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Subject: Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Accelerators, Part 3/25
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Last-modified: 2009/06/01
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The comp.sys.apple2 Usenet newsgroup Apple II FAQs originate from
the II Computing Apple II site, 1997-2009.
Csa2 FAQs file ref: Csa2ACCEL.txt rev135 June 2009
Accelerators
001- What are the correct settings for a ZipGS?
002- Why should Appletalk Delay be disabled with a ZipGS?
003- How do I set up a Transwarp on my IIe?
004- Is there a way of disabling Transwarp for games?
005- What are specs & jumper settings for a vintage SpeeDemon?
006- How does the SpeeDemon rate as an accelerator?
007- My SpeeDemon accelerator board seems to run hot. A fix?
008- How should the DIP switches be set on a v3.03 SpeeDemon?
009- How can I get a 'Cache Hit' indicator for my ZipGS?
010- How can I program the ZipGS registers?
011- How can I set up a ProDOS sys file to turn my ZipGS OFF/ON?
012- Is there some ZipGS mod that will improve performance?
013- I have a 7MHz ZipGS. How fast can the board be pushed?
014- What Oscillator freq corresponds to what upgrade speed?
015- How do I experiment with different oscillator frequencies?
016- How do I modify my ZipGS to accept the new "skinny" RAM chips?
017- Is it really necessary to increase board voltage
018- What kind of performance increase can I expect?
019- How can I modify my ZipGS for more cache and more speed?
020- Do I need new GALs to speed up my TransWarpGS?
021- How does a TWGS cache upgrade compare with a speed upgrade?
022- How can I upgrade my TWGS to 32k cache?
023- How can I upgrade TWGS speed?
024- What kind of RAMs do I need for a TWGS or ZipGS speedup?
025- How can I tell the firmware version of my TWGS?
026- For my TWGS, do I need the 2B GAL to use a SCSI interface card?
027- Why are my ZipGS settings via the Zip CDA forgotten?
028- What do the check-marks mean in the ZipGS CDA?
029- Why don't my ZipGS settings match DIP switch settings!?
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Page 1 - Accelerators

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Accelerators, Part 3/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, archived

Page 2

From the usual BASIC prompt, get into the Monitor (e.g. CALL -151) and type in the following code to turn OFF the ZipGS ... 2000:A9 50 8D 5A C0 8D 5A

Page 3

. --Rubywand ------- 004B (ProDOS Error $4B, ...)- is an "unsupported (or incorrect) storage type" error. I suspect you are on the GS and

Page 4

A $0201 error when switching to ProDOS-8 usually means some utility has left part of bank 0 or bank 1 allocated. You have enough memory free, but

Page 5

0911 and 09010001 (FATAL SYSTEM ERROR 0911); was error number 0400 on ROM-00 machines. Fatal System Error 0911 and Diagnostic Self-Test error code 09

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1301 "Unknown error $1301"- When I tried to open a file in Platinum Paint, I got this error message. What's wrong? I got the sam

Page 7

with no problem. However, when I attempted to partition it, I saw the error message listed above. As it turns out, this drive has a place for a

Page 8

Control Panel, especially for a SCSI interface, it may be necessary to turn Off the computer and do a fresh power-up for the new setting to be in effe

Page 9

diskette created on a newer model 5.25" ("40-track") drive, it may be an HD (high-density) diskette. Standard Apple 5.25" drives c

Page 10

______________________________ From: Rubywand 005- Where can I find more information on Apple II series errors? Resources & Credits IIgs Diagn

Page 11

'Toolbox Reference: Volume 3 (pg. 52.53-52.56) ______________________________ Search Help IIgs Diagnostic Self-Test --> look for "

Page 12

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Floppy Disk Drives, Part 9/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, ar

Page 13

The reverse is also true. If the controller feels that a lot of data needs to be brought in, it will cache the data, and, possibly, overwrite use

Page 14 - RAM chips?

From: Stephen Buggie 001- How do I add a write-protect On-Off switch to my Disk ][ drive? Adding an Auto/Manual Write-Protect (A/MWP) Switch

Page 15

Cut the Notch Detect micro-switch leads about 1" away from the Large Connector. Connect the Black Notch Detect, Black Large Connector, and Blac

Page 16

______________________________ From: Stephen Buggie 002- How do I add an external speed adjustment to my Disk ][? Reference: FAQs Resource file R00

Page 17

6. Re-mount the daughter board. Mount the 5k Ohm pot. Install knob. 7. Bring the drive back to the computer. Slide it onto the case bottom plate, rec

Page 18

pinch, a diskette formatted by any drive that has no problem reading most other diskettes should be okay.) Basically, a track-centering test tri

Page 19

The 3.5" diskette has a small plastic panel you can snap out for cleaning two-head drives. Since the standard 3.5" 800k Apple II drive

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6 7 7 19 8 20 9 8 10 12 11 15 12 16 13 17 14 18 15 5 16 24 17 11 18 3 19 6

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Remove the top cover and turn the drive so that the identifying number will be at the bottom left of the analog board. The number might read 676

Page 22

______________________________ From: John L. Graham 008- How do I fix a false Write Protect? I recently ran into this problem with a Disk II.

Page 23

A 3.5" drive that, after cleaning, cannot boot known-good diskettes is likely to have screwed-up heads. However, it's a good idea to tr

Page 24 - Applications

Reversing these changes is fairly easy. If you decide that the performance change was detrimental, simply desolder the wires that you installed

Page 25

1. The 74LS132 on the Disk ][ Controller card may have a blown gate or some pins may be making poor or no contact. Try unplugging and re-socketing th

Page 26 - I get them?

______________________________ From: Rubywand 013- Last night a sound like a shotgun going off came from my 5.25" Disk ][ drive. Now it doesn&a

Page 27

shifted to hard drives, CD-ROM, and flopticals. Few Mac owners have use for the external 3.5" drive any more; if they have not yet discarded the

Page 28

forward. The early version of the external Mac mechanism is mounted in a plastic casing that resembles the Apple II platinum drive except that the ma

Page 29

With the black and red plugs each removed, slide the top plastic cover in a rear-to-front direction, past the metal-enshrouded mechanism. The w

Page 30

casing and the metal shroud. Insert the black and red plugs into their respective connectors. Note the "R" and "B" markings you

Page 31

But the sticker is hardly a reliable test. A better test is to look look at the part numbers of the P5 PROM (the lower left chip on the card) a

Page 32 - 10 IIgs's connected

______________________________ From: Rubywand 019- I would like to add a Read/Write indicator to my Disk ][ drive. How can I do this with a bi-color

Page 33

Old "in Use" LED- pop off the retainer ring and push through the LED. Leave the LED mount in the hole. Cut off the LED, spread cable en

Page 34 - Apple ][?

recognize HD disks just fine. You can even boot off of a HD disk, allowing plenty of room for System Desk Accessories and such. There are a few

Page 35

____________________________ From: Frank M. Lin 014- What Oscillator freq corresponds to what TWGS/ZipGS operating speed? For TWGS and ZipGS,

