Apple II Frequently Asked Questions: Main Hall Csa2 FAQs-on-Ground file: F003A2MHALL.TXT The Csa2 (comp.sys.apple2) usenet newsgroup Frequently Asked Questions files are compiled by the Ground Apple II site, 1997, 1998. ftp://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Faqs http://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Faqs The Csa2 FAQs may be freely distributed. Notes: This is a pure Text file which has no Font, Color, etc. formatting. For best viewing on-line, set browser Word Wrap to ON or copy to your favorit Text viewer and set Word Wrap. Ex: On PC use WordPad with Options set to "Wrap to Window". To correctly view tables and diagrams on a super-res display, use a mono-spaced Font such as CoPilot or PCMononspaced. ____________________________ Csa2 FAQs on Ground "Main Hall" F003A2MHALL.TXT updated 10 April, 1998 Welcome to the comp.sys.apple2 newsgroup FAQs! This file is called "Main Hall" because it's your starting-off point for accessing the Csa2 FAQs. You can peruse a listing of FAQs files along with lists of questions answered; OR, you can check out some 'getting started' Questions & Answers immediately below. Whenever you like, you can skip to the FAQs Files & Contents area which follows the 'getting started' Q&A. 001- What is a FAQ? 002- What is comp.sys.apple2? 003- How do I get files off the net? 004- Where can I get Apple II software on the net? 005- What is an Apple II: The KIM 006- What is an Apple II: The Apple I 007- What is an Apple II: The Apple ][ and Apple ][+ 008- What is an Apple II: The Apple //e 009- What is an Apple II: The Apple //c and IIc+ 010- What is an Apple II: The Laser 128EX 011- What is an Apple II: The Apple IIgs 012- What is an Apple II: The Apple ][e Emulation Card 013- What is "8 bit" and "16 bit"? 014- How can I tell what version my computer is? 015- What programming languages are available for the Apple ][? 016- What GS programs are there for viewing/conversion of graphics? 017- What's the difference between an Apple ][, a II, and a //? 018- Where do I find out about Apple II Users Groups? 019- Where can I get Apple II parts, boards, and software? 020- Where do I get Apple II books and periodicals? 001- What is a FAQ? A "FAQ" is a "Frequently Asked Question". The Csa2 FAQs is a collection of files which seeks to supply answers to questions about the Apple II series of computers. ---------------------------- 002- What is comp.sys.apple2? Comp.sys.apple2 (Csa2) is a USENET newsgroup. USENET posts originate from your local newsreader and spread to hundreds of thousands of machines throughout the Internet, FidoNet, ProLine BBS system, etc.. There are several newsgroups in the Csa2 family, all concerned with Apple II series affairs. They provide a forum for users to compare notes, ask questions, and share insights. The Csa2 groups include ... comp.sys.apple2 (Csa2) - Discussion plus questions & answers relating to all Apple II computers comp.sys.apple2.comm - Communications and networking related issues comp.sys.apple2.emmulator - Discussion of Apple II emmulators (see file apple2.emulators...) comp.sys.apple2.gno - Discussion of GNO/ME, a UNIX-like multi-tasking environment for IIgs (see file csa2.gno...) comp.sys.apple2.marketplace - Buying, selling and promoting A2 related products comp.sys.apple2.programmer - Discussion relating to any aspect of programming the Apple // comp.sys.apple2.usergroups - Discussion relating to Apple // usergroups comp.binaries.apple2 - Public Domain and Shareware Software for all Apple //'s comp.sources.apple2 - A newsgroup for the posting of Apple // related source code This is a moderated group. Articles posted are handled by the moderator (they are automatically E-Mailed to the moderator). If the moderator accepts the article, he/she posts it to the group in a standardized format. alt.emulators.ibmpc.apple2 - Discussion about the use of Apple II emulation software/hardware on a PC. comp.emulators.apple2 - Discussion about A2 emulation on PC, Mac, and other platforms Today, most users upload their wares to one or more of the major Apple II ftp software archive sites: ftp://apple2.caltech.edu/zocalo/pub/apple2 ftp://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2 ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub0/apple2 Wherever you upload Apple II files, let users know about your stuff by posting a message to comp.sys.apple2. --Dan DeMaggio, David Empson, Al Kalal ---------------------------- 003- How do I get files off the net? By far, the easiest and quickest way is to use a PC or Mac and, then, NULL-modem the files to your Apple II. If you use a Mac, you may have the option of transferring the files via a ProDOS diskette. Most Apple II wares are available for downloading via the internet at one or more ftp