Subject: Re: apple//e From: Rubywand Date: Sun, Jul 05, 1998 1604Ə EDT Message-id: <359FDC3D.F2EC7C9B@swbell.net> hpdreyer writes ... > > I am new to newsgroups so please be patient with me. > > Anybody out there know where I can get hardware or software for my Apple > //e? It's been neglected since I started on these compatibles and I would > like to revive it. Does scholastic still sell programs or are they all IBM > and MAC now? Any mail order companies still around? Thanks. > A scan of Scholastic web pages turned up no Apple II wares. Evidently, they currently sell PC/Mac stuff, mainly on CD. There are lots of places you can go for Apple II hardware and software. Below is some information from Apple II comp.sys.apple2 (Csa2) FAQs on Ground at ftp://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Faqs .... First, here is some Apple IIe information ... The //e comes in two flavors: Enhanced and unenhanced. When you start your computer, the unenhanced IIe displays "Apple ][" at the top of screen; the Enhanced IIe displays "Apple //e". Apple made an Enhancement kit to upgrade an unenhanced to Enhanced by replacing 4 chips (CPU [65C02], Video ROM [MouseText], and new Monitor/Applesoft ROMs). Alltech sells a IIe Enhancement kit for $29.00. The current IIe operating system is ProDOS-8. (The IIe can also run DOS 3.3, earlier DOS's, and Pascal.) A lot of ProDOS software requires an Enhanced //e, and sometimes 128K, too. A IIe Enhancement Kit does not include any extra RAM. You can expand a 64k IIe to the standard 128k required for a fully Enhanced IIe via an Extended 80-column card. It plugs into the Aux Connector on the motherboard. MC Price Breakers ($14.95) and Sequential Systems ($19.95) sell such cards. Except for being able to type and display lower-case characters, the unenhanced IIe is very similar to the II+. A 128k Enhanced IIe adds a number of features including 80-column firmware and 16-color double-lores and double hires display capability. The Apple //e is still useful for four major reasons: 1) It runs AppleWorks, a simple to use, yet sophisticated Spreadsheet/Word Processor/Database. 2) It can run many games and other entertainment software products. 3) There are many Apples in schools, so there is a ton of educational software for it. 4) It is was and will always be a _Personal_ computer. You can learn as little or as much as you want, and nothing stops you from learning about every nook and cranny in it. Ask any big name programmer in MS/DOS or Mac where they learned to program. Most of them taught themselves on a good ol' Apple II. Good programs for an Apple //e: classic Appleworks (Spreadsheet/Word Processor/Database from Scantron Quality Computers), Copy ][+ (file utility by Central Point), ProTerm-A2 3.1 (communications/terminal emulator from InTrec), PrintShop (sign/card/banner printer by Broderbund). Recommended configuration: Extended 80 Column card (gives you 128K) or RamWorks (512K to 1MB RAM). Enhancement kit if it was an Unenhanced //e. A Hard Drive is reccommended if you use a lot of different programs. You can also speed it up with an accelerator (like the Rocket Chip, Zip Chip or TransWarp). --Dan DeMaggio Here is a listing of Apple II & related stuff sellers ... Adrian Vance ( http://webmag.com/AVCatalog email: avance@gte.net) website catalog of 460 disks for any Apple II computer All Electronics (800-826-5432; http://www.allcorp.com ) major surplus and new parts seller- switches, LCD panels, connectors, transformers, caps, IIgs-type lithium batteries, etc. Alltech (760-724-2404; http://allelec.com accepts on-line orders) sells all kinds of replacement parts for Apple II's as well as the Focus Hard Card drives, CD-ROM drives, cables, memory boards & IC's, diskettes, ... . Apple Resource Center "The ARC" (800-753-0114; http://www.thearc.com ) sells Apple II computers and peripherals. B&R Computer Services (619-225-8281; http://members.aol.com/rrbp/Home.html ) sells Apple II computers, peripherals, and software. Stephen Buggie (505-863-2390) sells the famous Buggie Power Supplies, Buggie Drives, and does disk drive conversions. Byte Works (505-898-8183; http://hypermall.com/byteworks/bwad.html email: mikew50@aol.com) sells