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Neo6502 Board

Submitted by a2fan on June 30, 2024 - 10:23pm

Surprised this has not been posted yet, but there is a new SBC that has a real 6502 and can run Apple II software.

 

https://www.olimex.com/Products/Retro-Computers/Neo6502/open-source-hardware

 

It seems to have some kind of bus connector also, maybe possible for a breakout box with real Apple II cards?

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Apple IIGS no longer boots up and goes to purple and green blocks

Submitted by Austin_iigs on June 30, 2024 - 11:27am

I was recently trying to fix my 3.5" floppy drive. Plugged it in and the motor ran endlessly. Unplugged it from the IIGS and turned the IIGS back on and now it doesn't even boot.

Boot screen either goes to purple/green OR shows an endless set of question marks "?" OR shows random scrolling gobbly good.

Please help fix as I just got this ROM 01 IIGS and was so excited to get it going. Everything was working so perfectly. Thank you so much.

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Apple 3.5" 800k Floppy Drive Eject Mechanism

Submitted by Austin_iigs on June 30, 2024 - 9:04am

So, I opened up my Apple IIGS 3.5" 800k floppy disk drive to attempt to fix the eject button. On the first try, I simply unplugged the eject PCB, the motor, and the gears from the rest of the drive, and put it back in. Next time I tried to eject the motor actually turned on, but I never stopped. Uh-oh! Not good - but, at least I know that the motor works. I Opened it up again and looked much closer. I learned that not only was the gear stripped (which I can order replacemnts for).

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Apple IIe red light

Submitted by sonas on June 27, 2024 - 10:41am

I recently changed the rifa cap on my old Apple IIe and after putting everything back together my duodisk drive is constantly spinning and has a red light on at all times.  

I am pretty new to this, so I am not sure what the issue could be. Before changing the rifa everything worked fine. 

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Are these expansion cards worth it?

Submitted by Austin_iigs on June 26, 2024 - 8:27am

Feel free to post below what you guys think and if you have any to add.

Are these cards worth it?:

  • CP/M card - II, II+, IIe, IIGS
  • 8MB Ram expansion - IIGS
  • AE PC Transporter - IIe, IIGS
  • Fingerprint GSi - IIGS
  • Apple II Workstation Card - IIe
  • Applied Ingeunity  Innerdrive - IIGS
  • Apple II Video Overlay Card - IIe, IIGS
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Games that stand the test of time - Apple II, II+, IIe, IIc, IIGS

Submitted by Austin_iigs on June 26, 2024 - 8:16am

Since the IIGS is backwards-compatible, what are the best retro games that everyone should put on my Floppy Emu that actually stand the test of time.

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Unable to use most games/utilities on Floppy Emu - Apple IIGS

Submitted by Austin_iigs on June 24, 2024 - 11:50pm

Many 3.5" and 5.25" games on my Floppy Emu are getting stuck on a screen (ex: see attachment below), but they are all varying versions of ProDOS 8 and 16. One game, Ancient Art of War (and it's succesor, Ancient Art of War at Sea) instead just show a blank screen. So far, of all 10+ games I've tried, only one has worked, Oregon Trail. No idea why. Can someone please assist? Is it some control panel setting? My startup slot is 5 or 6... I don't remember, and I'm allocating all 8MB of my ram, running on the fast (2.8MHz) config speed. Any ideas?

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Where To Buy: Apple 3.5" Floppy Disk Drive (A9M0106)

Submitted by Austin_iigs on June 24, 2024 - 8:37pm

I've looked everywhere and I can't find a working tested Apple 3.5" floppy disk drive (model A9M0106) anywhere for under $120. Any ideas?

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Recs for IIGS Expansion cards?

Submitted by Austin_iigs on June 24, 2024 - 7:13pm

Just looking for recommandations for expansion cards for my Apple IIGS that I should purchase. Please no storage options or RAM expansion recs. Thank you!

 

My current slots:

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