This is a four player game of space conquest and colonisation. E, apple ii fans and afficiandos, im am a member of the korean apple ii group in community. Another company, diamond computer systems, produced a similar card called the trackstar, that had a dual pair of 6502 cpus, and ran apple ii software using an apple licensed rom. There was however an optional video card with proper color pal available. This particular apple ii europlus was originally used with in opening exibition of finnish science center, heureka in vantaa back in 1989. A company called rana, which had been producing disk drives for the apple ii for several years, came out with the rana 80862 sometime in 1984. The apple ii series is a family of home computers, one of the first highly successful massproduced microcomputer products, designed primarily by steve wozniak, manufactured by apple computer, and launched in 1977 with the original apple ii. Using the jsmess emulator, users can boot up an emulation of the given title and use it in their browser. Rating is available when the video has been rented. In the apple ii part of the computer world, the first distribution of software came from home authors. Apple first officially licensed clone of apple ii europlus in itt 2020 computer for europe, later apple would sue unauthorized clone makers, one of the.
Spectrum ed page in portuguese apple iie spectrum microengenho i page in portuguese apple ii spectrum microengenho ii page in portuguese apple iie unitron ap ii page in portuguese not to be confused with the taiwanese unitron, the makers of the infamous u2000 and the u2200 systems. Ian kim, a member of the korean apple ii community has developed a new mockingboard compatible sound card for the apple ii series computers. It was introduced by jobs and wozniak at the 1977 west coast computer faire and was the first consumer product sold by apple computer, inc. New apple computer network software installer software disk macintosh mac os. New apple ii sound cards available from korea calla. It was among the first home computers on the market, and became one of the most recognizable and successful. Refurbished apple ii europlus computer badge emblem. This article was written by the creator of the apple ii computer, steve wozniak. The power supply was modified to accept the local voltage, and. Apple ii plus, everything about its history from 1979 igotoffer.
The builtin graphics could not generate color pal due to the more complex signal characteristics so it was monochrome only. In these models, apple made the necessary hardware, software and firmware changes in order to comply to standards outside of the us. For sale here is a brand new apple ii please send a message. Apple computer uk was formed from this acquisition, and continued to sell apple products.
Many of the lcs builtin macintosh peripherals could be borrowed by the card. Production of the europlus ceased in 1983, a year after the company stopped making the apple ii plus. Apple ii plus, everything about its history from 1979. It cost less and had more power and memory than its predecessor.
The vision80 video card owners manual 80 column text card for the apple ii, ii plus, europlus manufacturingdesign by zofarry enterprises and vista computer company. For the most part, the apple ii europlus and jplus were identical to the apple ii plus. Essentially a miniaturized apple iie computer on a card using the mega ii chip from the apple iigs, it allowed the macintosh to run 8bit apple iie software through hardware emulation although video was emulated in software and was slower at times than a iie. The apple ii included a logic board, keyboard, and power supply all inside a case, so it was ready to go when you took it out of the box. A faulty logic chip at c1, a damaged rom and a faulty ram. Computer gadgets, computer technology, technology wallpaper, apple wallpaper, wallpaper pc, apple launch, apple ii, retro futurism, product launch apple ii shepardson microsystems, inc. In these models, apple made the necessary hardware, software and firmware ch anges in order to comply to standards outside of the us. Apple also made versions of the ii plus for europe the apple ii europlus and japan the apple ii jplus, each localized for electrical and video standards of the target market. I am sure out of that 4365 there are not many left. Contents the apple ii abroad itt 2020 apple ii europlus apple ii jplus apple iie, iic, and iigs clones franklin computer laser basis 108 tiger learning computer notes the apple ii abroad in apple computers early days, the company was doing its best to keep orders for the apple ii going out in the united.
