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Sider controller card problem

Submitted by pcbishaf on July 29, 2022 - 3:10pm

Whenever the card is in a slot in my IIGS, 3.5 in drive stops working. It also seems to affect a serial card that I use as well. The 5.25 drive is unaffected. When I take the sider controller card out of the system, both the 3.5 drive and the serial card work properly. I have had the 3.5 drive daisy chained after the 5.25 and as the only drive in the system. Neither way works.

Also, the drive and serial card stop working even if the sider is turned off and the cable connection is disconnected.

Looking for some guidance.

Thanks

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DB19 to IDC20 Floppy Disk adapter

Submitted by Wayne on July 27, 2022 - 1:15pm

I have a Disk II drive that has the write protect switch disabled. With my IIe I have a 19 pin controller and drive. A2 Heaven sells a DB19 to IDC20 Floppy Disk adapter. I’d like to use it to daisy-chain that Disk II off a 19 pin drive. Has anyone tried this

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BSQ Files

Submitted by Isometrics on July 26, 2022 - 12:18pm

Hello,

I'm totally new here, thanks in advance for any help:

Running an Apple IIGS emulator (GSPplus) on Windows, I have a bunch of applications BSQ Files, when I try to extract the files on ShrinkIt, it says that don't recognize them or displays this message:  Not a nufx, binary acu or sq archive .

Any help will be appreciated!

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Retr0brite

Submitted by insanitor on July 25, 2022 - 2:06am

Hi guys!

My cousin says that using retr0brite on our Apple IIe and IIgs computers depreciates their value. Which means that you'd get more for them if they are yellowed. So, nobody should use retr0brite to make them all look like new if the intent is to sell them.

Is this true? Which would you pay more for?

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Anyone willing to sell an Apple II E8 ROM 341-0014

Submitted by schafferm on July 24, 2022 - 6:38pm

Hello

 

anyone have an extra E8. 341-0014-E8 Apple II ROM that they'd be willing to sell me?

 

looking for an original.  

thanks 

 

michael

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Apple ii rear cable connector mounts?

Submitted by Thatguyagain on July 24, 2022 - 12:37pm

Hi,  

     Is anyone aware of a source for the connector mounts that fit the cable slots of an apple ii?  Specifically one for a 25 pin connector of a super serial card?  Id like to not have the cable and end whipping around.

 

 

 

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Adjust blurred text on GS monitor

Submitted by knight61 on July 23, 2022 - 1:33pm

I saw a  post on here a few months ago in regards to an adjustment for a GS monitor to fix blurred text.  The post said there was an adjustment, but you had to take off the cover to get at it. They also mentioned they had to adjust every once in awhile.  Anyone know about this and where I could find the adjustment setting?  Thanks.Walt 

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Testing Apple Disk ][ Interface card?

Submitted by gmc on July 22, 2022 - 3:57pm

I've got a Apple IIe which came with a Disk ][ interface card. (With the 2 x 20 pins connectors)

 

I've also bought a Disk ][ Floppy off eBay which was sold as faulty. It would not spin up  and after testing all the chips I found a dead chip on the speed controller board.  Replaced and the drive appears to work in that it does all the right actions, but I cannot read/write any disks.

 

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IIgs RGB monitor collapses to a horizontal band/line

Submitted by inv on July 21, 2022 - 3:23pm

Hi all,

I have an issue on an Apple IIgs RGB monitor (A2M6014), which I recently got.

The problem is: it works well at initial power on, but after some time, the screen starts flickering and collapsing vertically, and then eventually it collapses to a horizontal band (or even to a line). The 10-second video below shows the symptom.

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