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o- Set "Minimum RAM Disk Size" and "Maximum RAM Disk Size" to the the same value = size of the RAM disk you want. If you have eno

Page 37

For the RAM disk to be bootable, you need to do a whole-disk copy of a same-size bootable diskette to the RAM disk. Or, you can initialize* the R

Page 38

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: File Utilities, Part 10/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, archiv

Page 39

Today, practically all servers can handle pure binary transfers; so, binscii is no longer in popular use. However, quite a few old A2 files are s

Page 40 - BASIC on my PC?

files of old 5.25" wares. (Balloon does not currently support whole-disk archives.) Naturally, things are somewhat more crowded on 64K Appl

Page 41 - .reg for executing

Several utilities can change ProDOS filetype. If you do not have one, you can download tchange.bin and follow the directions* in tchange_info.txt

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PREFIX /HD1 o- Now, enter -SHRINK.EXE (that's a dash, then the file name): -SHRINK.EXE Shrinkit will self-extract, along with a documenta

Page 43

______________________________ From: Rubywand, Orgone Accumulator, Greg E. Nelson, Eric Shepherd, Roger Johnstone 006- What are DSK, PO, DO, HDV, NI

Page 44

On a PC, NuLib can create disk images from 8-bit ShrinkIt whole-disk (.sdk) files (but not from .sdk files which were produced by GS-ShrinkIt).

Page 45

7. Select the "Image file ---> Diskette" option, follow prompts, and you should end up with a good diskette. (If everything seemed to go

Page 46

TranswarpGS uses an 8-pin socket intended for holding a half size oscillator module (picture D). Make sure the module is oriented with the

Page 47

You can use ASIMOV2 to convert .2MG files back to diskette form as well as for creating .2MG files from 800k diskettes. The utility Imgutnew.exe

Page 48

If you download a GZ file directly to your Apple you can use a program named "GZPK" v2 to convert it from gzip form to a zip format whi

Page 49

I also prefer File-A-Trix. It performs a wide variety of functions including copy, move, delete, rename, catalog, make new folder, set file attribute

Page 50

______________________________ From: Rubywand 010- What is Copy II Plus and where can I get it? Copy II Plus is the best general purpose utili

Page 51 - DOS & ProDOS

are Copy II Plus disk image files. I have seen ".img" (and ".image") used for Diskcopy disk image files. ________________________

Page 52

C:\WINDOWS>cd\ C:\>cd nulib o- Enter the xd command to create the disk image from modem1.sdk: C:\nulib>nulib xd modem1.sdk You should ge

Page 53

______________________________ From: David Kopper, Dan DeMaggio, Boris Guenter, Nathan Mates, Phil Abro, Rubywand, Labelas Enoreth, Tony Turner

Page 54

.GZ GZip PC archive format often used for storing A2 emulator disk images (GS GZPK v2 plus PMPUnZIP or Angel; PC WinZIP) .HDV Raw (DSK)

Page 55 - DOS command?

Most files are in one of a few common formats, and many are a combination. .sit StuffIt 1.5.1 archives .hqx BinHex 4.0 file .bin Binary f

Page 56

then you've got something encoded by BinSCII. You must decode _all_ the parts using BinSCII. Then, if the resulting file is in some compressed fo

Page 57

_______ Added center strip Snip out | ___ ___________ Skinny RAMs plug in he

Page 58

______________________________ From: Rubywand 017- How can I create 'blank' .dsk, .nib, etc. disk images? The simplest way to get a

Page 59

______________________________ 019- How can I convert Diskcopy images to diskette or to other formats? Diskcopy is a Mac disk image format with

Page 60

Although 2MG, Diskcopy, and some other 800k image formats have file sizes greater than 800k, on a ProDOS diskette they will often occupy a good d

Page 61 - DOS 3.3 file?

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Games, Part 11/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, archived here f

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o- Regular posters to this newsgroup will often send diskettes with some utilities and games for the cost of diskettes and mailing. o- Apple II archi

Page 63

______________________________ 003- Where can I get game creation programs and information? There are a number of gaming systems which include

Page 64

Manhunter Maniac Mansion Might & Magic II Mixed-up Mother Goose Neuromancer Pipe Dream Platoon Police Quest Press your Luck Qix Rad Warrior Rampag

Page 65

______________________________ Update I found a version of Streets Sports Soccer that runs on ROM 3-- it's the one without the crack scree

Page 66

happy face; one of them was a happy face with sunglasses. John Madden Football La Femme qui ne supportait pas les ordinateurs (The woman who couldn&

Page 67 - 024- What is ProDOS?

Ali Baba Alice in Wonderland Alien Mind Archon Aztec Balance of Power Bard's Tale Bard's Tale II Boulder Dash Bounce It Brickout Castle Wolf

Page 68

Fibinacci 2006.00 605.00 634.00 645.33 507.00 523.00 548.00 Integer 1553.40 307.00 330.00 346.67 420.00 431.00 443.00 Dhrystone 236 1

Page 69

Skyfox Sneakers Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter Spare Change Stellar 7 Struggle for Guadalcanal Super Bunny Swashbuckler Sword of Kadash Tetris The

Page 70

Another interesting tidbit: remember Threshold? It was THE COOLEST Space Invaders clone ever to grace an Apple // screen (actually it was more of an

Page 71

Well, I haven't heard about what Dan's been up to nowadays, but...another one of Broderbund's previous blockbuster programmers HAS b

Page 72

______________________________ From: Rubywand 011- Are there any new games for the Apple II/IIgs? Yes. Games introduced since the late 1990&ap

Page 73

______________________________ 013- How do I play the games? You have several options: 1- Download disk images (e.g. .dsk, .nib, .2mg files)

Page 74

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Hard Disks & SCSI, Part 12/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings,

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______________________________ From: Bradley P. Von Haden 001- How difficult is it to add a hard drive to my IIGS? Adding a hard drive is not

Page 76

- dual 50 pin SCSI connectors - no or switchable termination (use an external terminator at end of SCSI chain) - switchable termination power (on/of

Page 77

There is no problem using SCSI ID 0 on an Apple II. On a RamFAST SCSI card, it is also safe to use SCSI ID 7 for a drive. The RamFAST doesn'

Page 78 - Diskettes

used with a RamFAST SCSI card. A notable example is the Quantum Fireball series. However; the Trailblazer and all older Quantum models work fine. ___

Page 79

oscillator), which will make a 12.5MHz Zip. The oscillators are cheap enough to get two or three for experimenting with higher speeds. So, you j

Page 80

______________________________ From: LJSilicon 008- I just reinstalled System 6.0.1. Now every time I cold boot I get this message 'RamFAST/SCS

Page 81

20 34 -DBP 21 27 -DB1 22 28 -DB2 23 30 -DB4 24 23,24,25 Ground lines 25 38 TER

Page 82

System 6.0.1 Three things I can think of to check: One possibility is DMA compatibility. If your memory card is not DMA compatible, then swit

Page 83

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Page 84 - 010- How can I copy disks?

