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Apple CP/M drive prompt

Submitted by aofapple12 on February 7, 2022 - 6:06pm

Hello all,

 

The Softcard CP/M prompt "A>" on my enhanced Apple //e shows up as (open-apple)>. Is there a way to fix this?

 

Thanks,

 

Armando

 

 

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Mockingboard 4c

Submitted by Jim_GS on February 7, 2022 - 2:26pm

Hi,

I have been looking at the Mockingboard 4c kit for the Apple IIc that is still availible on Ebay.  Looks easy enough to install and the price seems reasonable. Does anyone here have one installed in your IIc and what do you think of it?

 

Thanks

Jim_GS

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Experience with keyswitches and ultrasonic cleaners?

Submitted by Kingpin on February 6, 2022 - 3:45am

I have a problematic old Datanetics keyboard on a (very) old Apple II Plus. I've replaced a couple of keyswitches and cleaned all the keys by injecting isopropanol alcohol into the keyswitches and "working" them for a while and that actually worked and I was able to properly use the keyboard.

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Videx 80 column card connector

Submitted by warby on February 5, 2022 - 8:08am

Hi all,

I got a Videx Videoterm 80 column card for my Apple ii plus. It was cheap but of unknown state and didn't come with any connectors. A few questions:

  • Anyone know where to score a softswitch?
  • Anyone know where to score a manual switchplate?
  • Anyone have instruction for building your own switchplate?
  • And anyone have a pinout diagram for the 5 pin molex connector?
    • I can't even test the card because I don't have that connector.
    • Happy to build one, just need to now which pins are for the video output

Thanks!

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Base pan paint color

Submitted by 8BitHeaven on February 4, 2022 - 10:05am

I have an Apple ][ where the previous owner took a grinder to the base plate to remove the paint down to bare metal and used epoxy to glue new rubber feet. Has anybody found a good spray can color match?

 

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game port test

Submitted by zappx on February 2, 2022 - 1:53pm

Hi,

please anyone having an Apple IIe, could you try the below code and let me know what is the output?

On my Apple IIe I got 255 0 so i think that something on my game port is broken because I expect to get 127 127. What do you think about it?

Please try it without any joystick connected.

 

10 A =  PDL (0)

20 B =  PDL (1)

30  PRINT A;" ";B

40  GOTO 10

 

thank you

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New to Apple II

Submitted by ethump on January 31, 2022 - 7:55am

Hi!

I hope I've found the right place. I recently picked up an Apple II Europlus. Growing up in the UK these things were pretty scarce and at the grand old age of nearly 50, I've just gotten my first one. It had apparently been stored for 20 years.I've opened it up and cleaned it and given the PSU a full recap. All expansion cards have been taken out and I have only the power and video out connected.When I power on, I get a screen that looks like this. There is no beep (though I'm not certain the speaker works).

 

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Transwarp GS failure mystery

Submitted by Giano on January 30, 2022 - 12:17pm

Hello,

I would like to solve a mystery regarding Transwarp GS failure.

One day, I powered on my ROM03 IIgs and the screen was frozen with rows of mixed colours (green / grey).

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Disk II slide ball

Submitted by Kingpin on January 30, 2022 - 9:58am

I'm servicing a couple of Disk II (Shugart) drives that I have. One seems to lost it's little tiny ball for the stepping plate/tab which presses down in to the track of the stepping wheel/disk.

Anybody who knows which size that little ball has or know of a source who have them?

 

TIA!

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Apple IIe Color Ghosting/Banding

Submitted by The Handy Geek on January 29, 2022 - 3:06pm

Hi:

 

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