the respected Orca series of Apple II languages and support software. Catweasel ( http://members.tripod.com/~apd2/catweasl.htm ) makes and sells a disk drive controller intended for reading A2 diskettes on non-A2 drives. Charlie's AppleSeeds (619-566-0387; 9081 Hadley Place, San Diego CA 92126-1523; Chuck Newby's email: ChuckNewby@aol.com) sells Apple II hard disks and controllers, floppy drives, ... and ProSel, ProSel-16 software. Comp.sys.apple2.marketplace is the Csa2 newsgroup for buying and selling Apple II hardware and software. Creative Solutions (937-429-5759; http://members.aol.com/CreatSltn/index.html ) Apple II hardware, software, and repairs Digi-Key (800-344-4539; http://www.digikey.com) IC's and general parts supplier DigiSoft Innovations ( http://www.hypermall.com/digisoft/digisoft/ email: Jim Maricondo at digisoft@hypermall.com) continues to sell the Golden Orchard CD and is working on GO-II. Dirt-Cheap Drives (800-786-1160; http://www.dirtcheapdrives.com ) 2.5" IDE drives Effective Shareware Solutions (602-274-6905; http://www.primenet.com/~clay1 ) Apple II music wares Gene Ehrich's On-Line Computer Garage Sale (email: gene@ehrich.com; http://www.voicenet.com/~generic/ ) sells Apple II (C-64, PC, etc.) hardware, software, manuals, and other items Halted Specialties (800-442-5833; http://www.halted.com ) sells electronic parts- sockets, cables, plugs, caps, Parallax BASIC stamp, SCSI cables, ... good prices for 74xxx, 65xx, etc. IC's InTrec Software (888-PROTERM; http://www.intrec.com ) sells ProTerm A2 and high-speed GS modem cable Jameco (800-831-4242; http://www.jameco.com ) Apple II and general parts supplier JDR Microdevices (800-538-5000; http://www.jdr.com ) Apple II and general parts supplier Kitchen Sink Software (614-891-2111; http://www.kitchen-sink.com ) Apple II Software KulaSoft (808-595-8131; http://www.angelfire.com/hi/kulasoft ) Eamon Adventures, Kula Index, software collections, tutorials, and books L.A.Trade (800-433-3726; http://www.4LATrade.com ) sells memory, including "Zip" package 1MB x 4 DRAM used by the AE GS-RAM III 4MB card. Steven Lichter (Apple Elite II BBS 909-359-5338; email: stevenl@pe.net) offers GBBS/LLUCE support and software. Lynxmotion (104 Partridge Road, Pekin, IL 61554-1403; 309-382-1816 http://www.lynxmotion.com ) sells Robot kits, Robot arms, servos, controllers, ... for PC but adaptable for Apple II MC Price Breakers (360-837-3042; http://www.mcpb.com ) sells memory boards, high-speed GS modem cables, and other Apple II hardware MECI (800-344-6324; http://www.meci.com ) surplus electronic parts- fans, tubes, solenoids, IC sockets, 50-25 SCSI cables and adaptors, ... Midwestern Diskette (800-221-6332; http://www.mddc.com/mdi/disk.html ) diskettes, including 5.25" DSDD diskettes Mouser Electronics (800-346-6873; http://www.mouser.com ) major IC and general parts supplier MPJA/ Marlin P. Jones (800-652-6733; http://www.mpja.com/) many power supplies, NULL modem, Parallax BASIC stamp, misc kits, LED displays, LCD panels, ... Newark Electronics (800-463-9275; http://www.newark.com ) major electronic parts supplier Ninjaforce Entertainment ( http://www.ninjaforce.home.ml.org ) Ninjaforce software for IIgs Pre-Owned Electronics (800-274-5343) sells a variety of peripherals and accessories. Redmond cable (206-882-2009 http://www.redcab.com ) makes and sells standard & custom Apple II cables. Scantron Quality Computers (800-777-3642 http://www.sqc.com ) Appleworks, Appleworks-GS vendor. Sequential Systems (800-759-4549 or 303-666-4549,800-999-1717 tech, 303-666-7797 BBS; http://www.sequential.com email: inquiries@sequential.com) sells 4-8MB GS memory boards, RAMfast SCSI interface, and other peripheral boards. Seven Hills Software (850-575-0566; http://www.sevenhills.com/applesoftware ) develops and sells IIgs software. Shareware Solutions II ( http://www.crl.com/~joko/ssii.html email: joko@crl.com) sells Convert 3200 plus games, boxed Old game originals, and other wares. SHH Systeme, Germany ( http://users.ids.net/~kerwood/shh.html ) sells Turbo IDE and other HD controller cards, Blue Disk, TWGS Accelerator upgrades, and repairs. Shreve Systems (800-227-3971; http://www.shrevesystems.com ) sells II