the IIc, x=1 if using the printer port, x=2 if using the modem port.== IIc as an OS X terminal ==* Connect the Apple II serial cable to a Serial-USB Adaptor  $ cd /dev  $ ls tty.*  tty.KeySerial1* Load terminal emulation software on Apple IIc* Use screen to connect and run getty  $ screen /dev/ttys.KeySerial1*Ctrl-A, Shift-: and then   exec ::: /usr/libexec/getty std.1200This is a way to transfer data from that old Apple 2c to a modern PC.  ADTPro is a SourceForge project.This is a way to transfer data from the old Apple 2c to a modern computer.  ADTPro is a SourceForge project.Note that the original IIc motherboard is not able to operate the serial port at speeds higher than 300 baud, making serial transfers with that version unsupported. You can check the revision of your IIc by checking memory location 64447:Note that the original IIc motherboard is not able to operate the serial port accurately at speeds higher than 300 baud, so you have to go really slowly if you have one of those. You can check the revision of your IIc by checking memory location 64447:* [http://www.mac-how.net/ mac how][[Category:Tangible Product]]
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