Skyfox vintage software apple ii iie iic iigs game. Aug 25, 2018 testing and cleaning up an apple iie from 1983 replacing the rifa capacitor in the power supply. I tested also proline and gbbs but i want to use networks ii because it is a real vintage end of 70s beginning of 80s feeling. Games with mockingboard support apple ii computers. Ian on saturday, october 6, 2012 i recall purchasing the apple lle as our family computer all those many years ago in the 80s. To run the builtin test, push both the open apple and closed apple keys on startup. So i recently picked up an apple iie platinum international ntsc but when i go to graphics mode the color doesnt work, some colors appear in solid. Music software for the apple ii can anyone suggest a good program for playing around with the cutting edge music capabilities of an unenhanced apple ii not iie. A selection of apple iie software one of the most notable improvements of the apple iie is the addition of a full ascii character set and keyboard. Will harveys music construction set for the apple ii youtube.
Music construction set is a music composition notation program, and was a prototype for much of todays scorewriting software. Apple iie, iic, iic plus, iigs, iie option card for mac, or laser 128. A collection of historical software for apple ii computers from the 1980s and early 1990s. The bbs is running on a real apple iie with a doudisk. Music construction set disk drive music apple ii electronics arts. The apple iie styled as apple e is the third model in the apple ii series of personal computers produced by apple computer. Over all, broedner and peter quinn the design manager for the iie and later the iic projects and their team managed to decrease the number of components on the motherboard from over one hundred to thirtyone, while adding to the capabilities of the computer by the equivalent of another hundred components. Also remember that changes such as this are at your own risk and may void your warranty. Wizardry recognizes it and adapts the menus to it automatically by adding spaces all over. Vintage apple ii iie iic iigs software game stellar 7 dealer. Apple users group sydney apple ii disks 1 thru 52 1980s. Applewins default config emulates the enhanced apple iie, which has the 80column card builtin. Apple 2 card mouse interface tested on an apple iie however being over 30 years old i am selling this as is.
Aug 21, 2018 software running on the apple ii reads these values and replaces the existing direction commands that came from the game port keyboard with the new digital signals. It supersedes integer basic and is the basic in rom in all apple ii series computers after the original apple ii model. Adventure construction set archon ii options screen only arkanoid arthur balance of power borrowed time chessmaster 2000 chipwits clue. I figure this might be some useful information for people who have a mouse on their iieiic and want to use it for something. With all the recent talk of hackintoshes going around, we thought we should post this oldie. This is, in fact, how the software was developed before and after the. Games that use the iie mouse apple ii computers atariage. All software items herein have been declared as freeware by their owners and as such, no. Using downloaded software the ultimate apple ii resource. Dec 15, 2019 the apple ii connects to a monitor or tv set using a composite connection. It had twice the ram, twice the rom, 80 column support and upper and lower case support built in. Also known as mousedesk apple or compatible with 128k and double hires graphics.
Apple also established the apple software bank and used it for special programs through 1980. Remember to turn off the power before changing anything inside the apple iie. The most important addition is the ability to input and display lowercase letters. Originally released on the apple ii and published by ea, it went on to be ported to numerous home computers and spawned three sequels and a construction set. One version of the iie had a numeric keypad built into the right side of the. If you work for a large construction company and want the security of an onpremise solution and the computing power of a mac, finding the right construction management software can. Software for the apple ii series of computers including the apple iigs. Celles we are a malaysian company with presence in indonesia, vietnam, china, thailand and singapore. This is useful for mousecompatible software like dazzle draw, apple ii desktop, and mousepaint. Programming languages the ultimate apple ii resource. Applesoft basic is a dialect of microsoft basic, developed by marc mcdonald and ric weiland, supplied with the apple ii series of computers. A composite connection uses a single rca connector many times they are color coded yellow.
The apple iie was a late replacement for the surprisingly long lived apple line. This one doesnt and neither does the apple iie extended 80column rgb card. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. Mcs was conceived as a tool to add music to his first and only published software, an abstract shooter called lancaster for the apple ii. Apple extended 80column text applecolor card demo, the 19xxappledisk 2 of 2 49 ko apple iie diagnostic v2. Femu uses microsd cards instead of cf cards but the functions are similar. New listing working apple iie vintage computer package. All of the logos in this web site are of their owners. It was originally developed for atari 8bit computers in 1983, but was later ported to several other systems of the day, including the apple ii, commodore 64, amstrad cpc, zx spectrum, amiga, ibm pc, apple macintosh, pc88, and nes. Our founder is a malaysian that started his career with an old apple iie in school provided. It was originally designed and developed by will harvey in 1983 for the apple ii, and quickly ported to other systems of the era. Apple iie a2s2064 vintage 1980s desktop personal computer system. Help actually playing wizardry 1 on a apple ii emulator. Apple extended 80column text applecolor card demo, the 19xx apple disk 2 of 2 49 ko apple iie diagnostic v2.
