The ESP32 SoftCard for the Apple II

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JulGiul wrote:Ok, not for
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Ok, not for mass production. Correct.

Can't you consider the bare chip installation as a DIY option for customers? 

Or do you prefer to sell only immutable versions of the card in the future ?

 

Having an empty socket with the option of the card being bootable if you put a 28C64 in it is something to consider for the next hardware version. Also the latest A2DVI card suggests it might be possible to have a bootable card without any EPROM/EEPROM chip - the 2xFD firmware seems to be doing exactly that.

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Great !I'll wait for it :-)

Great !

I'll wait for it :-)

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That'll be nice!  Thanks

That'll be nice!  Thanks everyone!

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Thanks for the response and the help! The monitor is an Apple RGB A2M6014. It only has a single input, it's Apple's custom RGB DB15 connector. It looks like the ESP32 Softcard is composite out only, and I'm willing to use an external converter, but not sure how to convert composite to Apple's custom RGB connector.

 

Interesting.  My LCD montor has HDMI and VGA inputs.  I use both a composite/HDMA converter and a VGA card straight into the monitor's VGA port.  I find that for games the ESP32's composite output is better, but that for (non-ESP32) text the VGA is better.  The VGA for games is sharper, but more...blocky.   I could not find a good quality monitor for any rational price that did both native composite and VGA.  Some of the lower cost monitors that had both (and I went through a few) were garbage.

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mreg376 wrote:I use both a
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I use both a composite/HDMA converter...

 

 

Can you share the make and model of the composite to HDMI converter? I have been trying to find a good one without that much luck.

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Sure...https://www.amazon.com

Sure...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08W98BD6L?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1

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mreg376 wrote:Sure...https:/
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Sure...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08W98BD6L?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1

 

Wow, that is surprising. This one looks identical to the cheapest converter you can get from AliExpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006839022292.html

 

Since it's only $2 + $1.30 for shipping, I might as well give it a try!

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CVT wrote:mreg376 wrote:Sure.
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Sure...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08W98BD6L?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1

 

Wow, that is surprising. This looks identical to the cheapest ones you can get from AliExpress: 

 

A lot of stuff sold on Amazon is exactly the same as what you can buy on Aliexpress.  You pay a premium for Amazon because you can usually get things much quicker and Amazon's customer service is usually better.  If you are patient and lucky then Aliexpress can be the way to go.

 

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CVT wrote:mreg376 wrote:Sure.
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Sure...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08W98BD6L?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1

 

Wow, that is surprising. This one looks identical to the cheapest converter you can get from AliExpress: 

 

I'm sure the Amazon one is better because it's more expensive...  :-) 

 

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