Kansasfest 2020, the 32 nd annual apple ii convention, is scheduled for july 2126 in kansas city, missouri. Using downloaded software the ultimate apple ii resource. At present your authorized apple dealer isnt likely to be as much help with the gs as he would have been back then. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided. I have to admit my ignorance of everything that has more than 8 bits, but i am curious. Unzip the downloaded file to access the individual disk images for the software title. The apple ii series trademarked with square brackets as apple and rendered on later models as apple is a family of home computers, one of the first highly successful massproduced microcomputer products, designed primarily by steve wozniak, manufactured by apple computer now apple inc. The program was originally developed at styleware, creators of multiscribe a word processor for both the 8bit apple ii and iigs specific version and top draw an object orientated drawing program. Apple highspeed scsi card 90 mb bernoulli hard drive system 6. Appleworks is an integrated office suite containing a word processor, database, and spreadsheet. Sep 12, 2012 apple news, photo galleries, downloads, and discussion forums. The software consists of a specially configured version of netatalk 2.
While featuring the macintosh look and feel, and resolution and color similar to the commodore amiga and atari st, it remains compatible with earlier apple ii models. Apple or its tradein partners reserve the right to refuse or limit any trade in transaction for any reason. All documentation files are in pdf file format while software disks are contained in zip files for downloading. How can i get data to and from my apple iigs to a mac. The primary purpose of any library is to preserve cultural relics and this software library is no different. This is useful for mousecompatible software like dazzle draw. Get the best deals on apple iigs and find everything youll need to.
Apple iigs orcac compiler, an ansi c compiler for the 65816 with libraries for the apple iigs. Yes, using an apple iigs is ok for disk images, its prodos all around. If your memory card is not dma compatible, then switch 1 on the apple hs scsi card should be open up. Gsos is an operating system developed by apple computer for its apple iigs personal computer that uses the prodos filing system. The apple iigs was the most powerful computer in the apple ii line. It emulates a hard drive using solidstate compact flash cards. Current apple iigs related auctions listed by time left. It supports standard hard disk and cdrom iso and bincue images as well as mames chd format. Downloading older apple iigs software apple community. The apple gs tried to compete with the commodore amiga and atari st.
Kegs emulates an apple iigs accurately at between 8mhz and 120mhz on pretty much any unixlinux computer, win32, or mac os x. The site is all about a browserbased emulator of the iigs, but when a game is selected to run, the website includes a download link. It can convert almost all kinds of dvd to apple tv format. Kegs is an apple iigs emulator for mac os x, linux, and win32. To access these slots, refer to systems users manual on how to remove the cover to your system. There is an abundance of utility and system software enhancement programs available for the iigs. The apple iigs styled as iigs, the fifth and most powerful of the apple ii family, is a 16bit personal computer produced by apple computer, inc. The iigs is a continuation of the earlier apple ii computer line, and is designed to be backwards compatible with apple ii software and hardware. There are several video output options for the apple iigs. Import basic from text file convert a text listing of an applesoft program into a bas file. Apple iigs games software free download apple iigs games. The lost classics project site getting apple ii and iigs software reclassified as freeware, with downloads. To date, macintosh repository served 1056789 old mac files, totaling more than 190837. Treasure chest project another site getting apple ii and iigs software reclassified as freeware, with.
My favourite program refuses to work in kegsxgsbernie the rescuesweet 16. Based on the beos version of sweet16, which was in turn based on the outlandishly popular bernie the rescue, its code is mature and positioned to. We will test software, fix hardware, program it, hack it, and. The svd for the apple ii softdisk monthly software collection killed 2. The microdriveturbo ide controller is a mass storage device that is used with the apple iigs or enhanced e. Other apple iigs emulators and other kegs ports casags kegsosx a port of kegs using the sdl library to mac os x. The thunderscan gs software has been created specifically for use on the apple iigs with at least 512k of memory. The iigs was the first apple computer system to utilize the apple desktop bus. A good source of iigs games in disk image format ie. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only.
Apple ii textfiles with the introduction of the apple ii family of computers, the wonders of programming, communicating, and just plain geeking out became affordable for an entire generation of budding enthusiasts and their families. Originally designed by steve wozniak, the apple ii series was both one of the first. Jun 30, 2015 this is a 10 min video showing how to build the apple iigs system software 6. When installing the microdriveturbo in your apple e a few things need to first be taken into consideration. Here are my contributions to the apple ii community. An apple iigs has the capability to run almost all apple ii, apple iie, and apple iic programs. Sweet16 is the most capable apple iigs emulator for computers running mac os x.