Former old downloadpage various old and rare interface cards. A radical departure from the existing apple ii line, the iigs featured a true 16bit microprocessor, the 65c816, operating at 2. After the success of the first apple ii in the united states, apple expanded its market to include europe and asia in 1978, with the apple ii europlus europe and the apple ii jplus japan. The itt 2020 was then officially replaced by the apple ii europlus, which was sold until 1983, when the apple iie was introduced. This video should explain everything you need to do in order to build your own software library for free, or at a. Zardax word processor manual apple ii 1981 computer. Thus, when it shipped on june 10, 1977, it was apples first consumer product, competing with the trs80 model i august 1977 and commodore pet 2001 october 1977 later in the year. The ii plus is the last apple computer to have this key, as later apple computers would incorporate the ability to hold down a key for a period of time to repeat the key. It proved to be one of the most successful and enduring 8bit line of computers ever. Nov, 2010 a very kind work colleague of mine, who used to work in a computer recycling company has given me a couple of apple ii europlus and an apple green screen monitor the monitor powered up first time and my atom looks excellent on it. Next computer last modified 20180416 apple ii europlus specifications.
Robert woodhead of sirtech software, wellknown as the cocreator of the wizardry series of computer roleplaying games, will join us as the keynote speaker. Apple continued to produce and sell apple iies up until 1993, extending the life of the apple ii series past 15 years. It was used to let the visitors to create music and graphics with the mountain computer sound system, paddles and lightpen. The apple ii series trademarked with square brackets as apple is a set.
An important corollary is that according to my collated data, the apple ii line propped up apple during the the first 4 years of the mac era from 19841987. Kegs is an apple iigs emulator for mac os x, linux, and win32. 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 original trackstar and 128 and plus model was apple ii plus compatible, while the trackstar e, apple iie compatible. Approximately 380,000 ii pluses were sold during its four years in production before being replaced by the iie in 1. The apple ii, designed by a hacker to be as expandable as possible, was once a leader as a platform for launching new and unique hardware gadgets. Word of god has it that ii gs machines were used for software development at nintendo and several other houses developing for the snes, and upgraded the lines graphics and sound. The only positive of the day is that i have passed some disks of apple ii and i have managed to load the program the locksmith ver.
The next member of the line was the apple iigs computer, released in september 15, 1986. A collection of historical software for apple ii computers from the 1980s and early 1990s. In terms of ease of use, features, and expandability, the apple ii was a major advancement over its predecessor, the apple i, a. That era offered a multitude of computer systems, including the atari st, commodore 64 and radioshack corp. In 1978, the company developed an apple ii europlus to accommodate the languages and power standards of other countries. Apple ii 64,700 apple ii plus 545,500 apple e 4,250,000 apple c 450,000 apple c plus 200,000 apple iigs 979,000 total 6,489,200 the total is more than the wikipedia estimate of between 5 6 million units. 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, 1 designed primarily by steve wozniak, manufactured by apple computer now apple inc. One more nice thing ill try is connecting a compactflash card insted of an ide hard disk.
List of apple ii clones wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Apple ii, apple ii plus, europlus, apple iie, dos 3. Faulty chips replaced in the apple ii europlus board. The key is labeled rept and is located just to the left of the return key. I woundnt say a stupid thing, but i thought the problem could be the operating system, and if so, find out if there is a way to run the europlus operating system on the apple ii computer. Over its lifetime, how many apple ii computers were sold. The apple ii is an 8bit home computer and one of the worlds first highly successful massproduced microcomputer products, designed primarily by steve wozniak. The more popular the computer, the more variety you will find in hardware addons. An apple iigs has the capability to run almost all apple ii, apple iie, and apple iic programs. The most advanced member of the ii family was the 16bit apple ii gs, introduced in 1986 to much fanfare. The following form is about the delivery time in the different area.
The apple iiis failure led apple to reevaluate its plan to phase out the apple ii, prompting the eventual continuation of development of the older machine. The effort to develop educational and business software for the apple ii, including the 1979 release of the popular. Hayden sargon ii computer chess vintage apple ii software. In these models, apple made the necessary hardware, software and. After the success of the first apple ii in the united states, apple expanded its market to include europe, australia and the far east in 1979, with the apple ii europlus europe, australia and the apple ii jplus japan. These people were usually firsttime computer buyers who were captivated by the excitement of owning their own computer, and then had to sit down to actually find something useful or fun to do with it. Back in the 1980s, dan budiacs family had an apple ii computer that he loved. Apple ii history chap 12 braille translation software. In these models, apple made the necessary hardware, software and firmware changes in order to comply to standards outside of the u. Some commercial apple ii software booted directly and did not use standard dos formats. In terms of ease of use, features and expandability the apple ii was a major. Smi was a small company producing operating systems and programming languages for the atari 8bit and apple ii computer families. As a result, later apple ii models incorporated some hardware, such as the thermal apple scribe printer, and software technologies of the apple iii. May 11, 2018 if the computer is working well enough to load some diagnostic software you could try that, there are several memory testers out there for apple ii, but they all suffer from the problem that the computer has to mostly work to get the diagnostic loaded in the first place.
