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Europlus info please!

Submitted by retroaudio on September 14, 2011 - 4:01pm

Hi to All,

Just bought a Europlus setup from Ebay, mostly for the accessories really but being the first Europlus I have had there are a few questions.

I read that all Europlus machines had an RF modulator but this one does not. Is this right?

The display is a bit quirky in that after entering a few comands, multiple promts and cursors appear, not seen that before!

And there is a missing RAM chip (top left of the bank). It seems to run without it though?

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The "Modern" Apple II

Submitted by gsmcten on September 6, 2011 - 6:59pm

Mutant_Pie started a thred discussing the expired Apple II Patent situation.

It got me to wondering...

If it were possible and someone where inclined to (or crazy enough) to want to build an updated and modern Apple II; what would it look like and what components would it contain?

Would you be able to licence the ROM from the current Apple Computer?

Would it look like a IIe Platinum, IIgs, a IIc, or would it have a new body style?

Would it use current components, or would it still be 8, 16, or even 32 bit?

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Disk II controller card failure

Submitted by Atomtan on September 6, 2011 - 2:40pm

Is it possible that a bad disk II unit would damage the controller card (installed in iiEuroplus). I am certain I connected the new old drive correctly, but when I connected it, my one perfectly good controller card failed. I now have two failed cards (I notice the Apple Rom on both cards has black leg syndrome, which I will clean off). Is it worth swapping chips around or is there another component on the card that is a likely culprit?

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Need help to put a .shk file to .dsk or .2img

Submitted by markitzero on September 2, 2011 - 8:20pm

I am trying to get a copy of ProTerm that is in .shk and I need it eaither .DSK, .PO, .NIB, 2IMG for ADTPro

My host machine is windows and Mac is a Apple IIGS

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Apple //e Patents Expired?

Submitted by mutant_pie on September 2, 2011 - 12:53am

Public domain?

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Incorrect Disk II connection - How bad?

Submitted by retroaudio on August 31, 2011 - 3:41pm

Hi,

This is a stupid mistake. On connecting a Disk II drive to the interface card I managed to get the plug on with only one row of pins on the connector. I powered up the Apple but immediately noticed somthing wrong so switched off!

Now the drive spins up on power up but does not boot a disk. I have tried another drive and that is fine so it is not the interface card.

Is there a fix for this?

Any information gratefuly received.

Thanks, Richard.

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Advice needed to diagnose Apple ii disk drive problem

Submitted by Atomtan on August 30, 2011 - 4:44pm

I have (or) had a working Apple ii Europlus which I have been using as a benchmark machine to restore a second ii Europlus (my project machine). I arrived at the point where the project machine is fully working and has a Super Serial card on board and has successfully linked to ADTpro. So it was time to get one of the spare Disk ii’s I have working with it. I found that neither of the three drives I have performed as expected and after a little head scratching, noticed that the controller card has a number of chips with ‘black corroded’ legs.

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Disk II card ok, Duodisk card not ok

Submitted by retroaudio on August 30, 2011 - 4:19pm

Hi to All,

Would there be any specific reason why an Unidisk card would stop my Apple II from starting up?. (no red power light on motherboard and no screen output, the green power led lights ok though). My II disk card works fine.

Is it just a case of a dud card?

Cheers,

Richard

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