The 1987 ROM uses jumpers on the card to define the partitions on the drive. These partitions cannot be greater than 32MB and only two partitions are

Page 85

Switch on the hard disk, wait about 10 seconds for it to come up to speed, and then restart the computer." From the Macintosh User's

Page 86

The Termination Power modification for Apple SCSI cards consists of adding a diode. The mod for each card is shown in resource file R009SCSIMOD.G

Page 87 - Main Error List

______________________________ From: Scott G 021- How is DMA set for SCSI cards with 8MB RAM cards on the GS? DMA needs to be turned off with

Page 88

The Apple High Speed SCSI card has a printed label on one of the chips showing the name "Sandwich II" on it. ______________________________

Page 89

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Hardware Hacking, Part 13/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, arch

Page 90

John Link charted some comparisons in 1991 involving nine setups: no-TWGS, and 7, 8, 9, 10mHz boards before and after the 8kB-to-32kB cache upgr

Page 91

______________________________ From: Paul Guertin 001- Could anyone suggest a good project book for the Apple IIe. I'm interested in using an

Page 92

the "count" as a function of the variable resistance. Then compare the plot against the resistance curves for the thermistor (probably not l

Page 93

Pin 27: DMA daisy chain in. Pin 28: Interrupt daisy chain in. Pin 29: Non Maskable Interrupt. Pin 30: Interrupt Request. Pin 31: Reset. Pin 32:

Page 94

______________________________ From: Rubywand, David Kopper, Guenther Unger, Gabriel Hawkins, Michael Mahon 005- I've been getting Fatal System

Page 95

The idea is to quickly warm up the IC. I used a scheme like this on our early GS and 0911 bombs dropped from 4-5 per day to 2-3 per week. If you

Page 96

______________________________ From: Rubywand, Duncan Entwisle, Jerry Cline, Bruce Baker 007- How do I replace my GS "BatRAM battery"?

Page 97

Especially if you are joining bare leads to bare leads, you could end up with more bare wire than you are comfortable with. Check that the bare

Page 98

______________________________ From: George Rentovich 010- I'm afraid that oxidation on pins may be causing bad contacts and memory problems. H

Page 99

so 15-20 turns of small wire-- like wirewrap wire-- wrapped on a pencil or screwdriver shaft will make a small coil you can use. Make three coils.

Page 100

For 512kB, the entire top row of sockets should be filled. The bottom pair of pins should be jumpered. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ----------------

Page 101

TransWarpGS boards vary just as do ZipGS boards. Some can be pushed to higher speeds than others. If you decide to do a speed upgrade, get two or

Page 102

______________________________ 015- I recently picked up a spare GS from a flea market and would like to convert it into a portable. Has anyone done

Page 103

______________________________ From: Gilles Aurejac 018- What chip can I use to replace a bad RAM IC on my IIe motherboard? The 4164 (64k x 1)

Page 104

______________________________ From: Mitchell Spector 020- What advantages does the ROM 3 GS offer vs. the ROM-01 GS? The ROM 3 Apple IIgs off

Page 105

The down side is that some old GS games and demos won't run. However many of the more worthwhile ones have been patched. ___________________

Page 106

______________________________ From: David Wilson 023- I have several different model Apple II computers ranging from a II+ up through a IIgs. Does

Page 107

______________________________ From: David Empson 024- I just got a Dallas Smartwatch (aka No Slot Clock) for my Apple IIc+. Where does it go?

Page 108

board, you will probably have to get a PC ISA-8 ("PC XT") Slot board (or an ISA-8/16 Slot board with the extra contacts trimmed off).

Page 109 - Floppy Disk Drives

342-0132-D //c Keyboard ROM USA 1984 342-0133-A IIe Video (Char Gen) ROM 1982 342-0134-A

Page 110 - Disk ][ drive?

Years of exposure to sunlight and other UV can result in yellowing or even browning of Apple II cases. One solution is to pick a color and paint

Page 111

Note: Sometimes H2O2 concentration is expressed in "volume". A peroxide product for hair bleaching may be labeled "40 Volume". To

Page 112

030- I have a ZipGS. Sometimes my GS 'hangs' on power-up. Why? 031- The speedup has led to system crashes. What's the problem? 032-

Page 113

______________________________ From: Sandy 025- How can I tell the firmware version of my TWGS? With the IIGS turned on, press CONTROL-Apple

Page 114

The UV light to be used for indoor work is 'blacklight' UV. It is sometimes used to highlight posters in darkened rooms. (Other UV sou

Page 115

Liquidiser or hand blender Procedure Chuck all ingredients except the Oxy into a container and mix until a smooth thick gel is formed. Just bef

Page 116

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: History, Part 14/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, archived here

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Volume VI R021V6HIST.TXT R021V6HIST.HTML Volumes I - V are the actual history. The Appendices are in Volume VI. ______________________________ F

Page 118

resources currently devoted to II series development, production, and marketing. Finally, speculation aside, one has only to look at what the company

Page 119

plug-in upgrade, this is rumored to be a bridge board to partial Mac compatibility. That is, for a few hundred dollars, you may soon be able to turn y

Page 120

owners and former owners are asked to suggest company, school, and university computer purchases? Somehow, Apple is managing to convert its most valua

Page 121

On the positive side, just such a state of flux is most likely to produce fierce competition, lower prices, increased opportunities for developer

Page 122

success. Some "industry analysts" have suggested a low-priced Mac; but, aside from being a contradiction in terms, IF a fo r-real '90&a

Page 123

III. Sluff-off For home users, developers, software publishers-- for everyone, in fact, with a stake in the "low end" machine-- such

Page 124

______________________________ 029- After installing my ZipGS along with the ZipGS CDA and other software I've noticed that my ZipGS settings ne

Page 125 - Disk ][ controller card?

off, sold, or merely "supported" at current low levels, one thing seems clear. The odds are very slim that II users will ever again be an im

Page 126

Computer Wars I did not pick a winning manufacturer; it did pick a winning, standard platform: the "PC AT or compatible". Just look at

Page 127

After four years of minimal 'gs support, Apple's Consummate Enlightened One has issued an inCider encyclical assuring II users of the c

Page 128

Change-over Last fall the lone remaining advertiser-supported Apple II-only monthly announced the intention to "include Mac coverage"

Page 129

not, in five or six pages plastered with computer ads, neither the PS/1 nor the Mac LC were listed. The word "Apple" did not appear even on

Page 130

computing, go for the best, most II-like machine you can afford. As of Spring '91, this probably means either 1. take a ri sk on the IIgs OR 2

Page 131

Every IIgs user is aware that most major software vendors are not releasing 'all of that great PC stuff' in IIgs format. Too little att

Page 132 - File Utilities

By now it should be clear that, for the active computer user, access to a PC/AT machine is a 'given'. Along with your radio, TV, and te

Page 133

I then wrote a 256 byte "Monitor" program which watched the keyboard for hex data entry (address:data data data) and hex display and pr

Page 134 - Apple II?

