Apple IIgs - Manual (Page 53)

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You get the message UNABLE TO LOAD PRODOS.
Fast speed might be interfering with the application.
Try setting System Speed in the Control Panel Program to Normal.
Typing PR# and a slot number activates one of your disk drives instead of the device you
intended.
The Control Panel is set to Your Card for that slot. When it can't find a card, it doesn't know
what to do. Change the Control Panel setting to the port instead of Your Card.
If your disk drive keeps spinning, press Control-Reset to stop the disk drive.
Starting Up DOS 3.2 Applications
You can't start up DOS 3.2 applications on the Apple IIgs directly, but you can start them up
by using a program called START13 on the DOS 3.3 System Master disk. If you don't have the
disk, see if you can get a copy from someone at your local Apple users group or from your
authorized Apple dealer.
The procedure for using START13 is explained below:
Start up the DOS 3.3 System Master disk.
Type RUN START13 and press Return. You'll see the message:
13-SECTOR BOOT UTILITY SLOT TO BOOT FROM (DEFAULT=6)?
Remove the disk, put the DOS 3.2 disk in drive 1, and press Return to indicate that your disk
controller card is in slot 6 or the corresponding port. (If your disk drive controller card is
in some other slot, type the slot number before you press Return.)
Trouble Stopping
Whenever possible, it's better to quit an application than to just turn off the power. If your
application doesn't have a Quit option on the menu, try these escape methods (until you find
one that works):
Press Q (for Quit).
Press Esc.
Press Control-C.
Press Control-C, then press Return.
Press Control-Reset.
Press the Apple key-Control-Reset.
Turn off the power switch.