Ah, so it *is* supposed to be color, but not seeing the color on a composite video output is normal? I guess I can live with that. I didn't have any success with the 2001FP's VGA i…

What you are seeing is normal from the composite output. The VGC kills the color signal in text modes (only!) on the composite output in an attempt to make the text less blurry.

Can anyone with a IIgs describe what the self-test display is supposed to look like, in terms of color? When I hold open-apple + option at startup, it puts the IIgs into a self-tes…

I bought a Canadian (I think) clone of the Newertech module. It works fine. Unless you are using the emate intensively, the standard spec is pretty good. You have to write an awful…

The 2001FP can likely work with the RGB output too going by the reports of Amiga users. Use a Mac to VGA adapter in "multisync mode" (the sense pins aren't used by the IIgs). Somet…

yup you are on the right track there.!

It works on the composite video input of my living room TV, a large Samsung HDTV. But using the IIgs in the living room on a 50" screen wasn't what I had in mind. As luck would…

Do you have any other TVs or monitors with a composite input? The Dell probably expects a perfect RS-170a broadcast spec NTSC signal, meaning it likely screws up when connected to …

You may have a "stuck brake".  Take a look at this document: https://ia801808.us.archive.org/14/items/AppleLisa_RepairSunGuideDC/AppleLisa_RepairSunGuideDC.pdfand navigate to page …

Have tested it today. Disk doesn't seem to spin up. Currents are ok. See: https://youtu.be/ZxKsA2q0vOI Only a green light blinks and becomes green

Dang Dell… after doing more reading, it seems that lots of people have problems using classic computers and video game systems with the Dell 2007WFP. It must not be tolerant of com…

yup that boot tone is normal sounds just like this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrAdW1jCH5s once you get your hands deeper into it, you will realize its got a pretty …

Yup, that "weird sound" is the startup chime. I am not too smart sometimes. Hmm, this is getting weirder. I hooked up a Nintendo Wii to the Dell monitor's composite video input…

OK, it seems the composite video input on this Dell 2007WFP LCD is broken. Which is weird, because I've used it before with other composite video projects. In fact, it's the only r…

I think the beep is the IIgs version of the startup chime.

After watching some YouTube video, it seems that weird sound is normal. So I guess I just need to figure out the video...

bigmessowires said: Is the IIgs monitor output different from a Mac II series monitor output? / Any suggestions for getting video going? Click to expand... Yes.  It's ana…

So I got an Apple IIgs from Uniserver - thanks! This is my first ever Apple II system. Now I just need to figure out how the heck this thing works. When I first power it on, there…

CelGen said: BIZARRE. From the corner of your photo the PCB layout is different from all the ones I have seen so far. You have a Z8 chip with the EPROM piggybacked. Click …

You pick that up from baybob60? He's the man

For further details on eMate memory modules: Apple eMate 300: Memory Upgrade Discussion Newton eMate 300 Memory Module

OK. I will make some more pictures.

BIZARRE. From the corner of your photo the PCB layout is different from all the ones I have seen so far. You have a Z8 chip with the EPROM piggybacked.

That exact symptom occurred with my bootlegged battery and the 5300 this morning: chime off of the battery and then nothing else.  I forget if I tried to soft reboot. Maybe the ci…

Yea, and it even stops it from powering up sometimes. it will chime and stay black screen, or not chime at all. Or repeatedly chime.  So i tossed it. it was garbage anyway.