Apple II

So, I did a search, and couldn't really find a definate answer. I have my A//e connected to a TV card on my PC with a composite input. It displays, but it isn't good, and the picture 'bounces' for lack of a better word. I am not sure if the composite out is NTSC or PAL. From what I've read, it may not be purely either. I hooked up one of my Amigas to the board, and it bounced at first, but then settled down fine. What got me to thinking, is that the Amiga starts off in PAL, then, depending on a jumper, either stays PAL, or switches to NTSC. I have mine set for NTSC.

Back when I had my Apple /// (early 1980s), I wrote a program in UCSD Pascal that displayed a calendar on the right side of the screen and a clock on the left. This was all in graphics mode, of course.

I am trying to recreate this program on my Apple //e. It's not hard, technically, except for one thing: I don't recall how I was able to print numbers on the clock and the dates inside the grid of the calendar.

The TURTLEGRAPHICS unit doesn't seem to have any ability to write text on the screen in graphics mode.

Hi,
I have done some research about the programs that I used to have with my Apple IIe when I was young. I've discovered that these programs made particular use of the echo speech synthesizer For speech output on the Apple II. These were special of programs that used adaptive peripheral devices such as switches and The Powerpad. These were primarily geared toward young students with disabilities. My question is would anybody have any programs that use these adaptive devices?

I'm assuming this printer will work fine connected to almost any Apple II parallel card. Am I correct?

(bought the printer on a whim at a surplus shop, figured I should check before getting a card and cable...)