When jm gothic is the system font, the window manager uses jm gothic instead of the hardcoded shaston 8. Download the new update for your 39yearold apple ii. I just became a new owner of the apple iigs and i am loving the machine, its everything i wanted and more. There are several different disk image formats, some supported by apple ii software, some only usable by emulators. Vintage apple iie iigs applied engineering pc transporter w color switch works view more results the newly revamped focus card now easily supports compact flash card storage, as well as ide 2. Defender of the world dotw is a nintendosega style fast pace actionpacked arcade shootemup exclusively for the apple iigs computer. Creating prodos bootdisk for apple iigs apple community. Updated on february 19, 1997 with html format conversion, style and layouts courtesy of karen schaffer please email all.
Along with the unit itself, he included extra keyboards, memory expansion cards, scsi cards and drives, and tons and tons of software and documentation. The focus drive is a full length interface card that is installed into slots on the computers main circuit board. Most of them support hard drive images by creating a dummy smartport compatible storage device in a slot. Software that runs on the apple iigs can be divided into two major categories. Very rare book on educational software for the apple ii plus, iie, iic, iigs. A 32 meg hard drive image, also called volume image, is how prodos segregates partition space. Sep 16, 2016 software developer john brooks decided to commemorate one of the most successful apple ii versions, the apple iigs, which was released thirty years ago on september 15, 1986. So i would think it would work if the image can fit on the disk probably needs to be compressed. The apple iigs personal computer features version 5.
Gsos is really for the apple gs to imitate the macintosh. Wordperfect for the iigs has just been released by corel as freeware. Apple ii, iigs and mac music software the collective listing. Exclusively created for the apple iigs personal computer, gsos dramatically increases the speed of both disk access and program launching. There are a few places on the internet in which you can obtain the schematic for the iigs. This means you need to transfer the file, then use binscii to convert the.
Most of the apple ii files are either straight text or binsciid shrinkit files. It provides facilities for accessing the file system, controlling inputoutput devices, loading and running program files, and a system allowing programs to handle interrupts and signals. Make offer apple design keyboard for macintosh iigs adb apple desktop bus mac vintage m2980. So basically you would write the image to a pc disk, then read it in on the iigs, then use the iigs to create the disk image. The focus drive works with both the apple iigs and iie. There was so much great software for the apple 2 and i have manyafond memories of games like karateka, star blazer and ultima.
This site is dedicated to the preservation of the apple iigs computing platform. Games, utils, programming, copy2plus are an example of some folders. Youll want to format the hd disk as an 800k hfs disk first in the pb, then format it again in the gs as prodos. The focus drive is a full length interface card that is in stalled into slots on the computers main circuit board. Robert woodhead of sirtech software, wellknown as the cocreator of the wizardry series of computer roleplaying games, will join us as the keynote speaker. This book is the result of a 3years understanding of the inners of gsos which was done in order to build a file system. Dvd to apple tv converter is the easiesttouse and fastest dvd to apple tv converter software for apple apple tv on the market. The apple inside mac v partitioning scheme is the method used here, meaning devices used with this scsi card can be moved between an apple high speed scsi card, the ramfast scsi card and the macintosh. Bei dem anschluss handelte es sich um einen icsockel im dil16 format im inneren des rechners. Cables are sometimes difficult to find for the iic and iigs since both have nonindustrystandard serial connectors. All of the download files are in zip disk format for universality of downloading. Software manuals are pdf files which may be viewed online or downloaded, and are listed in black.
Moodle moodle is a course management system cms, also known as a learning management system lms or a vi. It was developed by rupert lissner for apple computer, originally for the apple ii platform and launched in 1984, and was later reworked for the macintosh platform the apple subsidiary claris created the new successor clarisworks for apple iigs 1988, macintosh 1991, and windows. It is hoped that one day this archive will feature a complete library of apple iigs applications, games, educational software, hardware references, drivers and publications. The microdriveturbo allows the iigs to skip trying to boot it by holding down the esc key on boot. The following items are also freely available on github.