In these models, apple made the necessary hardware, software an d firmware ch anges in order to comply to standards outside of the us. So when an apple ii still in its original unopened box went up for auction recently on ebay, he bought it. So i wanted to ask if any of you knew where the problem is. Rigpix database vintage computers apple ii europlus. Introduced in 1977, the apple ii officially formatted apple was, to many kids in america in the 1980s and 1990s, their first introduction to a computer that could also play some decent games. Kansasfest 2020, the 32 nd annual apple ii convention, is scheduled for july 2126 in kansas city, missouri.
The apple ii plus, like its predecessor the apple ii, features a repeat key on its keyboard. The apple ii stylized as apple and later as apple was one of the first highly successful mass produced microcomputer series, manufactured by apple computer now apple inc. Vintage computers apple ii europlus rigpix database. The apple ii series is a family of home computers, one of the first highly successful. Apple ii music micro composer software 5 cassettes 1979 dac card paddles. In terms of ease of use, features, and expandability, the apple ii was a major advancement over its predecessor, the apple i, a limited. No return, buy in confidence as you can check my feed back. Alpha syntauri with apple iie or europlus applefritter. After the success of the first apple ii in the united states, apple expanded its market outside of america in 1978, with the apple ii europlus europe and the apple ii jplus japan. One month after the apple ii was released, byte magazine published an article about the apple ii computer. I have a apple ii computer complete with apple monitor brown apple bag 2 apple disk drives, software and manuals i am asking 5,000. These things are ide compatible, dont use a lot of power and can actually fit on the apple ii expansion card. I have an apple ii europlus with two disk drives all clean and working ok however when i power the computer up all i get is apple on the screen and drive zero searches for a disk which i dont have. This model was an updated version of the apple ii and came with 48k ram, as well as a new autostart rom for easier startup and screen editing.
After the arrival of the ibm personal computer and its wide acceptance by the business world, there was interest in a coprocessor for the apple ii that would run ibm software. For the most part, the apple ii europlus and jplus were identical to the apple ii plus and. The card is a beautiful and simple design, with the classic white color that distinguish a2heavens products, comes with several cables and an extension to connect to the back ports too. One drive had drilled hole on it so you could adjust the drive speed without removing the case. How to obtain free software for your apple ii using adtpro.
In short, the apple ii epitomised the phrase personal computer. In these models, apple made the necessary hardware, software and firmware changes in. Approximately 380,000 ii pluses were sold during its four years in production before being replaced by the iie in 1983. Year june 1979 end of production 1983 built in language applesoft basic microsoft f. Apple ii europlus, print shop, apple iie introduction. Apple ii series project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Mac sales finally eclipsed apple ii sales in 1988 not 1987 as suggested by reimers data. Having grown up with the apple ii and having spent tons of time with it, i have a.
This added more choice and decision making to the game. There is also greater emphasis on military and economic aspects of the game. After the success of the first apple ii in the united states. By 1991, the apple ii unfortunately no longer held the front position. The apple iigs was the most powerful computer in the apple ii line. It was an improved version of apple s very first computer, the apple i, which had only been produced as a model kit in limited quantities.
Talk about nonacorn classic computershardwaresoftware here including retro consoles. For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Corvus constellation ii multi computer software apple ii released. I replaced that and the machine was at last back to full health. The internet archive software library is a large collection of viewable and executable software titles, ranging from commercially released products to public domain and hobbyist programs. Apple ii europlus with monitor 2 disc drives vintage. Zardax is an easy to use word processor and text editor for the apple ii plus computer. It used the brandnew gte 65c816 processor the same one used in the snes.
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