C.T.: What about peripherals like the printer interface, cassette, and disk? I guess these were all coded using an assembler; right? Woz: By the ti

Page 135

slightly (naturally, with power OFF). You do not want any contact to normally touch a contact across from it. Whatever, if your GS starts okay a

Page 136

As an educational tool, Apple II is a sound investment. You can program it to tutor your children in most any subject, such as spelling, history, or

Page 137

* Memory: up to 48K bytes on-board RAM (4K supplied) o Uses either 4K or new 16K dynamic memory chips o Up to 12K rom (8K supplied)

Page 138

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Input Devices, Part 15/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, archive

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033- How can I use a PC mouse on my Apple II? ______________________________ From: Steve Jensen 001- How do I do the Shift Key Mod? Here&apos

Page 140

I had one on my ][+. I remember a couple of wires had to be run to the motherboard. One enabled true Shift key usage. The other I can't

Page 141

[3] ----------------------[5] X-axis (PDL0) [ 6] [6] ----------------------[8] Y-axis (PDL1) [10] [7] ---------------------

Page 142

X (horizontal) Left= 0 Right= 255 Y (vertical) Up= 0 Down= 255 This way, you have lots of active swing which makes graphics work and play

Page 143

The mods mentioned above are not difficult, especially if you swap in a PC cable. If you want to be able to use the stick on an Apple II, then so

Page 144

As shown below, a PC stick button Output is normally an unconnected wire. Most likely, inside the computer, a PC or compatible Game Port has this

Page 145

[3]---- Button 1 [8]---- Ground The +5V wire is easy to find. It will go to each pot and to one side of each Button switch. The Apple2 Ground

Page 146

033- How can I get a display of IIgs speed? You can use SpeedGS. This is a STARTUP program selector for ProDOS-8 on the Apple IIgs which feature

Page 147

5. Label each of the leads coming from the PC cable. If it is still connected to a joystick, the following pic will help identify each lead:

Page 148

Once adjusted, your 'new' stick should work fine with all PC wares.

Page 149

______________________________ From: Alberto Roffe 006- Can someone tell me the dip-switch settings for the "BITMOUSE" card by Sequent

Page 150

Apple ADB Keyboards I and II AppleDesign Keyboard (approx. price: $85) Apple Extended Keyboard (original) Apple Extended Keyboard II (approx. price:

Page 151 - .dsk and .2MG disk images?

Some indication of shrinkage or stretching on the pad seems to be normal. Our pad does not present a 'slate flat' look either; but, it

Page 152

The above assumes that the C-64 Koala Pad will use C-64's "Fire Button" input for its main button. The second button would, then,

Page 153

The header is as viewed on the motherboard. The DB-15 is the female connector that you would plug the keypad into. ______________________________ F

Page 154

When the pen is in reach of the tablet (up or down) this routine will return immediately. Else it will block - fortunately, the routine checks t

Page 155

If U1 pin 11 is near 0V and pin 19 of the KB Controller IC is not, then, there is either a break in the line connecting the pins or one or both I

Page 156

The escape is a likely key for this as it is located where it can easily contact the case but does not exhibit any problems until another key is

Page 157

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Applications, Part 4/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, archived

Page 158 - Apple II game?

loop1 inx ; increment pdl0 count lda pdl0 ; is high bit = 0? bmi loop1 ; no, keep checking

Page 159

Command O Dn Up Dn Command W Dn Up Up Command S Up Dn Dn Command P Up Dn Up Command Q Up Up Dn Command Z Up Up Up

Page 160

The best way to dislodge gunk is to push the 'tread' sidewise (kind of like removing a tire) as you work your way around the roller. Use the

Page 161

other large keys, take care to unhook stabilizer bars and pay attention to how the bar for each is connected. Spritz each key top with Windex, F

Page 163

______________________________ From: Mitchell Spector 024- How can I improve the feel of my original (beige-key) IIc keyboard? You can improve

Page 164

4 XDIR no Game Port function on //c, IIc+; this TTL-compatible input can be read at $C066 5 XMOVE Game Control 0 o

Page 165

8 PDL1 Joy-Y 9 PLD3 SW1 ______________________________ From: Rubywand 030- How can I be sure my joystick is properly adjusted? To check a

Page 166 - Apple II users?

______________________________ From: George Rentovich 032- Today my IIgs started "stuttering"-- i.e. working for a bit then freezing f

Page 167

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Monitors, Part 16/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, archived her

Page 168

From: Rubywand, David Empson, and Michael Gährken 001- What Operating System environments does the GS support? The GS can support several. Some

Page 169

034- My GS RGB monitor takes a long time to get bright. A fix? 035- Where can I get a GS RGB monitor cable? 036- Can I replace my Apple II composit

Page 170

Basically: unplug the monitor and let sit for a day, wear goggles, work on a non-conductive table surface, do not stress CRT neck. Unpluggi

Page 171

[|] [|] insulated Anode lead going to HV module [|] Needless to say, UNPLUG the monitor before beginning. Simply turning

Page 172

______________________________ 006- What tools and solder should I use for repairs? For any soldering use a good quality pencil-style iron rat

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L6B2 for a Blue screen 3. You can probably get a 10 microhenry choke at Radio Shack, or it is available for $1.28 (plus a $5 Handling charge)

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______________________________ From: Rubywand 011- How do I adjust Focus and Intensity on a blurry GS RGB Monitor? These adjustments may also

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What part should I get? The transistor is part Q502 on the PCB of the Applecolor RGB monitor, manufactured in 1987. This is the only power

Page 176

If, adjusting Horizontal Hold does not fix the problem, you will probably need to remove the case. For starters, this will let you squirt some Co

Page 177

______________________________ From: Michael Hickey, G. Utter, Jeff Blakeney, Steve Jensen, Blake Patterson, Scott Alfter, Louis Schulman, Jame

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1084 model with Dsub-9 IIgs Dsub-15 (Analog mode) 1 GND 13 GND (Blue) 3 Red 2 Red 4 Green

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Platinum Paint is a commercial program that can import all GS formats plus MacPaint. It can only save in SHR and Apple Preferred. Version 2.0 can mak

Page 180

1084 & 1084S Monitor Digital Connector 8 PIN DIN 'C' FEMALE viewed at the monitor _______ Pin# Signal / 2 \

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and 3) the video cable exhibits lower capacitance between the center lead and the shield. You can connect your Apple II to a Monochrome or Colo

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Pin 12 of the 'S02 would be bent up and connected to the output of an 'LS32 OR gate (e.g. pin 3). One of the OR gate's inputs (pin

Page 183 - 09010001. Is there a fix?

______________________________ From: David Empson 022- A friend with Apple //c's and IIc+'s wants to connect them to RGB monitors. What is

Page 184

For other sources, see the Vendors listing in Csa21MAIN2 or on the web page at http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs3VENDORS.html . ___________

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Some third-party MultiSync monitors will work on the Mac/VGA and IIgs, but these are very rare now. Most MultiSyncs do not go as low as 15 kHz. &quo

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CRT Size: 12"/ 11.5" viewable Video Bandwidth: 6.5MHz (+/- 1.5DB) Scanning Frequencies 60Hz model

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______________________________ From: Rubywand 027- Do I need to connect a monochrome monitor to my IIe to get readable 80-column text? Maybe n

Page 188 - What is the board for?

