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Beachcomber and Squirt

Submitted by Keatah on February 18, 2012 - 6:27am

BeachComber and Squirt .. anybody remember these?

Beachcomber - a program to basically defrag a prodos volume.
Squirt - a fast startup menu for use on hard disks. Minimalism in the extreme!

Anyone know of a program to zero out sectors that are not in use on a prodos volume?
I was hoping beachcomber does it, but, the docs don't mention that ability. So I assume no.

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Questions on Applewin/ciderpress/dos/prodos (disk image format related)

Submitted by Keatah on February 18, 2012 - 4:52am

I'm trying to solve a problem here and hoping to get some input.

I have a large number of "hi-res" pictures from back in the BBS days I'm organizing. These are all compressed with the AXE PACKER, that in and of itself is not a problem. It works fine in Applewin. And I can easily put them back into a "BSAVE PIC123,A$4000,L$1FF8" uncompressed format. And it enabled me to put 30 or 40 pictures on a single floppy disk. That was kick-ass back in the day! Wow!

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Run Mindshadow from Apple II hard drive

Submitted by netbeui on February 18, 2012 - 2:53am

Does anyone know if there's some way to run Mindshadow from an Apple II hard drive? I have no issues running it from the original 5.25" floppies but I'm trying to figure out a way to run it from my hard drive as this would be much more convenient. Also wondering if anyone might know what format the disk is.

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SoundChaser and Mountain Music System on an Apple IIGs

Submitted by robbo007 on February 17, 2012 - 5:09pm

Hello all,
I acquired a SoundChaser, keyboard and mountain Music system card pack the other day and I'm trying to get it working under my Apple IIGS and no luck. I get a few tones when I try a demo song but they seem to stuck like a broken record.

I'm now doubting if this will run under an Apple IIGS. I've reduced the speed to normal in the control panel and I have my cards in Slots 4,5,7 as stated in the manual. The slots are defined in the control panel too.

Can anyone confirm this works under a Apple IIGS?

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can you give me a hand

Submitted by adoreapple on February 15, 2012 - 2:13am

apology it,I don't know if can post it?my similar looked for apple II disk drives for a long time.he beggars me to search it.he hope can buy three one.(it is better for him)of cause ,we look for it as possible.quantity is not important,we will pay the shipping,we have paypal and can pay it.just hope post here and can obtain good news.thx

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Complete Information on MM5740 Keyboard Decoder Found!

Submitted by Mike WIllegal on February 14, 2012 - 7:55pm

including differences between AAC/AAD/AAE/AAF versions.

see my blog entry.

http://www.willegal.net/blog/?p=2367

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Most Laughable yet -- 1978-Apple-II-Computer-Integer-BASIC-Steve-Jobs-and-Wozniak-Collector-Quality-

Submitted by IntegerROM on February 14, 2012 - 2:23pm

Here is the latest laughable ebay advert from 'danapplemacman'

It is for an "1978-Apple-II-Computer-Integer-BASIC-Steve-Jobs-and-Wozniak-Collector-Quality-"

http://www.ebay.com/itm/120860101174

So everyone study the text and all the photos, both in the advert and in the body of the text, and see how many school boy errors make this NOT A GENUINE 1978 machine...

I have spotted at least 9 errors:

[1] - Photo of 6502 processor shows it as a MOS with date code 2881 - 28th week 1981 - not 1978

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A little humor

Submitted by Jim_GS on February 12, 2012 - 10:01am

If you have ever been involved in computer training, or taught someone who had to be dragged to using a computer you should get a kick out of this short U-Tube clip:]If you have ever been involved in computer training, or taught someone who had to be dragged to using a computer you should get a kick out of this short U-Tube clip:

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ[/url]

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Advise on a desoldering/rework station

Submitted by Corey986 on February 10, 2012 - 5:50am

Well I may have to make the plunge soon and I am starting my research.

Anyone here have a desoldering station or special tool (other than a simple sucker) that they world recommend.

I'm trying to keep the price below $125 bucks, need it to be able to work in tight places and not damage the board.

Do those "Chinese" bulky desoldering guns with the electric pump work? They are I think 90watts and about $80. Or should I be looking at a "station" where the pump is remote which cost more $$$$.

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Diagnostics - Is it worth buying a cheap portable oscilloscope?

Submitted by Atomtan on February 9, 2012 - 7:31am

Maybe a little off topic, but I have been contemplating buying a cheap (<$150) portable oscilloscope to mess around trying to fix a pile (read 10 and growing) of Disk II drives I have accumulated which seem to have various curious problems (6 of them pass speed tests, but won't work properly). I have received alot of great advice in the past from people here to fix these, but I think to get under the skin of them, I will have a go with the Disk II trouble shooting guide and see what I can achieve following that through.

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