Apple iie testing, cleaning and restoration youtube. The apple ii series trademarked with square brackets as apple and rendered on later models as apple is a set of home computers, one of the first highly successful massproduced microcomputer products, designed primarily by steve wozniak, manufactured by apple computer now apple inc. Indeed, between 2014 and 2015, the number of firsttime, smallbusiness buyers who contacted software advice. It was introduced by jobs and wozniak at the 1977 west coast computer faire and was the first consumer product sold by apple computer, inc. All s of the software are retained by their original authors. First many many thanks to all have sent hardware, software and messages of goodwill. How to obtain free software for your apple ii using adtpro. In this section i intend to make available some apple ii software transferred from. You also might be interested in the dac522 software by michael j. The overall file size is relatively small, with a maximum of 140 records of an average length of 75 characters or 600 such records for an 128k machine. The apple iic plus is arguably very arguably from my experience the best apple ii computer ever made.
Apple iie platinum international color not working. This method also allows the apple iic and apple iie with a super serial card to use the apple ii pi software without modification. Best known for their apple ii peripherals, applied engineering set the standard for innovation and quality. This is only the case for standard apple 64k 80column cards. You can also get a femu card which can be used with an apple iic as well as apple iie and iigs. Our founder is a malaysian that started his career with an old apple iie in school provided by malaysian government. My kids were in grade school and i purchased an array of educational software and, of course, games. So i recently got an apple iie, along with a monitor, 2 floppy disk drives, and an old turbo mouse. Membership records, personal inventory, construction costs. The software library contains software disk images that can be downloaded and used. An easytouse file manager for the apple iie, quick file ii lets novice computer users quickly learn how to construct files, edit them and print reports. As far as i know, these are the old apple ii games that support the mockingboard sound card. Ive completely refurbished it, and it works perfectly fine havent tested the floppy disk drives. Its portable, faster than the iie, had a much higher capacity builtin drive, and.
This video should explain everything you need to do in order to build your own software library for free, or at a very low cost. Before running any form of diagnostic software, i would always start with the builtin system test. There were a couple of programs in rom you could use but they were very limited and usually you would peek and poke. The apple ii had a large user base and was a popular game development platform in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. While i was there the prodos version of merlin a 6502 assembler was released. The iie iic have a db9 connector which is physically but not electrically compatible with atari joysticks you may blow up the apple if you plug in an ataristyle stick, and the iigs has both kinds of connectors. The software library contains software disk images that can be downloaded and used to recreate the floppy disks using diskmaker 8 or any other utility which supports the compressed format.
An apple iie card was even released for the macintosh. If your cable has three rca connectors yellow, red, and white just leave the red and white connectors disconnected at both ends. To perform this modification on your apple iie, all you have to do is solder across the broken diamond labelled x6 on the main circuit board. Software on the apple ii the command line interface menus graphic user. Some of these may only support the mockingboard in the latest version of the program such as. The apple iie is arguably the most successful computer apple has ever produced. It was more clearly a set of applesponsored programs than were those sold through special delivery. The internet archive software library is a large collection of viewable and executable software titles, ranging from commercially released products to public.
The hardware phase is nearing completion and the software phase will soon start. Apple stated that the apple iic was compatible with 9095% of the 10,000 software packages available for the apple ii series. The biggest issue with this setup is the need to modify the original software. It is a writeup on how to build your own apple 1 called replica 1.
Electronic arts music construction set gs 1986 dealer demo disk works. A further enhancement of this style of program construction was called a magic. Lot of two apple iie enhanced platinum systems tinkerers dream. Aug 12, 2014 i figure this might be some useful information for people who have a mouse on their iie iic and want to use it for something. Starting with the discontinuation of the apple iie in late 1993, it became increasingly difficult to find paper magazines about the apple ii, and thus information about available new software and hardware for the. You can find listings of apple ii soft switches and popular monitor routines in a manual for your computer e. It is the first model in a series of computers which were produced until apple iie production ceased in november 1993.
Software library the primary purpose of any library is to preserve cultural relics and this software library is no different. The apple ile personal computer a first hand examination it was a november week of visits to computer and other. The e in the name stands for enhanced, referring to the fact that several. The apple iic, the fourth model in the apple ii series of personal computers, is apple computers first endeavor to produce a portable computer. Businesses across industries are increasingly looking to adopt project management pm software.
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