The VideoTurtle, from Turtle Enterprises, can be purchased for $149.95 from one of it's authorized distributors, such as Tex Comp Ltd. To or

Page 189

______________________________ From: James D. Keim 032- My SecondSight board bombs every time I try to run Inwords or PublishIt. What's wrong?

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ref. http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ Apple In PC (or "AppleInPC") ref. http://kldp.net/projects/appleinpc/ Apple Oasis Page

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display got brighter but it's still not very good. Are there any adjustments that can be made? The problem you describe is consistant with

Page 192

Unsolder the resistor, scrape the leads with a Stanley knife (gently!). Clean the solder pads with some 200 grit wet and dry sandpaper. Resolder

Page 193

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Power & Cooling, Part 17/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, a

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1 GND The Power Supply connector pins are numbered as above. When you are sitting in front of the computer, pin 1 is nearest you. (i.e. pi

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* Except for PC power supplies, good four-output models with a -5V output seem to be rare. You can add a simple -5V regulator circuit to the -12V ou

Page 196

A good indicator of power problems is a noticeable drop in voltage on the +5V line as measured on the motherboard. Instead of the 4.9V - 5.0V typ

Page 197 - How can I re-whiten them?

voltages appearing across the power supply output will be larger. If you notice otherwise 'mysterious' system glitches despite having a good

Page 198

Swapping-in fat leads is, technically speaking, a pretty simple job. You pop out the power supply, open it, unsolder old +5, +12, and Ground lea

Page 199

Fatter +5, +12, and Ground leads should protect you power supply and reduce circuit noise. If audio noise in your stereo card output and/o

Page 200

Slot 7 to the Ground plane. (You may need to scrape through green insulating lacquer to solder to the Ground plane area.) +5V: On the bottom side of

Page 201

Stop the Madness (Mac) ref. ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/emulators/stm/ Sweet16 for BeOS http://www.sheppyware.net/ Sweet16 for Carbo

Page 203

______________________________ From: Rubywand 009- Why do so few GS power supplies have a fan installed? Most users depend upon System Saver G

Page 204

no card produces a failure the original problem was, likely, a card which was not properly inserted. Bad Power Cord Unplug and replug the powe

Page 205

Blown Electrolytic Capacitor(s) On the end of the circuit board near the Switch are some relatively large electrolytic capacitors (typically t

Page 206

The power supply in the //e's I fixed is made by Dyna Comp, Inc. for Apple, model no: 699-0136. Ratings are as follows: Input 240V/50Hz, Ou

Page 207

If you open the power supply up (WITH THE MAINS PLUG OUT!) you will find a capacitor C7 near the transformer in the middle of the printed circuit

Page 208

If the PS starts to chirp when even small loads are applied (e.g. 10 Ohms across the +5V output), then it has one or more bad components or is ba

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Above cables made with heavy duty wires (AWG-18, with 600v insulation; color-coded. All power supplies and cables thoroughly pre-tested prior to shipp

Page 210

______________________________ From: Scott G 017- My System Saver IIgs has gotten really noisy. How can I fix it? It may be that the fan insi

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For a good on-line listing of PEEKs, POKEs, pointers, and CALLs, see the comp.sys.apple2.programmer FAQs: html- http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/

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From: Louis Cornelio The fan I removed from my System Saver IIgs is the Comaire-Rotron Sprite SU2C1-- 'C1, not 'C7. Actually, out of t

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3.1sq. x 1.5(80x38 mm) 22cfm 36db 6watts 115VAC ball bearing $18.30 NMB 3115FS Series 3115FS-12W-B20 (Newark #68K1212, p.1476 in 2008 ca

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I have never, ever heard something sound so sweet! It balanced the volume perfectly and completely eliminated the bus noise.

Page 216

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Printers, Part 18/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, archived her

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With the printer OFF, hold the Form Feed button down while pressing down the ON switch. Release both buttons when the print head starts to move.

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German U U D Swedish D U D French U D D Spanish D D D Form Length SW-1 #4 11 inches U default 12 inche

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SW-2 #4: If you have the 32K Memory Option, LocalTalk card, etc. installed, SW-2 #4 should be set DOWN. Otherwise, it should be set UP (the usual set

Page 220

No. In the ImageWriter cable, Pins 1 & 2, 3 & 5, and 6 & 8 are supposed to be swapped from one end of the cable to the other.

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______________________________ 005- My ImageWriter II doesn't print! The head moves, and I can hear the pins striking the paper, but I get nothi

Page 222 - Input Devices

The idea is that the WD-40 spreads unused ink into the ribbon's print area; so, it will not work for restoring multi-Color ribbons. Since yo

Page 223

SW2-1 through SW2-7 set access speed for Slots 1-7. Set the switch OFF for slower access to the corresponding Slot. This is generally only needed for

Page 224 - Where can I get one?

Copy Paintworks.Gold and the PaintTools folder (with its contents) to a folder on your hard disk. The Patch allows you to to start PWG unde

Page 225

______________________________ 011- What are the DIP switches on my Grappler+ for? The DIP switches are used to configure your card for a serie

Page 226

Switch one doesn't matter unless you want to send a high bit through. If you don't care about printing high ASCII (language characters, leg

Page 227

______________________________ From: Supertimer 013- I have recently acquired an Apple IIGS and I want to use my Panasonic PanaPrinter parallel dot

Page 228

______________________________ From: Owen Aaland 015- I have a problem with getting fonts recognized. I copied the entire contents of one PRODOS Vol

Page 229

(If you have a cable connecting the printer port to the printer, then "Select a Port" would be "Printer" and "Select a Printe

Page 230

8 Receive Data plus Shield is frame ground. The ImageWriter I or DeskJet 500 has a female DB-25 connector, arranged in the standard order for DTE

Page 231

______________________________ From: Rubywand, M Kelsey, Mark, Glynne Tolar 020- How can I connect my Imagewriter II to a PC? You can do Text pr

Page 232

Socket-A Socket-B TXD 2 -> 3 RXD RXD 3 <- 2 TXD RTS 4 -> 5 CTS

Page 233

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Sound & Music, Part 19/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, arc

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______________________________ From: Todd Whitesel 001- If the GS only has eight output chanels, then it would seen to me that it could only play ei

Page 235

165 REM Does the block read/write 170 PRINT "BLOCK ";B 175 E= PEEK(255) 180 REM E= error number 185 IF E<1 THEN 195 190 PRINT "ERROR

Page 236 - Tablet?

