User guide

Starting the Valiant Turtle with M.I.T. Logo and the Apple /Ie
To use the Valiant with the Apple /lc, you need the Apple Ilc Turtle Adapter. This cable can be
obtained from Harvard Associates.
1 . Switch your computer system off.
2.
Set the small colored switches on the side of the Communicator as follows:
Switches 1 and 2: ON (down)
Switches 3 and 4:
OFF (up)
3.
Set both small switches underneath the turtle to OFF (down).
4. Plug the end of the communicator cable into the. round 5-pin socket
at the back of the
communicator.
5. Connect the other end of the communicator cable into the 25-pin connector of the Apple
Ilc
Turtle Adapter.
6. Plug the Apple
Ilc Turtle Adapter into either the modem or printer port at the back of the
computer.
7.
Insert the M.I.T. Logo disk into drive A.
8. Switch on the computer to load Logo.
9. Plug the Valiant power adapter unit into a wall outlet.
10. Push the jack plug from the Valiant power adapter firmly into the power socket at the back of
the communicator.
11.
If the red light behind the communicator screen does not illuminate, disconnect the jack plug
and try again.
If the red light still does not come on, consult the Troubleshooting section in the
Valiant Turtle User Guide.
12. Switch on the turtle.
13.
Insert the Valiant Turtle Software disk into drive A.
14. Type READ "MVAL.
15. When Logo has loaded the MVAL file and the? prompt returns, type RESET.
16. When the computer asks which interface card is installed in your computer, type B to select the
Apple Super
Serial Card.
17. Next, type 2
as the slot number.
18. Type
yto continue.
19. Make sure that the red light behind the communicator screen has gone off, indicating that
initialization has taken place (Le., that the communicator has synchronized
itself with the
computer).
If not, consult the Troubleshooting section in the Valiant Turtle User Guide.
20. Your Valiant Turtle is now ready to use.
21. Remove the Valiant interface disk from drive A and insert your file disk.
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