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First Apple Memories

Submitted by AlbertaGamer on August 19, 2009 - 11:45pm

I remember in 1983-84 in grade 6, everyone our math class got 2 30-minute sessions per week where we could go to the library and program our math assignments (simple Applesoft programs). And play games when we were done. Hard Hat Mack was the first game I played. It took me a long time to figure out how to advance to the next level. I just liked to keep jumping up and ringing that little bell in the upper left corner.

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I can't get my floppy drives to work

Submitted by jimmiesunfire on August 16, 2009 - 12:47am

I have an Apple //e that seems to work fine except for its disk drives. When I turn it on their lights flash once, then shut off. They don't make any noise or respond to any commands that I type in. I've already replaced the disk interface card, and I've bought a new drive, and nothing is working. Can anyone else think of something that may be wrong?

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Apple ii emulators on the Mac... any way to save the game in progress?

Submitted by Word Juggler on August 13, 2009 - 9:49am

I believe that Virtual ][ can do this, but it's $50--and there's no way of testing the saving ability before plunking down one's money! (Not good!)

I'm wondering if any of the free emulators out there (Sweet 16, Catakig, OSXII, etc.) can save a game in progress. I have several of them and some actually have good documentation, but neither the directions or my experimenting has netted me a way of saving a game while you're playing!

Yet, for something like Odyssey, and for any long-term game where you might get bumped off, saving as you go is essential!

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WordPerfect IIe/IIc... how to list the files on a drive?

Submitted by Word Juggler on August 9, 2009 - 11:01am

When I'm within WordPerfect and I want to load a document from diskette, I hit open-apple 7. But I have to know the name of the document. Instead, I'd like to get a list of the files on the diskette.

I tried several things at the Retrieve File name prompt, including ? d2 and /Work (the name of the diskette) but had no luck.

Does anyone know how to get a list? Maybe there's a basic ProDos command I need to use there.

Was also curious if anyone knows of a link to a WordPerfect IIe/IIc manual or a full list of the commands...

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Apple iic, IIc+ boot from external drive; also Unidisk 5.25"?

Submitted by Word Juggler on August 9, 2009 - 7:08am

A couple of years ago I fulfilled a bit of nostalgia & computer lust and finally got myself an Apple IIc computer! (Well, one thing lead to another and I also bought a IIc+!)

I had two questions:

1) How does one boot from an external drive?

I believe I figured this out 2 years ago, but have forgotten how! I'm wondering about it in case the internal drive fails. I tried PR#7 on the IIc and that didn't work.

2) Is there something special about the Unidisk 5.25"?

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Word Juggler 2.7 anywhere?

Submitted by Word Juggler on August 8, 2009 - 3:19pm

I realized that the old thread I started (gee, it's been over 2 years!) on Word Juggler has a title that really doesn't apply any more. So, I figure I'd start a new thread.

I'm interested in tracking down a disk image of Word Juggler, but it has to be 2.7. Earlier version required a hardware modification to the Apple IIes to work.

Two years ago, none of the usual sources had it.

I'm on the verge of selling, recycling my old Apple II stuff, but I figured one last fling of playing around with it would be in order!

And WJ is the one the got away!

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Apple IIe online

Submitted by Dr.Grumbles on August 4, 2009 - 3:01pm

Is there a way to use a serial cable connection to my windows pc (how i transfer .dsk's using ADTpro) to connect to the internet to use basic irc chat or text based browsers (like in contiki)?

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new uses for an apple IIe platinum?

Submitted by Dr.Grumbles on August 3, 2009 - 4:51pm

i have an apple IIe platinum which i bought a few months ago, but have gotten bored with since. I love the Apple II line of computers, as they were the first I ever used. I was using it just to play old games that I would transfer to the Apple via serial cable from a windows PC, and then store the games on floppies for the apple. Now, I'm looking for a use for it like an IRC client or a terminal or something more interesting. Any and all suggestions are welcome and appreciated.

thanks

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Apple II MP3 player

Submitted by vbriel on July 28, 2009 - 11:53am

For those that were at KFest, they got to see my latest project. It is no joke, it is a MP3 player for the apple II. It plays mp3's that are stored on a flash drive (test 2gb and 8gb thus far) using a BASIC program that I wrote up to test the device. The player handles all of the mp3 decoding and storage access so there is no system overhead on the apple II.

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Apple IIgs questions

Submitted by bigshum on July 28, 2009 - 10:25am

Hello all,

I am a Music Informatics student and I have recently been getting much more into vintage computing. Emulators are great and all but I have a great desire to play on the real thing. I am very interested in sourcing an Apple IIGS in order to play with the Ensoniq chip inside.

The only problem is that I am in the UK and ultimately I may be forced to buy one from the US.

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