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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
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
Fun With an Apple IIgs SCSI Setup
One of the best expansion cards to place in an Apple IIgs is a SCSI card. A SCSI card allowed mass storage devices to be connected to the Apple IIgs back in the `90s. This includes hard drives and optical … Continue reading
Portable SCSI Drives
About a week ago, I was tinkering with a few external SCSI drives. These external drives are those that draw power from one of the ports in a computer, instead of a wall wart or a direct power plug. In … Continue reading
Setting Up The Apple IIgs
Today was as good as any to set up my Apple IIgs, which has been in storage for a while. I don’t have a lot of desk space, so I really need to substitute something for that RGB monitor that … Continue reading