How II

A quick video cobbled together from vignettes taken at KansasFest 2017.

Music is “Software (A2 DMS Synth Mix)” by Computeher, used with permission.

 

I take a bit of a different direction this month, and give you an assembly tutorial (very simple assembly, I promise) on making the Apple II beep. Clicking the speaker, a couple of loops, and that’s it – you’re on your way to making music.

Assembly Lines on Amazon.com: http://amzn.to/2qMjk5J

Virtual ][: http://www.virtualii.com/

The music you hear is created using KSynth, a rudimentary two-voice synthesizer for Apple II: https://github.com/option8/ksynth

 

In which I bury the lede and kinda sorta announce a new product while reviewing different ways to connect Apple II computers and peripherals via USB.

 

Installing the Apple IIe enhancement kit from Ultimate Apple/Reactive Micro.

The kit can be purchased here.

The main reason for this was to have access to the miniassembler missing from the original, unenhanced IIe.

 

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In which I break out a logic probe and make a variety of beep beep noises, as well as covering some basics on the IIgs.

 

A short How II today – about removing the Apple logos and badges from old hardware.

Episode 0x08, in which I lose count of how many times I utterly fail to repair the broken latch on an Apple IIgs.

Replacement latches can be purchased from Shapeways here: https://www.shapeways.com/product/JAZ2D2827/

Also, fun with acetone!

Following up from episode 0x02, I finally dig into the inner operations of a pair of keyswitches, cleaning and replacing them.

There’s danger! Romance! A shout-out to Dave from the EEVBlog!

(https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog)

Also, shameless self-promotion:

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/pressurepen

Tools used:

Multimeter:

(Get a good one) http://amzn.to/1SN1gmL

(or a cheap one) http://amzn.to/1U1h46N

Desoldering iron (solder sucker type):

http://amzn.to/1PjTCxQ

 

In this episode, I explain how I remove marker, stickers and other grime from vintage plastic parts. Also, why my Apple II collection smells like the beach.