sites. --Rubywand ---------------------------- 004- Where can I get Apple II software and information on the net? Major Apple II Information and Software Sites Apple2 Caltech- large collection of II/IIgs games and utilities ftp://apple2.caltech.edu/zocalo/pub/apple2 Asimov- #1 archive of out-of-print games and utilities in emulator DSK and file formats; plus emulators and emu info ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II Ground Apple2 U. Iowa- home site of Csa2 FAQs; games, utilities, HC/HS stacks, music files, ..., and information in several collections including the AOL A2 archives ftp://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2 http://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2 GS WorldView 'zine- II/IIgs applications articles, games, utilities, A2-2000 archive, and links; home site for 1WSW http://www.grin.net/~cturley/gsezine/GS.WorldView/ Uni-kl.de Apple2 U. Kaiserslautern-- II/IIgs games, utilities, and emulator wares ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub0/apple2/disk_images Other Important Apple II Sites A2 U. Washington- comp.binaries.apple2 access ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/usenet/comp.binaries.apple2/ Apple2 U. Kentucky ftp://f.ms.uky.edu:/pub/appleII Apple II Software- A2 software, BASIC Lessons http://www.iglou.com/qwerty/kb/dlfiles.html#53 Apple Computer- mainly, GS system software ftp://ftp.apple.com/dts/aii http://www.apple.com/support Delphi: A2-oriented net access service http://www.delphi.com/ International Apple II BBS List- A2 BBS sites and phone numbers http://home.earthlink.net/~gabesanchez/ (see file a2bbs...) KansasFest Web Page- KansasFest information http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html L.J. Silicon's Treasure Chest- Apple II software http://members.aol.com/ljsilicon/index.html Mother of All Apple II Web Pages- links http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web/ Nathan Mates's Website- Nathan's A2 Faqs http://www.visi.com/~nathan/ Odessa Entertainment- on-line entertainment 'zines http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/rembrandt/2/comp.html The Giant List- listing of games and authors http://www.dadgum.com/glist/list.html --Rubywand ---------------------------- 005- What is an Apple II: The KIM KIM (for "Keyboard Input Monitor") was a 6502 'development system' release in 1976 by MOS Technology. A single board with six 7-segment LED displays, it soon had a wide following of avid experimenters who wrote programs like Jim Butterfield's "Lunar Lander" and Stan Ocker's "Hunt the Wumpus" and published numerous articles in magazines like Byte and KiloBaud describing hardware add-ons. For many, KIM was the introduction to 6502 computing which would, in a few years, lead to becoming an Apple II user. --Rubywand ---------------------------- 006- What is an Apple II: The Apple I The original Apple was not much more than a board. You had to supply your own keyboard, monitor and case. It sold for $666.66, but now they are worth much more as a collector's item. --Dan DeMaggio ---------------------------- 007- What is an Apple II: The Apple ][ and Apple ][+ The II and II+ are the computers that launched the Apple II line. They have the 6502, ability to do High-res and Lo-res color graphics, sound, joystick input, and casette tape I/O. They have a total of eight expansion Slots for adding peripherials such as the Disk ][ controller, and a printer interface. Surprisingly, the ][+ can run some of today's software. For instance, I've run Davex and FredWriter under ProDOS. You can even run AppleWorks if you have more than 128K and a program called PlusWorks. Recommended configuration: 16K "language card" (in Slot 0), an 80-column video card (not the same as a //e 80-column card), shift key modification (a wire running from shift key to game port), modified character ROMs to do lower case. You can add memory in various ways, but programs that require 128K probably will not work, no matter how much RAM you have. You can also add accelerators like the SpeeDemon, Rocket/Zip. --Dan DeMaggio, David Empson ---------------------------- 008- What is an Apple II: The Apple //e The //e comes in two flavors: Enhanced and Unenhanced. Apple makes an Enhancement kit that will upgrade an unenhanced to enhanced by replacing 4 chips (CPU [65C02], Video ROM [MouseText], and new Monitor/Applesoft ROMs). Most current software require an Enhanced //e, and sometimes 128K, too. The current IIe operating system is ProDOS-8. The Apple //e is still useful for three major reasons: 1) It runs AppleWorks, a simple to use, yet sophisticated Spreadsheet/Word Processor/Database. 