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New Text Adventure for the Apple II+: Kill Wizard

Submitted by DrkStarr on January 3, 2026 - 12:04pm

Hello. I put together a text adventure using PunyInform and documentation from the Kansasfest 2017. It’s an easy game, with a couple of challenging puzzles, that I built around the interpreter to run on the Apple II+. I had to use the old Infocom one from Lurking Horror to get it to work correctly on an Apple. If anyone is interested, it’s up on itch: Kill Wizard. It should run on a standard II+, though I only tested it using BMOW Floppy Emu.

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Am I the only one who has thought of this? Updating Apple II models to the latest ProDOS

Submitted by FHR on December 31, 2025 - 5:33pm

I've been thinking an idea on Apple II systems, and I'm hoping I'm not the only one who has asked this beofre. I wonder if there's a way to get the latest ProDOS (2.5 a8 or whichever version) and flash onto the ROM. Upon booting, it shows the exact model, (Apple IIe Platinum, Apple II Plus, etc), and on system level 'boot' into the bitsy bye programs, as well as use other new tools provided by ProDOS.  Could something like this work? 

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How do I get prodos.sys onto my 32M Apple disk image so it boots?

Submitted by linuxha on December 28, 2025 - 1:08pm

I'm currently workin on the FROB (Apple II/Atari VCS board) and trying to get all my files easily reachable. So far I'm not quite there.

How do I get ProDOS.sys onto my 32M Apple disk image so it boots into ProDOS?

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Low V

Submitted by Wayne on December 28, 2025 - 11:37am

Some time back I built a card to read all 4 voltages and yesterday took a few minutes to check the IIgs power supplies I had handy. Most I had checked several years ago but there had been some changes. A couple of power supplies are a bit off. I have a +11.5 on one and a +11.6 on another.

Now, what to do? I likely have most of the caps on hand so maybe replace those and see if there’s a difference.

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Fujinet and ANSI Graphics

Submitted by tiktok4321 on December 27, 2025 - 11:26pm

Greetings community.

I'm trying to log into BBSs that use ANSI graphics from Fujinet on my Apple IIc+.  I have successfully connected to BBSs via Netcat and VT100.  Want to know if there is modern software that can see ANSI characters from my IIc+ using Fujinet.

 

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Disk II Spinning but no light

Submitted by dayoff on December 22, 2025 - 6:16pm

I'm going through a Disk II that's having some issues, and in the process, I created another issue to fix.

 

Drive was having issues and unfortunately the card moved when the door was open and the Disk II PCB grounded on the disk mech....causing the Apple II to beep...but: 

 

Now, when I try to boot, the drive spins but the stepper motor doesn't do the normal startup 'thumping' and the LED never comes on.

 

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Questions about the A2Pico

Submitted by linuxha on December 19, 2025 - 10:17am

I have a A2Pico with SD Storage & USB Storage. I'm looking for ProDOS so I can boot a Frob (Apple II/Atari 2600 programming device).

Where can I find a SD image with ProDOS?

Once I have it how do I boot the Apple II with the SD card?

Eventaually I intend on getting a Fujinet so should I switch over to a different A2Pico image?

While I'm not stupid (don't ask for proof ;-) ), I haven't played with an Apple II in a long time so don't assume I know much.

Thanks

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Apple IIe comp. Motherboard - Unknown keyboard rom

Submitted by huttich on December 17, 2025 - 11:03am

Hello everyone,

I would like to use my old IIe-compatible motherboard, which I used to run with an external II+ keyboard, in an IIe case.

The original IIe has a 24-pin keyboard ROM, but this motherboard has a 28-pin socket. What kind of EPROM is used there? I assume the content should be Keyboard-German-341-0151-A-2716.bin.I would be grateful for any information.

Best regards,

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Need help with 2716 jumper pads on a language card

Submitted by mochatea396 on December 17, 2025 - 12:36am

Hello members,

id like to use a 2716 EPROM for the F8 autostart on a language card. There are 2 jumper pads marked 2716.  I presume the one by the rom should be jumped but what about the other? It would need to be cut if anything but I want to confirm what needs to be done here before I do anything. Thanks

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FPGA expansion card for Apple IIe - Byte Hamr

Submitted by rrico on December 16, 2025 - 2:55pm

 

Hey folks, new here. I've been working on an FPGA-based expansion card for the IIe called Byte Hamr. It's built around a Lattice ECP5-85F, and the idea is that different gateware turns it into different peripherals—serial card, RAM expansion, whatever.

I know Carte Blanche exists, but it's a closed ecosystem. I wanted something fully open where anyone can write and share gateware.

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