'channel number' setting for the oscillator and the last one simply changes voltage from about 3 volts to about 0.5 (for you EE folks out t

Page 237

the front two outputs. I have built this circuit on a bread board but need to make a PC board to make a better sounding circuit. Also the output imp

Page 238

Typical Output Stage [O] C2 - C5 o----||----o | R3 - R

Page 239

______________________________ From: Rubywand 003- My IIgs has a stereo cable plugged right into the Sound Output jack. Isn't that two-channel

Page 240

Volts) comes from the slot into which the board is plugged. The outputs go to "RCA-type" hi-fi jacks mounted on the rear of the board for ea

Page 241

______________________________ From: Mitchell Spector 007- I just got a Phasor Sound Card and now I need some info. What are the 4 DIP switches used

Page 242

http://www.apple2.org.za/mirrors/ground.icaen.uiowa.edu/MiscInfo/Hardware/ [quote] If you don't mind putting together a few parts, you can buil

Page 243 - Flight Stick?

If you can get the file http://cassius.ee.su.oz.au/~adrianw/gsaudioin.bsq there's proof there that it all works (a raw sound file I made). _____

Page 244

MockingBoard C is simply a MB-A that has been upgraded by plugging in one speech chip. Suggested retail price is $179.00. (There was an 'undocume

Page 245

The Enable/Disable register also lets you decide whether or not to send the Noise Generator's output through a Channel. Three bits let you d

Page 246

______________________________ From: O Aaland 012- How can I use a Mac as a network server with my GS? In order to use the Mac as a server wit

Page 247

Envelope Control (bit 4): 1 = Use Env; 0 = Use Level value 09 B Level (0-3) and Envelope Control (bit 4): 1 = Use Env; 0 = Use

Page 248 - Anyone have a fix?

Similarly, to do a Reset (set all PSG regs to zero) ... Reset 1016: A9 00 8D 00 C4 A9 04 8D 00 C4 60 To put the value $55 in PSG

Page 249 - Monitor

______________________________ From: Tom Mage 012- How can I get 'regular Apple sound' (like BEEPs, etc.) to play through my Mockingboard&

Page 250

______________________________ From: Michael Mahon For the vast majority of connections to external amplifiers, a non-polarized capacitor is n

Page 251

From: Clayburn Juniel/Effective Software Solutions Hey, what about Music Composer? It's much better than synthLAB for doing MIDI playbac

Page 252

______________________________ From: Dave Huizing 016- What formats are used for audio files? See the Audio File Formats Guide FAQs resource

Page 253

rSound no std. $D8 Resource fork contains one or more rSound and rResName resources. Used by HyperCard

Page 254

______________________________ From: Rick Diffley 022- How can get more System Sounds for my GS? IF you have HCGS (HyperCard GS) then, one way to

Page 255 - RGB Monitor?

______________________________ 024- Using Sound Shop and similar utilities, I get static and scratchiness on my GS sound samples and, sometimes, hum.

Page 256

helps reduce noise. However, any GS may exhibit Slot noise when a few power-sucking boards (e.g. an accelerator) are plugged in. For ways to red

Page 257

You probably cannot run AppleShare 2.x on an LC III, because it only runs under Mac System 6.x. Apart from the number of users, the full AppleShare s

Page 258 - IIgs monitor?

Sonix program, info, and wave files http://www.apple2.org.za/mirrors/ground.icaen.uiowa.edu/Collections/SoWhat/ For Soundsmith, mod players, .

Page 259

______________________________ From: Rodney Hester and Rubywand 030- My GS stereo board's sound output is very low and noisy. A fix? An

Page 260

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Telecom Hardware & Transfers, Part 20/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usene

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______________________________ From: Rubywand 001- How do I transfer files between my Apple and a PC or Mac? The best, most flak-free way to m

Page 262

On a PC, you can install a program called MacDrive 98. This program allows Windows 95 to read, write, and format HFS volumes. To transfer

Page 263

______________________________ From: Bill Mackin 003- I've heard of ADT and ap2222pc. How do these packages work for transferring Apple II dis

Page 264 - Laser 128?

ADTPro- Recent release for ProDOS which runs on 64k Apple II (with the Apple SSC card) and with the Apple IIgs native modem port at 115kbps. This dis

Page 265

Since a NULL a modem connection generally requires fewer control signals than a connection to a real modem, there are many workable variations of

Page 266

If you can not use a separate PC or Mac port for your connection to the Apple II, you can move the PC modem cable connection from your net modem

Page 267

Finally, you will select the file or files to send or "Open". At the start, some experimentation is likely to be involved in get

Page 268

available, either. Sometimes, these programs include a built-in screen save feature; otherwise, capturing a screen will take special measures. O

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them in a .SHK file, Z-modem them to the PC, and use Nulib (v3.24) to unshrink the files in PC Text format. Otherwise, you are probably better o

Page 270

A Dsub-25 female connector viewed from the front ,----------------------------------------. \ 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 / \ 25

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Seial Port Modem Signal Name Dsub25m Dsub25m 2 -------- 2 TD (transmit data) 3 -------- 3 RD (receive data) 4 -----

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______________________________ From: David Empson, Richard Der, Rubywand, Hal Bouma 010- What is the maximum modemming speed I can get from my Apple

Page 273

____________________________ From: Gareth Jones 011- What telecom programs run on Apple II computers? KERMIT: Available in DOS 3.3 and ProDOS versi

Page 274

Another very good program is Modem MGR from MGR Software. It runs on any Apple II and works with a wide range of modems, 80-column boards, and cl

Page 275

Note that RS-232-C signals on the SSC use negative-true logic; that is, they are true at 0v and false at +5 volts. DIP Switch Settings (up is ON

Page 276

For modem operation, SW1-7 should always be ON and SW2-7 should always be OFF. *For printer operation, the setting may vary. If using an Imagewr

Page 277

SW2-5 enables automatic line feed generation. on auto-send a linefeed after sending a CR off no linefeed auto-send SW2-6 enables interrupts.

Page 278

An unmodified SSC can access the external oscillator circuit via software to get 115,200 bits per second. All you have to do is dump $10 into $C0AB in

Page 279

Quite a few. Apple Integer BASIC (in-ROM on the first Apple II's), can be loaded into II+ and later models. Applesoft, a floating point BASI

Page 280

o Switch 3: IRQ from 6818 o Switch 4: NMI from 6818 ______________________________ From: Cyrus Roton <[email protected]>

Page 281

______________________________ From: David Empson 017- What kind of cable should I use to connect a modem to my IIc? Here is the pinout of the IIc

Page 282

The IIc cannot do hardware handshaking** very well, but this is as close as you can get: IIc Modem DIN-5M Dsub-25M

Page 283

Yes; the cable to use is a Macintosh to Hayes Modem cable. This can be found in any computer store. Just ask for a Mac to modem cable. All new M

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2- "Phone Number" page Connect using= Direct to Com 1 (or whatever PC Com port you will use) Click on Configure* and set Bits per second=

Page 285

______________________________ From: Dave Althoff and Jeff Blakeney 021- How do I get an Applesoft program into a PC-DOS computer in text format? Bo

Page 286

Before that, I was using something that worked except at 2400: ATX4&M0Y0\N2 ______________________________ From: John M. Davies Just poin

Page 287

______________________________ From: Steph and Gist 024- What cable can I use to do Apple IIc <---> PC ADT transfers? Below is the pino

Page 288

wait-state and by sending sample-files from the IIc by issuing a 'send' command from ADT to Hyperterm. I discovered that the problem w

