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potatohead's Blog > Apple II Disk Image Related Things

Posted 01 October 2011

I wanted to use my Apple as a simple VT100 type terminal for various Propeller related things. I remembered Pro Term way back when, and it was a very solid product, employing then modern GUI type interaction. Interestingly, that interaction is familiar even now, tab, space, arrows doing what a modern Windows computer would do. Funny that. ...


potatohead's Blog > Running Apple this weekend.

Posted 19 September 2011

Scored a really great 80's portable TV. It can sit right on top of the Apple. Now, if I could only find one of those green screens... all in due time.

Anyway, the TV is sweet. Required almost no real adjustment. I pulled the back and did the usual. Expanded the displayed frame, by pulling the yoke back just a bit. it's a newer one, so I...


potatohead's Blog > Atari begins C&D to retro community

Posted 22 August 2011

http://atariuser.blo...ienate-and.html

Not cool people. Not cool at all.

potatohead's Blog > Got My Apple!

Posted 04 May 2011

Ok, so I got sucked in. It was a great deal, and I usually know better than to go using e-bay...

The plan is to play some older games. I've a copy of Ultima on disk that I've not played for years. Hope it works.

At some point, I want to put Propeller chips on cards for use with the Apple as a retro-dev station. Just getting started...


potatohead's Blog > I want a Apple II+ or better machine.

Posted 10 March 2011

Missed out on the sale posted here recently, and it just solidified my desire for a classic Apple ][ series computer.

I'm not too particular about the model. Would prefer the e, but a nice plus, with 8 col card, language card, etc... would be just fine.

Ping me. ...or just know I want one, and maybe post up what you want, just because we can!