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Music software for the Apple II

Submitted by arukum17 on August 4, 2008 - 7:49am

Can anyone suggest a good program for playing around with the cutting edge music capabilities of an un-enhanced Apple II (not IIe). I've heard of the Music Construction Set, any good? What are the others? Looking to show-off the computer and make it sing.

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Joystick stick won't function, fire buttons OK

Submitted by arukum17 on July 31, 2008 - 3:25am

I am using a vintage TG Products Joystick on an Apple ][. 1978 Rev 1 motherboard with 16 PIN DIP gameport I/O.
Both fire buttons work but the joystick stick movement does not produce any movement on the screen (not even a jerk)
Tested with Pacman, Centipede and Defender.

When I opened the joystick unit the internals seem minty clean. Just two pushbuttons and two potentiometers with mechanical trim adjustments.
Output is a 16 pin DIP plug with all legs OK. I have a pin-out for the gameport I/O.

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Need 80 Column Card For Apple II+

Submitted by A2forever on July 29, 2008 - 6:02am

Anyone know where I can pick up a working 80 Column Card for my II+?

Thanks.

Patrick.

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Any Apple II PFS personal file system (former/current) users out there?

Submitted by arukum17 on July 29, 2008 - 5:40am

Do you know where I can find more information on this software? In particular:

How is this to use and how does it compare with other file management applications (from the same era of course!)?

I would like to know the function of the extra data diskette which comes with the software. Is this specific to the application or can one use any ordinary formatted disk?

Any place where an online/pdf version of the user manual is available?

Thanks

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Do I need Apple DOS to run a game disk on Apple ][?

Submitted by arukum17 on July 26, 2008 - 7:50pm

I want to run an original game diskette for Zaxxon and Zork, do I need to first book up an Apple DOS diskette?
My Choplifter and Defender used to work without any Apple DOS disk.

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Apple II Battlezone

Submitted by marktbaldridge on July 25, 2008 - 2:37pm

Hello, I have scoured the internet all day, looking for a disk image of Atarisoft's port of Battlezone. (for the apple II) So, could someone with a copy of it ADT it to an image for me? If you get it, I'll give you my email address. Or does someone maybe know where I can get an image? The closest place I've come is www.picofactory.com. They had it listed, but it said "image not avalible". I'd really like to have this soon.

Thanks Everyone!
~Mark T. B.

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ADTPro question(s)

Submitted by kwc on July 24, 2008 - 7:19pm

Just added a second 3.5" drive to the gs. It's daisychained gs to 3.5 drive to 3.5 drive to 5 1/4 drive. ADTPro recognizes all the drives but when I try and format a floppy in the 2nd 3.5 drive. it comes back as 280 blocks, not 1600. I've reformated the disk but no change. Remove the 2nd 3.5 drive and all is well. And, the previously formatted disks now report 1600 blocks. Ideas ?

Transferring disk images, dsk, po, 2mg, to floppy's, no problems. But, how do I transfer files, not images, to the CF hard drive ?

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I'm a GS newbe!

Submitted by marktbaldridge on July 24, 2008 - 3:13pm

Hello all,

I have been looking into buying an apple IIgs on eBay, but I have a few questions and I want to be totally prepared.

1) Is it true that unless you have a special apple RGB monitor that you only get monochrome? Even using the composite out to a TV?

2) Do I have to use an 800k 3.5" floppy? Do they make 1.44M drives? Or could I use my old apple IIc external 5.25" drive?

3) What kind of setup do I need for a hard drive? And is one necessary?

4) Will a Macintosh ADB keyboard and mouse work?

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29.91666666667k memory chips?!

Submitted by iamdigitalman on July 24, 2008 - 2:40pm

I have been cobbling together a pretty nice ultimate IIgs over the last few months. Rom 3, Woz case, memory board with all populated chips, 3.5" and 5.25" drives, 2 hard drives (need a SCSI card for that, though I have the cables, and software, grr), and original keyboard and mouse.

In my workings, I pulled a fully populated Apple Memory Expansion Board from one of my ROM 01 machines. I got curious as to how large the add on chips are on the board.

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THE APPLESOFT TUTORIAL

Submitted by A2forever on July 24, 2008 - 2:05am

Anyone know of a site that has the Applesoft Tutorial in .PDF form?

Thanks.

Patrick.
A2forever

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