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Finding GlobalTalk, Just 4 Months Late
Back in #marchintosh earlier this year, there was a resurgence of setting up AppleTalk networks on a global scale. That was the start of GlobalTalk. While the technology behind it existed all the way back in the 90s, AppleTalk networking … Continue reading
Apple IIgs Clean Install of System 6.0.1 on BlueSCSIv2
About two or three years ago, the BlueSCSI open-source boards came about from the retro-computing community. These devices have a SCSI interface, either the DB-25 DSub or the 50-pin IDC connector, and they emulate SCSI devices via some “disk” images … Continue reading
Connecting a Parallel Printer to an Apple II (IIgs)
I almost gave up on this project. It was a project meant to have been a jump-off point for a more ambitious one, but at the rate I end up working on these types of projects, I should probably scale … Continue reading
Apple IIgs Case Mod
Ever since a tiny little power adapter for the Apple IIgs was made available by James Littlejohn, I’ve always wanted to see what I can put into that cavernous space created by the absence of the old power supply. The … Continue reading
Creating an Apple IIgs GS/OS Live CD
The Apple II High-Speed SCSI card is one of my favorite peripheral cards for the Apple IIgs. I typically install System 6.0.1 into a SCSI hard drive and use that as my boot and mass-storage drive. Any old “SCSI” hard … Continue reading
Explorations with Low-Powered Devices for the Apple IIe/IIgs
I recently posted my experiences with using a Bluetooth module to perform wireless ADTPro transfers with my Apple IIe. At that time, I was powering the Bluetooth module from an AC adapter. Seeing that the Bluetooth module power adapter was … Continue reading
Adding Wireless (Bluetooth) Support in ADTPro
It’s been months since I planned to look into adding Bluetooth support in David Schmidt’s fabulous ADTPro software. I’ve been using ADTPro for years to transfer disk images for use in my Apple IIe using the Apple II Super Serial … Continue reading
Video options for the Apple IIgs
I’ve always abhorred CRT monitors. They’re bulky, heavy, and they probably emit too much radiation to tire your eyes too quickly. I’m so thankful that the computer industry, and every other video-related industry has switched over to using LCDs. Retrocomputing … Continue reading
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Creating an OPENSTEP Boot CD
How OPENSTEP 4.2 boots in m68k hardware. A NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP CD cannot be made to boot in both sparc and m68k hardware. With NEXTSTEP 3.3, there was one installation CD for m68k/i386 and another installation CD for sparc/hppa. For sparc, the … Continue reading
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Apple IIgs GS/OS Boot Disks
A few weeks ago, I had to access a ProDOS-formatted hard disk within GS/OS. Since the CFFA where I regularly boot from was temporarily unavailable, I had to boot from the 3.5” drive. I have several System 6.0.1 boot disks … Continue reading