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Super Mario Bros. for the IIgs — #4

I managed to transfer ALL THE files to my Apple IIgs but when I double click it on System 6.0.1 it doesn't work, it says it cannot find the Application to execute it and when i try…
68kMLA Peripherals by foody Wed, 21 Jan 2009 - 18:18

Super Mario Bros. for the IIgs — #3

It was a nice port from what I recall. Click to expand... Yes, and I hope he updates it sometime.
68kMLA Peripherals by Dog Cow Tue, 20 Jan 2009 - 22:56

Super Mario Bros. for the IIgs — #1

Oh yes, it is true! Have you ever played Super Mario Bros. on the NES? If so, then you're in for a treat, because now you can play it on your Apple IIgs as well. http://iigs.dream…
68kMLA Peripherals by Dog Cow Tue, 20 Jan 2009 - 22:45

Newbie lost in front of a IIgs — #10

And btw, another question: I see what looks like a SCSI card inside the IIgs. Assuming it's true, could I boot from a SCSI drive? Like could I format one of my old drives in ProDOS…
68kMLA Peripherals by Dog Cow Tue, 20 Jan 2009 - 22:34

Save This LISA! — #5

If you don't have a use for it, personally, I'd put it on eBay. I could be mistaken, but they go for hundreds of dollars on there. Anyone willing to drop several hundred dollars …
68kMLA Peripherals by GnatGoSplat Tue, 20 Jan 2009 - 20:04

Newbie lost in front of a IIgs — #9

I found a new 5.25" head cleaning diskette at a thrift last year. Mostly it is the 3.5" drives that end up needing cleaning. A large q-tip with 99.99% alcohol would do the job.
68kMLA Peripherals by Unknown_K Tue, 20 Jan 2009 - 19:47

Newbie lost in front of a IIgs — #8

Ok, so it seems my best bet is to try and clean the drives, right? Is there any easy way to do this? I already tried to take them apart, but having the plastic case off don't make …
68kMLA Peripherals by david__schmidt Tue, 20 Jan 2009 - 17:14

Newbie lost in front of a IIgs — #7

What's the best way to clean a drive otherwise? Click to expand... Blow compressed air into it.
68kMLA Peripherals by joshc Tue, 20 Jan 2009 - 16:47

Save This LISA! — #4

Take lots of pictures so we can all ooh and aah at its pristine attic ripened beauty
68kMLA Peripherals by Bunsen Tue, 20 Jan 2009 - 08:32

Save This LISA! — #3

Now THERE'S a project for RetroChallenge! Lisa Office System is pretty capable (it even has spell check built in, a rarity for 1983 software) and integrates better than Office, iW…
68kMLA Peripherals by Scott Baret Mon, 19 Jan 2009 - 00:24

Save This LISA! — #2

My first thought would be to turn it into a web server or run a BBS off it... but I'm sometimes a bit of a masochist ;-)
68kMLA Peripherals by luddite Mon, 19 Jan 2009 - 00:06

Newbie lost in front of a IIgs — #6

Do you have a disk drive head cleaner? Click to expand... Do you mean those "fake floppies" with a cleaning brush on the disk? I don't, but I've seen some a while ago. What's t…
68kMLA Peripherals by superpantoufle Sun, 18 Jan 2009 - 22:14

Save This LISA! — #1

I have a LISA 2/10 in the attic and am seeking advice about what to do with it. I used it for years and have great respect for this machine but I am gradually facing the fact that…
68kMLA Peripherals by D4Dave Sun, 18 Jan 2009 - 20:15

Newbie lost in front of a IIgs — #4

Another possibility: since you say you can get into the Control Panel go to the Control Panel and select Slots, look at the Startup Slot setting and make sure it either says Scan o…
68kMLA Peripherals by magnusfalkirk Sun, 18 Jan 2009 - 15:33

Newbie lost in front of a IIgs — #3

Then I just tried to stick one of the old floppies in a Mac. And I amazingly saw it mount just fine on the Mac's desktop, with a ProDOS icon and all its files. So it seems that my…
68kMLA Peripherals by david__schmidt Sun, 18 Jan 2009 - 15:01

Newbie lost in front of a IIgs — #1

Hi there, Though a hardcore macuser (and collector) for a long, long time, I have to confess that I am a complete newbie in the Apple II world. I do own an Apple IIgs I got from a…
68kMLA Peripherals by superpantoufle Sun, 18 Jan 2009 - 14:21

Installing OS9 after OSX — #5

Actually, the hard drive has to be formatted with "Mac OS 9 drivers" installed for the OS X disk to see it. You might be able to partition the drive with the OS 9 drivers on the on…
68kMLA OS 9 by Christopher Thu, 15 Jan 2009 - 17:19

Installing OS9 after OSX — #4

An OS 9 Install disc won't even 'see' the drive if OS 9 drivers were not installed when the drive was formatted, and before OS X was installed. You can install OS 9 into the same …
68kMLA OS 9 by equill Thu, 15 Jan 2009 - 16:00

Installing OS9 after OSX — #2

Ahem, iMac, not iMAC. As long as you find an OS 9.1 disk, you should be fine.
68kMLA OS 9 by Christopher Thu, 15 Jan 2009 - 15:22

Installing OS9 after OSX — #1

Well.. I've got an iMAC G3 600mhz with 1 gig og ram currently running 10.4. I was wondering if it's difficult to install Os 9 on this thing, since I miss th OS.. please help. It's…
68kMLA OS 9 by Johann85 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 - 15:18

MIDI->ADB->PowerBook 5300cs — #10

Thank you very much for the reply, it cleared a few things up for me. Still how would I be able to play the midi drum set in real time? Just like a real drum set? Through a compu…
68kMLA Peripherals by somorastik Fri, 2 Jan 2009 - 11:38
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