Page 289

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Uploading & Downloading, Part 21/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet pos

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______________________________ From: David Cross 017- How do I save a BASIC program in ASCII text form? The following line added to the front of y

Page 291

Downloading via a Browser Some major Apple II sites are FTP sites-- places you get to via an ftp:// URL. FTP connections tend have a pretty raw

Page 292

Another pretty good alternative is to go ahead and download the .shk, etc. file and use a PC utility named "Uncook" to try producing a

Page 293 - Printers & Interfaces

C:\Downloads whenever you connect to Asimov. If you want downloads to go into D:\TempStuff, you can pick this destination. Another situation in which

Page 294

off the Binary II prefix during transfer. GS-ShrinkIt and 8-bit ShrinkIt will remove a Binary II prefix from .shk, etc. ShrinkIt files.) The fil

Page 295

______________________________ 004- I need some help with uploading. I uploaded a large file to an Apple II ftp site but nobody seems able to downloa

Page 296

Click "Yes" when asked if you want to upload the file(s). If the site accepts your upload you will get some kind of message indica

Page 297

loader does not have an A2 telecom program which automatically strips off the header during NULL modem transfers (or if "Binary Down" is tur

Page 298

All of the above would be uploaded in "binary" mode. Text which is intended to be readable on-line should be uploaded as plain T

Page 299

When you are done reading and replying, you exit the program and it creates a reply file, called a REP packet. The next time you connect, you si

Page 300

______________________________ 011- What is a "Binary II" header? A Binary II header is a small block of code tacked onto some Apple

Page 301

Actually, GEOS is ProDOS compatible, at least in the sense that Catalyst, MouseDesk, and Apple II Desktop are. GEOS can act as a program launche

Page 302

ftp files by email. I think that by sending HELP to that address you will get the rules of how to do it. How about surfing the net? Well, I send me

Page 303

You may have noticed that you get good IE downloads of .zip files from some sites-- WinZip unzips the files with no problem. But, from other site

Page 304

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Zip Drives & Tape, Part 23/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings,

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Zip Q&A 001-008 info mainly from the 1996 II Alive review by Eric Dietrich 001- What is a "Zip drive"? The typical Zip drive is a

Page 306

have. The Apple cards are no longer made or supported; but, you may be able to buy one at a swap meet. The Sequential Systems RamFAST has DMA pl

Page 307

comp.sys.apple2, or, even, read the documentation that came with your SCSI card (when all else fails ...). ______________________________ 006- How d

Page 308 - Sound & Music

Shared HFS GS/Mac disks should be formatted on the IIGS because the IIGS tends to provide a format that is acceptable to both platforms while the

Page 309

MUG! is an NDA (New Desk Accessory) which must be started from the 'Apple menu' (click on the Apple symbol) available at the top of a t

Page 310

As for getting your GS to recognize the Zipdrive in all applications: 1.) Turn on your Zipdrive 2.) Turn on your external HD 3.) Turn on the GS 4.

Page 311

______________________________ From: Rubywand 012- Which SCSI interface works best with a Zip Drive? Your best choice is the version 3.01f Ram

Page 312

GS WorldView (v5.1) http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Misc/ Complete documentation does not seem to be available on-line. You can find decent do

Page 313

______________________________ From: Rubywand 014- Should I just let the System Finder handle formatting of new Zip disks? If you are at the u

Page 314

______________________________ 016- Often, when I power-ON my computer, the disk in my Zip Drive is not recognized. What's the problem? A

Page 315

______________________________ From: Dan Brown, KE6MKS 019- What's a good utility for doing tape backups on the GS? Here follows an unpai

Page 316

GSOS or I believe there are some 8 bit programs, too) that knows how to store files on the tape. Open Advanced Disk Utilities when in GSOS and s

Page 317

______________________________ From: Supertimer 022- I've heard that Apple's Hi-Speed SCSI card does not allow swapping Zip disks wit

Page 318

I've had success with repairing the directories on disks destroyed by 'click death' drives. I'd tried reformatting the disk

Page 319

______________________________ From: Supertimer 026- How do I restart my HS SCSI + Zip when the Zip deactivates? The problem is with the Apple

Page 320

Using my Mac PPC, I just change the file type of any 5.25 DOS 3.3 disk image to this: New Type: DSK5 New Creator: Gus! Then, I drag and d

Page 321

at full speed (set ON) or "normal" speed (set OFF)**. SW2-8 sets Defeat Speaker Delay. To play 'old Apple' music and effects corr

Page 322

______________________________ From: Rubywand 027- How can I move AppleSoft BASIC programs to Quick BASIC on my PC? Transferring Applesoft p

Page 323

Mainly, the directions tell you to rename the _ON and _OFF files from .txt to .reg for executing.

Page 324

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: CD-ROM, Part 5/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, archived here f

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Note 2: A version 1.01 ZipGS card needs to be upgraded to work with RamFAST. 2- External CD-ROM disc drive which your SCSI card supports. The Appl

Page 326

4- To hear music played from a CD, Stereo headphones, speakers, or hi-fi cables need to be plugged into the CD ROM drive. Most drives have a mini- Ste

Page 327

From the Apple Menu click on Media Controller to show the CD ROM player. Click Channel 1, the name of your CD ROM driver sould show in the player

Page 328

"Fine; but, how do I ask the Family Doctor a question, peruse an encyclopedia, and use other neat CD-ROM data disc products?" Act

Page 329

If you already have CD-ROM up and running on your IIgs, then hard disk installation of discQuest should involve nothing more than creating a fold

Page 330

created other folders (Games, Graphics, etc.). All in all, 100+ floppies and a 340 meg hard drive had been turned into a nice, organized 105 meg archi

Page 331

I made a ProDOS 8 CD-ROM just today for the first time. I used Windows '95 since it has APSI driver emulation in an MS-DOS prompt and a *fre

Page 332

______________________________ From: Jeff Brielmaier 003- How do I set up a Transwarp on my IIe? Bank1: Sw 1-7 -> Change to OPEN if there is a m

Page 333

- Apple IIGS Photo CD - Open-Apple/A2-Central CD ______________________________ From: Charles T. "Dr. Tom" Turley Having both The

Page 334

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: DOS & ProDOS, Part 6/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, archi

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033- How can I set default volume and folder under ProDOS? 034- How can I discover the volume name of a just booted disk? 035- How do I create a fo

Page 336

lets you use the semi-colon as a terminating 'wildcard' character. This DOS includes a CATALOG fix to show correct size of files bigger than

Page 337

BSAVE NARF, A$300, L$7F - saves $7F bytes of memory starting at address $300 as a binary file named NARF. (BSAVE NARF, A768, L127 uses decimal number

Page 338

IN# 0 - sets the source for Apple inputs to the keyboard (default). INT - (integer) puts system into Integer BASIC if it is present. FP - (floating

Page 339

______________________________ 007- How do I create new DOS 3.3 diskettes? One of the best features of DOS 3.3 is that any bootable DOS diskett

Page 340 - Modem" cable?

