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So what about the famous Apple ][ series? — #17

On the interface card and special software bit, it really depends. If you're interfacing to TTL logic, then a parallel port and debug will do the job (and if you don't like debug,…
68kMLA Hardware by II2II Wed, 21 Jan 2009 - 21:12

So what about the famous Apple ][ series? — #16

Great! Well, I've just received the tracking number from the seller, and it should be here tomorrow or Friday! And the seller mentioned, when I inquired about the power supply, t…
68kMLA Hardware by Apostrophe Wed, 21 Jan 2009 - 20:52

So what about the famous Apple ][ series? — #15

Uh, you can do that sort of interfacing on a PC or a Mac. It just happens to be a little harder. Click to expand... Yes, I know that. But you need an interface card and genera…
68kMLA Hardware by Dog Cow Wed, 21 Jan 2009 - 18:39

Dung Beetles — #3

There is no need I am able to get my Apple IIgs to work nicely on my PC monitor by using a TV tuner. In fact I get to use my Monitor now as a real TV, play Playstation 2 on, Amiga,…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by foody Wed, 21 Jan 2009 - 16:31

Dung Beetles — #2

Hi, What is it doing on the IIgs? Besides not working? Did you ever get a IIgs monitor? May be out of town shortly. Take Care
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Twilight_Rodent Wed, 21 Jan 2009 - 16:24

So what about the famous Apple ][ series? — #14

Uh, you can do that sort of interfacing on a PC or a Mac. It just happens to be a little harder. (And, depending upon what you're doing, a lot harder.) But, on the whole, I agre…
68kMLA Hardware by II2II Wed, 21 Jan 2009 - 02:38

Dung Beetles — #1

Hello, I have a problem I want to play Dung Beetles on my Apple IIGs but it doesn't work. It seems to work on the AppleWin but not on my Apple IIgs, is there away, a DOS, or somet…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by foody Tue, 20 Jan 2009 - 23:38

So what about the famous Apple ][ series? — #13

What's great about the Apple II? Everything. Especially if you've got a huge software, hardware, and manual collection (sorry to brag!) at your disposal. Unlike the modern Mac, or…
68kMLA Hardware by Dog Cow Tue, 20 Jan 2009 - 22:40

Powerbook 500 with PowerPC — #9

wow! the Powerbook 500 was really built well. Click to expand... But I always had a problem with the batteries sliding out. Had to use a giant rubberband to keep them in! C…
68kMLA Hardware by martinws Mon, 19 Jan 2009 - 23:58

5300 Brand New Sealed In Box — #14

I heard about the exploding batteries but nothing about case quality or anything like that. Mind you I was wondering a little while ago why you never see any 5300s anywhere. Cli…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by tomlee59 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 - 03:18

5300 Brand New Sealed In Box — #13

5300's are good machines. I second the idea of upgrading the LCD to an active matrix one. I would like to find one and do this to mine. They are so bloody cute. Then again so was…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Temetka Sun, 18 Jan 2009 - 11:23

Lisa troubleshooting — #7

an update: rambling about, I found an error 82 chat on http://www.mail-archive.com/lisalist@mail.maclaunch.com/msg00167.html. 82 is "no hard drive response"... James suggested flip…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by markr Sun, 18 Jan 2009 - 06:40

Gig-e iffy about HDD booting — #1

Tonight I set up my gigabit ethernet G4 with my new monitor, and very soon decided to nuke the 10.2.8 install with panther, which is what I happened to have lying around. Anyway, a…
68kMLA Hardware by John8520 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 - 01:39

So what about the famous Apple ][ series? — #12

It is a separate large beige part - looks like a brick. You can see one in the picture of this auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-IIC-Ext-drive-power-supply-cables-disk_W0QQitemZ3…
68kMLA Hardware by stevep Sat, 17 Jan 2009 - 23:18

So what about the famous Apple ][ series? — #11

No, I don't have a power supply... Would I be looking for something like this? http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Apple-IIc-Replacement-MB-Power-Supply_W0QQitemZ170280188187QQcmdZVie…
68kMLA Hardware by Apostrophe Sat, 17 Jan 2009 - 22:46

So what about the famous Apple ][ series? — #9

All you need to hook it up to a regular TV is a composite video cable (the yellow RCA-type video cable). You probably have one of these laying around somewhere but if you don't you…
68kMLA Hardware by Scott Baret Sat, 17 Jan 2009 - 22:03

So what about the famous Apple ][ series? — #8

Hi, Okay, I just now bought this Apple IIc on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=270330824177 It was listed as 'un…
68kMLA Hardware by Apostrophe Sat, 17 Jan 2009 - 21:14

So what about the famous Apple ][ series? — #7

Okay, great! Thanks! I've just been outbid on a Macintosh Plus that I was going for on eBay, so I decided to go for an Apple IIc instead. (I'm still going for a Plus, of course,…
68kMLA Hardware by Apostrophe Sat, 17 Jan 2009 - 19:14

MacOS 8.6 on "Sawtooth" G4 — #54

Well I finally tried booting my Sawtooth in 8.6 using Almeath's file which I burned to CD. Since my sawtooth had a bootrom of 4.2.8f1, I assumed that 8.6 booting was no longer poss…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ccmac Sat, 17 Jan 2009 - 17:55

Apple IIe Disk Controllers — #4

UniDisk drive (which has a ton of problems with ejecting disks) Click to expand... That's fixable, Scott. Strip down the drive, clean it and relubricate it. If that fails (whic…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Charlieman Sat, 17 Jan 2009 - 17:22

So what about the famous Apple ][ series? — #6

Documentation for the II family was incredible. The Red Book told you almost everything about how the computer worked -- the only other thing that you needed was the 6502 manual. …
68kMLA Hardware by Charlieman Sat, 17 Jan 2009 - 17:07

quick silver hd issue — #2

No question posted on my birthday deserves to go permanently unanswered. Whether it is perverse or inverse, though, I shall address your third (and un-numbered question) first. Y…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by equill Sat, 17 Jan 2009 - 09:22

So what about the famous Apple ][ series? — #5

As others have said, the Apple II is and always was a hobbyist system. In fact, the Apple II series used to come with a little booklet entitled "A Touch of AppleSoft BASIC" which e…
68kMLA Hardware by Scott Baret Sat, 17 Jan 2009 - 07:30

Apple IIe Disk Controllers — #3

I found my Liron card and UniDisk drive (which has a ton of problems with ejecting disks). I'm going to set them aside as a backup since I found my IIe doesn't really sit comfortab…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Scott Baret Sat, 17 Jan 2009 - 07:12
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