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TWGS in slot 2?

Submitted by Lee Adamson on December 2, 2020 - 11:10pm

Hey guys.  I recently acquired one of the ReactiveMicro TWGS cards, clocked at 16MHz.  It's pretty darn sweet.

 

However, there is a problem in the ribbon cable that goes between the card and the CPU socket.  Intermittent connection.  It works if I bend the ribbon cable a certain way, but it's not reliable.

 

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ROMX

Submitted by jeffmazur on December 1, 2020 - 6:36pm

This is a continuation of the SMD ROM Replacement for Apple ][..." thread that was started 6 months ago. What started off as a simple way to have both Applesoft and Integer BASIC ROMs in a single, switched SMD Flash chip has blossomed into a full fledged multi-bank, in-circuit programmable device with multiple fonts, instant DOS/Language Card loading and much more. More importantly, versions for the Apple IIe and Apple //c are already in the design stage.

 

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Identifying a //e Board

Submitted by pcbastler on November 30, 2020 - 3:46pm

Hi,

I recently got a Apple //e for my collection. It is a European one (with the switch on the downside of the keyboard).

 

For informtion I looked thru the SAMS Apple //e and I realized that my board is not listed in there.

All boards have the AUX-slot on the left side beneath the PSU. Mine has the AUX-slot directly behind slot 3, so I cannot use this slot anymore when my 80cols/64kb extention card is pluged in. Also slotfinder lists the card as inserted in slot 3.

 

Do I have any special board or is this normal for european systems?

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Fake Bell & Howell ?!

Submitted by Timelord on November 30, 2020 - 6:31am

Please look at this:

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bell-Howell-Apple-II-Ships-Worldwide/193766606297?hash=item2d1d63c5d9:g:Kw4AAOSwB65fvmDk

 

To me, this looks fake. Looks as if someone painted a ][+ and put a B&H badge on it. Might be a real B&H beyboard, but from what I can tell the case looks like a rattle can paint job, the colour is wrong, the texture is wrong. Beyond that, there is no photo of the rear of the unit, nor a photo of the bottom serial sticker. 

 

Didn't B&H also have their own PSU stickers?

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Card Pile pickup, what is this card?!

Submitted by Verault on November 28, 2020 - 10:07am
Picked up a stack of 8 cards recently and in the pile is what looks like a generic floppy controller card. I cant seem to find much info on it, is anyone familiar with it? Its got two variable resistors and a jumperblock with an option to pick "13" or "16" Anyone know where I can find a pdf? Will it work with Disk II floppy drives or does it work only with a 3rd party drive?
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Apple iic not formatting or duplicating disks

Submitted by pga7020 on November 26, 2020 - 1:51pm

I recently purchased Goldstar  M-2D  5.25 floppies to format and make duplicates of my ProDOS System Utilities disk that came with the Apple iic. When I attempted to format the Goldstar blank disk, I received this message on the screen ( see second pic). Then when I was attempting to duplicate the Apple Utilities Disk, I received this message on the screen ( see first pic). I tried different blank Goldstar floppies, but they all ended up with the same result. Are these Goldstar disks bad or is there another issue?

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Floppy Disk Labels with Good Adheasive?

Submitted by mutant_pie on November 25, 2020 - 9:13pm

So, like many here I imagine, I have labeled my floppy disks (both 5.25" and 3.5") with the labels that came with the disks and those are fine, but not easily run through a printer, and they have a certain look (usually with horizontal lines for hand writing above).  I have also tried to use printer-friendly label sheets to make nice typewritten/graphiced labels.   But the adheasive on those is terrible and they don't stick well to the plastic surfaces of the disk shells, especially the pebble-textured 5.25" floppies.Has anyone here found a good source of printable, high-adheasion labels th

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IIGS - chirp sound when I shut off power supply

Submitted by djc6 on November 25, 2020 - 3:30pm

I have a IIGS ROM3 that makes a chirp sound from the power supply when I switch it off.  Otherwise, everything works fine.  Its a Dyna Comp LR62786 power supply shown here:

https://stayornay.com/mac84tv/repair-guides-documents/apple-iigs-power-s...

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HFS reliability with GSOS

Submitted by michael48937 on November 24, 2020 - 10:01pm

I seem to run into a lot of trouble with just basic file copies using HFS partitions.

 

Currently I'm organzing some images using GSPlus to burn back to a CF card.  I have various sizes (200MB, 2GB) of HFS partitions and while they seem to work at first, after a few minutes GSOS often complains the disk (image) may be "physically damaged" and can't complete the operation.

 

Usually there is a deletion involved when the errors start (empty trash or overwrite a file).  

 

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Apple iic not duplicating disks

Submitted by pga7020 on November 23, 2020 - 9:18am

I hope someone can help with this issue. My Apple iic will not make copies of the utilities disk or any of the AppleSoft disks. I was trying to copy the utilities to set the modem to 1200 baud as standard is 300 baud. I am using brand new double density Goldstar 5.25 floppies. When attempting to save, the monitor screen presents a strange image. Any thoughts? Thanks 

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