Yes. DOS 3.3 does not have a plain "FORMAT" command; but, you can use utilities such as Copy II+ to easily format a diskette without ad

Page 341

______________________________ 012- What does it mean to "Boot" a disk? BOOT comes from the idea of 'pulling yourself up by your

Page 342

the source files appeared in the catalog as "L" if you booted LISA, or "B" if you booted a normal disk. The "B", &q

Page 343

There is also a jumper pair near the bottom middle of the card. This is the Speed Jumper. Jumper it if you want 'demon to slow down for I/O

Page 344

DOS 3.3 works like this: JSR $3E3 ;get address of RWTS IOB (low in Y, high in A) (you can either change the stuff that Y/A poin

Page 345

According to The Dostalk Scrapbook, there are 3 official (as in Apple made 'em, I think) versions of DOS 3.3. PEEK (46725) supposedly tell

Page 346

______________________________ From: Neil Parker and Rubywand 019- What information is included in the DOS 3.3 VTOC and catalog sectors? VTOC

Page 347

$3C-3F Bit map for Track $01 ... $80-81 Bit map for Track $12 (18) Example: The entry shown is 3F 7F 00 00. Only the first two bytes (

Page 348

______________________________ 020- How does DOS 3.3 remember which sectors are used to store a file? Every file has a set of one or more Track

Page 349

position which is a multiple of the random-access record length. (Note that sequential and random-access text files share the same file type. It is up

Page 350 - Which cable?

______________________________ From: Rubywand 022- How can I run DOS 3.3 programs from 3.5" disks and hard disk? You can run quite a few

Page 351

>> If you have properly installed DOS 3.3 Launcher, your DOS 3.3 programs should appear with DOS 3.3 icons when viewed through the Finder. To la

Page 352

provides much faster disk I/O than standard DOS 3.3. ProDOS is a whole new disk operating system. To get ProDOS from the net, see Csa21MAIN4: Get It-

Page 353

Another way is to use Disk Muncher or some other whole-disk copier to copy some bootable ProDOS diskette which includes BASIC.SYSTEM. You can del

Page 354

OFF indicates slot/port is accessed at High Speed. ON indicates slot/port is to Slow Down for access. All slots that can be accessed at High Spe

Page 355

______________________________ From: Rubywand 030- How do I LOAD, SAVE, etc. files under ProDOS? LOAD (SAVE, RENAME, etc.) work very much as i

Page 356

______________________________ From: Rubywand and David Empson 032- What is the default volume and folder (directory) when ProDOS boots? When

Page 357

that folder without worrying about the names of the volume and folder in which your Eamon stuff is located. If you know that the EAMON folder is

Page 358

o- If there is no established default prefix, then, ProDOS will read the volume name of the volume in the default Slot and Drive. Note: PREFIX used i

Page 359 - II sites?

For a detailed description of functions including command codes and parameters, see a ProDOS manual or one of the other references mentioned in Q

Page 360

EXEC the resulting Text file, you can obtain an Applesoft BASIC program which you can modify as necessary for ProDOS. 6. It's not DOS 3.3: Very

Page 361

v1.9 $2865: EA EA v2.0.3 $2836: EA EA It turns out that the bytes Stephen was diddling are D0 03 in the sequence 69 0B D0 03 A5 0C 60.

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DOS Books The DOS Manual from Apple Beneath Apple DOS by Worth & Lechner Apple II User's Guide by Poole, Martin, and Cook ProDOS Boo

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Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Diskettes, Part 7/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, archived her

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specific application, it is best to stick with 35 tracks in order to retain full compatibility with disk utilities (such as Copy II Plus) and other wa

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Special Note: The slot that the SpeeDemon card resides in should be set to the "Off" position ____________________________ From: Will B

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______________________________ From: Rubywand 004- Recently I found that some of my old 5.25" disks would not boot. A check showed splotches et

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You can, still, run software from most copy-protected diskettes by just booting them. ______________________________ From: Vincent Joguin, Char

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The other common way of moving the data is to connect an Apple II to a PC using a NULL modem cable and using comm programs such as Kermit to transfer

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GSE-Reactive ( http://www.gse-reactive.com/ ) sells boxes of 10 5.25" DD floppies for $5. Albert Franklin (email: [email protected]) sells

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5.25 360 500 MFM 83.33 15*512 80/2 1200 DSHD (4) 3.5 300 250 MFM 50.00 9*512 80/2 720 DSDD (5) 3.5 300

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as the ones included in Copy II Plus, Locksmith, and Essential Data Duplicator, may get the job done. Using it's built-in parms library, Copy II

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There was a thread discussing the impossibility of creating bootable ProDOS disks from a Mac with a 'force-feed' floppy drive. Seems it

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Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Error List, Part 8/25 Note from archiver<at>cs.uu.nl: This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, archived he

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Note 1: Thanks to information supplied by David Empson several early System Failure Code messages (e.g. "File map destroyed") are now consid

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0029 GS/OS: driver is busy 002B GS/OS: disk write protected 002C GS/OS: invalid byte count 002D GS/OS: invalid block address 002E GS/OS: disk/volume s

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...*... CPS follow disable=0/enable=1 ...*.. Last Reset warm? READ ONLY ...*. Hardware DMA

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0103 [01] TOOL LOCATOR: invalid StartStop record 0104 tool cannot load 0110 specified minimum Version not found 0111 specified message not found 0112

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0601 [06] EVENT MANAGER: EM startup already called 0602 emResetErr 0603 emNotActErr 0604 emBadEvtCodeErr 0605 emBadBttnNoErr 0606 emQSiz2LrgErr 0607

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1001 [16] CONTROL MANAGER: Window Manager not initialized 1002 cmNotInitialized 1003 noCtlInList 1004 noCtlError 1005 notExtendedCtlError 1006 noCtlT

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1701 [23] STANDARD FILE OPERATIONS: bad prompt description 1702 badOrigNameDesc 1704 badReplyNameDesc 1705 badReplyPathDesc 1706 badCall 1901 [25] NO

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1E0A resIndexRange 1E0B resSysIsOpen 1E0C resHasChanged 1E0D resDiffConverter 1E0E resDiskFull 1E0F resInvalidShutDown 1E10 resNameNotFound 1E11 resBa

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2308 msBadPortNum 2309 msPortBusy 230A msParamRangeErr 230B msMsgQueueFull 230C msRecBufFull 230D msOutputDisabled 230E msMessageError 230F msOutputBu

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The IIgs self-test is activated by holding down Open-Apple and Option and turning ON the computer. Or, with the computer ON, you can hold down th

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Soft Switches:M AA= 03 BB= State Register bit CC= Read addr. Low Byte Address Test:K AA= 04 BB= __: Bank number CCDD= Failed RAM Address

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Sound Test:3 AA= 0C DD= 01: RAM data error 02: RAM address error 03: Data register failed 04: Control registe

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RamFAST: RAMFAST.SYSTEM "Incompatible configure.dat" "CHECK STARTUP DEVICE" "NO BUFFERS AVAILABLE" "UNABLE TO

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