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Disk drive in Apple II+ does not work?

Submitted by jaksel on August 18, 2006 - 2:05pm

Hi
I have an Apple "Disk II interface card" from 1978. For some reason, it does not work in my Apple II+. If I insert it, the Apple won't boot at all. Seems like data bus is corrupted.
Funny thing is the card is probably OK. I tested it in an Apple IIe before. I discovered that the reason for data bus corruption in the II+ is that a PROM IC on the interface card is sucking current from the data bus, when it (the PROM) has no power supply (shut off when device is not selected). The PROM seems fine in all other aspects.

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applewin's site down?

Submitted by A2forever on August 14, 2006 - 6:12am

anyone know what happened to applewin's site? when you get to the site and try to download the newest version of applewin , it comes up with something like to many people on line or something like that , anyone know of an alternate site that will let you download the newest version to applewin there?

see ya

A2forever

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convert binary files for use in applewin on the pc [apple II roms]

Submitted by A2forever on August 9, 2006 - 4:27am

hi.... ok , I have several apple II ROMS that I have in .dsk format , I want to use them in Applewin. there are the original roms already in the directory , apple2e.rom , apple2.rom , etc.. I want to use the ones that I have , but they are in binary format at the present time. How does one convert the binary form to a system file or like , to use in applewin? these files are original apple II roms , alot of them are non-autostart roms , so they would be very helpfull for use in applewin.

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want to use pig font chip on a apple II Plus.

Submitted by A2forever on August 6, 2006 - 8:33am

hey all , can someone please tell me where on the apple II Plus motherboard , is the character chip located? what I mean is the chip that is used to display all the characters , I want to burn a pig font chip and use it on my II Plus. I just don't remember where it is located. which rom that is....

thanks.

A2forever

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msdos clone for apple2

Submitted by digi on August 1, 2006 - 10:53am

hello,

i'm looking vor an msdos clone for apple2.
does it exist, and is there a way to expand the apple's memory,
in a way that a msdos clone will run on it... ?
if theres a way to expand the apples memory so large (a few megabytes??) , that msdos will run,
i might start a project that simulates msdos

thanks in advance,

digi

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Eprom Burner Question.

Submitted by A2forever on August 1, 2006 - 8:04am

Hi all!

was wondering , does anyone know of a site that you can go to , to find working eprom burner cards for a //+ ? I have some files that I want to burn to blank eproms , most of
which are modified f-8 roms [won't say what they are , but Im sure you know what they are used for ;o)] and a working pig font rom , which was a great font chip back in the day , made the characters really kewl , especially when you were online on a bbs , % characters looked like skull and crossbones! and the other rom is a lower case rom .

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Help! I just murdered my IIe

Submitted by GoodOlDave on August 1, 2006 - 12:03am

Hey gang-

(Sigh) I have to admit that I am guilty of technocide, as I apparently killed off my Apple IIe, but I'm not certain how.

I have a IIe platinum, and I was playing Choplifter when I pressed ESC to pause it to go downstairs to get a cup of tea...and when I came back the IIe was acting REALLY weird.

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KFest 2007

Submitted by sfahey on July 27, 2006 - 2:49pm

KFest 2007 has been booked for July 17th through 22nd, 2007.

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Third series Uther run...?

Submitted by GoodOlDave on July 26, 2006 - 4:45pm

I heard a rumor that A2Retrosystems is preparing to release a third run of their Uther cards this September...? Can anyone confirm?

-Dave

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