computers, peripherals, parts and accessories. Software and More (916-725-0228; http://members.aol.com/SWMoreTP/AP.html ) sells Apple II hardware and software. Sun Remarketing (800-821-3221; http://www.sunrem.com accepts on-line orders) sells Apple II parts and peripherals. Vernier Software (503-297-5317; http://www.vernier.com ) sells project books and components. Wayne's Computer (315-689-7899; http://www.waynes.com/Business/WaynesComputer/index.html-ssi ) sells Apple II computers, peripherals, and software. Western Design Center (602-962-4545; http://www.wdesignc.com ) makes and sells 65C816 microprocessor used in IIgs and for accelerator upgrades. William K. Bradford Co. (800-421-2009; http://www.wkbradford.com ) Apple II educational software You can download quite a lot of Apple II software from one of several archives. The listing below includes archives and other important Apple II sites ... Major Apple II Information and Software Sites Apple2 Caltech- large collection of II/IIgs games and utilities ftp://apple2.caltech.edu/pub/apple2/ Asimov- #1 archive of out-of-print games and utilities in emulator DSK and file formats; plus emulators and emu info ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/ Asimov-GS- Major archive of old IIgs software ftp://24.64.240.136 Asimov-GS Mirror- Mirror and major archive of old IIgs software ftp://apple.cabi.net/pub/applegs/ Ground Apple2 U. Iowa- home site of Csa2 FAQs; games, utilities, HC/HS stacks, music files, ..., and information in several collections including the AOL A2 archives ftp://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/ http://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/ GS WorldView 'zine- II/IIgs applications articles, games, utilities, A2-2000 archive, and links; home site for 1WSW http://www.grin.net/~cturley/gsezine/GS.WorldView/ Uni-kl.de Apple2 U. Kaiserslautern-- II/IIgs games, utilities, and emulator wares ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/ Other Important Apple II Sites Apple2 U. Kentucky- A2 archive ftp://f.ms.uky.edu:/pub/appleII Apple2 U. Michagan- A2 archive ftp://apple2.archive.umich.edu/archive/apple2/ Apple2 U. Washington- comp.binaries.apple2 access ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/usenet/comp.binaries.apple2/ Apple II Software- A2 software, BASIC Lessons http://www.iglou.com/qwerty/kb/dlfiles.html#53 Apple II WWW and FTP Sites- comprehensive A2 & A3 links list http://www.cstone.net/~rbraun/apple2/a2ftp.html#web Apple Computer- mainly, GS system software ftp://ftp.apple.com/dts/aii http://www.apple.com/support Apple Computer- license information http://developer.apple.com/mkt/registering/swl/agreements.html Delphi- A2-oriented net access service http://www.delphi.com/ International Apple II BBS List- A2 BBS sites and phone numbers http://home.earthlink.net/~gabesanchez/ (see file a2bbs...) KansasFest Web Page- KansasFest information http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html KulaSoft- Stocks Eamon Adventures, A2 software, Index http://www.angelfire.com/hi/kulasoft L.J. Silicon's Treasure Chest- Apple II software http://members.aol.com/ljsilicon/index.html Mother of All Apple II Web Pages- links http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web/ Nathan Mates's Website- Nathan's A2 Faqs http://www.visi.com/~nathan/ Odessa Entertainment- on-line entertainment 'zines http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/rembrandt/2/comp.html Oxford U. Libraries- FAQs listings http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/internet/news/faq/ Texas II- Appleworks products and information; home site for Beverly Cadieux's Apple II Mail Group (A2MG) http://members.aol.com/A2MG/ The Apple II Classic Games Page- large listing of classic A2 games with screenshots. http://jones.netplace.com/apple/welcome.html The Giant List- listing of games and authors http://www.dadgum.com/glist/list.html Treasure Chest Project- Willie Yeo's list of A2 software reclassified as freeware or shareware http://www.tals.dis.qut.edu.au/staff/willie/treasurechest/ Upgrade the GS Project- Home page for input and discussion relating to IIgs upgrades http://members.wbs.net/homepages/m/y/n/mynameisme712.html Rubywand