Apple II

Who knows this floppy controller

Submitted by mwlay on November 30, 2013 - 9:28pm

Hello all Apple II friends,

I have 2 of these floppy controllers labeled E830 723
Who knows this FD controller. Does anyone have a description of it?
Can anybody help me?

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'Mystery meat' Apple II arrives

Submitted by falter on November 30, 2013 - 3:58pm

Picked up the Apple II case w/mystery board that I bought on ebay. Apart from a musty smell and a little bit of corrosion here and there it looks pretty good. I found the CPU loose in the case. Hoping this doesn't violate any rules but I can't figure out the attaching picture process here, so the pics are here over at vintage-computer.com for those curious:

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Transwarp card won't work in II+ But will work great in IIe

Submitted by rekokut on November 30, 2013 - 3:08pm

The transwarp is being odd. I installed it in a apple ii+ and I get errors during the self card test error type 2 and error type 3. Also the disk drives stop auto starting. In basic if I press enter few times there random garbled characters popping on the screen. I did the dip switches correctly also had the card in slot 0 with the language care removed and installed. Also took out all the cards and got the same issue.

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Apple II label NOS: removal of protective plastic

Submitted by transwarp II guy on November 29, 2013 - 8:39pm

I have run across a new Apple ][ label to replace the scratched up one on my computer.

I have however run into a problem. The factory plastic cover that was originally meant to protect it is now stuck to the label.

The little bits I have managed to peel off have revealed the label to have a noticeable resin underneath that is stuck to the paint.

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Apple IIc User Guide by Gary Phillips

Submitted by javster on November 28, 2013 - 11:58pm

Looking for an old book

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Clones worthy of salvation

Submitted by falter on November 26, 2013 - 8:25pm

I'm a bit of an oddball with Apple stuff in that I find clones and the like to be just as interesting sometimes as the original deal. I particularly like stories like this:

http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/116

That remind me of my own tinkering back in the day. I've rescued a few, including a Linden Series One and a Franklin Ace 1200 -- I'm wondering if there are other 'interesting' machines or kits out there anyone can recall that are noteworthy and worth saving/collecting?

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Memory address to RAM chip?

Submitted by nickmudd on November 25, 2013 - 12:13am

I ran this program to test the RAM in my IIc. It came up with an error in th 0A00 range. Is there any way to translate this to a chip so i can replace it? Thanks.

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Apple II with odd motherboard

Submitted by falter on November 24, 2013 - 8:33pm

Hi guys,

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Where to get AppleWorks 5.0

Submitted by dramsey on November 23, 2013 - 12:42pm

On asimov.net, there are two versions:

-- A 6-disk version from Beagle Brothers. Disk 1 of this won't even boot.

-- An 11-disk installer from Quality Computers. Upon booting the first disk and electing to install AppleWorks, you're asked to insert the "AppleWorks Program Disk". None of the 10 remaining disks will suffice. Even copying all the files from all 11 disks to a volume on the CFFA3000 doesn't work.

Any ideas or suggestions?

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Viewmaster question

Submitted by ericF on November 20, 2013 - 11:07pm

I'm having trouble getting the vertical deflection adjusted on my monitor when working in 80 column mode with a Viewmaster 80 (installed in a II+, slot 3). The top and bottom text lines extend beyond the physical screen dimensions. There are also faint vertical lines in 40 column mode. Otherwise, the card seems to work.

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