This means that a high power word processor is now available for anyone with a iigs. Microdriveturbo aka mdt is currently sold by reactivemicro. You need to bear in mind that it was written in 1986. This works with a lot of accessibility software for the apple ii and some games. The apple iigs stylized as iigs is the fifth and most powerful model in the apple ii series of personal computers produced by apple computer. Running your favorite software from the past i recently have been on a bit of an apple ii retrocomputing kick. It is also a powerful dvd to apple tv converter due to. You could use applewin or any other apple ii emulator to make a boot image in conjunction with the system utilities too.
If you need a serial cable, you might be able to pick one up online. On the apple iigs, the computer must boot from a prodos volume, but under gsos 6. Extended module player xmp is a module player for unixlike systems that plays over 90 mainstream and obscure module format. What format do apple iigs cdroms us apple community. Volume images are mainly used on cards like the cffa, focus, and microdriveturbo. Ill eventually include scans of some of the software and docs, but heres most of the hardware. Volume images are mainly used on cards like the cffa, focus, and. In an apple iigs, gsos can recognize up to 40 partitions of 32 meg each, thus allowing the use of a much larger drive.
Deluxe software and all the information given herein are related to the apple iigs system 6. I want to be able to use the later versions of gsos and use a hard drive. Apple iigs orca linker, a link editor for the apple iigs object module format. Of course you wont be storing macintosh files in that volume, but apple ii files. Interface card, the reintroduced focus, or the microdrive ide or microdrive ide turbo on the apple iigs and. This program offers a combination of features that no other iigs word processing program.
Ok, having an older mac helps, but some mac drives dont readwrite prodos volumes reliably and the pb 145 drive, being a manual mechanism, may be one of those we can only try. The most current image is distributed as standard issue with the microdriveturbo from reactivemicro the idea with images is that they are a simple way to distribute data without. The effect works well enough on the apple iigs rgb monitor only because of size, scan rate, dot pitch, etc. Today, more and more iigs software is being converted to 2mg disk image format used on xgs and other iigs emulators. While the capabilities of the apple ii slowly advanced as it changed from the ii up through the iic, the one thing that remained essentially unchanged was the 6502 microprocessor that controlled it.
How can i create apple iigs diskettes directly from a pc. To access these slots, refer to systems users manual on how to remove. The gs in the name stands for graphics and sound, referring to its enhanced multimedia capabilities, especially its stateoftheart sound and music. Ciderpress has the ability to identify nearly all apple ii disk image formats. You can use your mouse to access menus, select scan areas, change contrast and brightness, create negatives and colorize images with up to sixteen different colors. We have a full library of beagle bros, applied engineering, pinpoint publishing, mecc titles and much more, and unlike other sites, you can freely download without tracking cookies and other invasions of privacy. The software library contains software disk images that can be downloaded and used to recreate the floppy disks using diskmaker 8 or any other utility which supports the compressed format.
The apple gs was of the apple series but had better graphics and sound than the classic apple line. Po format that boots to finder for immediate access to all portions of the system software and installing without the need of mounting multiple images or swapping floppies. Mount in iigs emulator, run the format command on the drive in gsos finder. This story appeared in the january 2004 issue, and is here represented for your enjoyment. Parsons engineering focusdrive partitioning allows up to 30 partitions.
For use with apple iigs emulators such as sweet16, kegs, gsport, and any other apple iigs emaulator. The long strange saga of wolfenstein 3d on the apple iigs. This is one of the early gui operating systems running on the apple iigs series of computers. Apple iigs games, free apple iigs games software downloads, page 3. The long strange saga of wolfenstein 3d on the apple iigs i originally wrote this article as part of my series, illuminating the lamp for the lamp. In other words, its a shame that apple never provided a proper color 640 mode, because its essentially broken from the start. Making a prodos image is easy, even with a iigs emulator. The first is the original owners guide for the rom 01 apple iigs. The iigs cpu even has builtin mos 6502 emulation, which is the cpu in the apple ii line of computers. Appleworks gs was to be the killer application for the platform and was highly anticipated when first shown at applefest in may of 1988. This video shows you how to connect your apple ii to a pc using a serial cable and how to bootstrap the apple ii using adtpro. Apple iigs toolbox reference volume 1 1988 vintage original space subtraction disk by mecc for apple ii plus, iie, iic. Get the best deals on apple iigs and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. Dan price sent me the mother lode of apple iigs stuff.
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