2) There are many Apples in schools, so there is a ton of educational software for it. 3) It is was and will always be a _Personal_ computer. You can learn as little or as much as you want, and nothing stops you from learning about every nook and cranny in it. Ask any big name programmer in MS/DOS or Mac where they learned to program. Most of them taught themselves on a good ol' Apple II. Good programs for an Apple //e: AppleWorks 4.0 (Spreadsheet/Word Processor/Database from Quality Computers), Copy ][+ (file utility from Central Point), ProTerm 3.0 (communications/terminal emulator from InSync), PrintShop (sign/card/banner printer from Broderbund). Recommended configuration: Extended 80 Column card (gives you 128K) or RamWorks (512K to 1MB RAM). Enhancement kit if it was an Unenhanced //e. A Hard Drive is reccommended if you use a lot of different programs. You can also speed it up with an accelerator (like the Rocket Chip, Zip Chip or TransWarp). --Dan DeMaggio ---------------------------- 009- What is an Apple II: The Apple //c and IIc+ The //c and IIc+ are 'luggable' versions of an Enhanced //e, with many built-in 'cards'. Included are 2 serial ports, a mouse port, a disk port and 128K of RAM. The //c has a built-in 5.25" drive while the IIc+ has a built-in 3.5" drive. The IIc+ also has a built-in accelerator that runs at 4 MHz making it the fastest Apple II as well as faster than any of the A2 clones. Even though //c machines don't have slots, you can still add extra memory (there's room under the keyboard) and a hard drive (through the disk port--a bit slow by ordinary standards, but usable. (Hard to find though.. Was made by Chinook). The //c and IIc+ run just about everything that an Enhanced //e runs. Recommended configuration: 1 MB RAM, maybe a hard drive. --Dan DeMaggio ---------------------------- 010- What is an Apple II: The Laser 128EX While not made by Apple, this clone is a cross between the //c and an Enhanced //e. It is as luggable as a //c and has built-in 'cards', and an accelerator. It also has a slot to expand. If you want to add a card, you may have to disable the internal UDC (for 3.5" drives) or the internal 1MB memory expansion. Runs almost everything that the //c and //e runs. --Dan DeMaggio ---------------------------- 011- What is an Apple II: The Apple IIgs The IIgs (or "GS") represents a giant leap in the Apple II line. It can still run //e software, but has a better processor (16-bit), a new super-hires graphics mode, a toolbox in ROM (just like the Mac), a 32-oscillator Ensoniq sound chip, and a base speed of 2.8MHz. GS can run DOS 3.3, ProDOS, Pascal, and any other OS the earlier 8-bit models can run; but, it does not support the original Apple casette tape 'OS'. GS is the only A2 machine which can run GS/OS-- currently known as "System 6". System 6 is a sophisticated 'mouse and windows' OS which looks very much like the Macintosh OS and PC Windows. The first GS's were released in the Fall of 1986. The batches produced until mid-late 1987 became known as "ROM 00" machines after release of the "ROM 01" models. (When you boot a ROM-01 GS, the startup screen shows "ROM Version 01"; when you boot a ROM-00 GS the startup screen says nothing about ROM version.) At the time of the ROM-01 change-over, Apple supplied a ROM-00-to-ROM-01 upgrade service free. It consists of swapping in a new ROM and a new Video Graphics Controller ("VGC") IC. ROM-00 machines which have not had the upgrade can not run modern GS software-- the ROM must be upgraded. The VGC upgrade is not required for software compatibility, and is not needed for all machines anyway. It is supposed to fix cosmetic problems in monochrome double-hires graphics mode (pink flickering or fringing on what is supposed to be a black and white screen). On some machines the VGC swap also fixes some color combination problems in 80-column text mode. Whether via the upgrade or original purchase of a newer GS, by late 1987 nearly all GS users were 'on the same page'. That is, we had the ROM-01 platform with its base 256kB RAM plus the official Apple 1MB Expansion Memory Board plugged into the Memory Expansion Slot for a total of 1.25MB of fully-accessible system RAM. For the next couple of years, practically all GS software was designed to launch from 3.5" diskette under "ProDOS-16" and to fit within the 1.25MB of RAM everyone was assumed to have installed. In 1989 Apple introduced the "ROM 3" GS-- the startup screen shows "ROM Version 3". (No ROM-02 GS was ever released). ROM-03 is, generally, not regarded as an "upgrade". The only major improvement over ROM-01 is more base RAM-- you get 1MB instead of 256kB. This is a very nice benefit. It means that a ROM-03 with a 4MB Mem Exp Board will have 5MB of fully accessible RAM whereas a ROM-01 can have 4.25MB of fully-accessible RAM. In effect, the ROM-03 owner gets a 'free' 800kB RAM disk. Chiefly, ROM-03 is a 1989 re-do of ROM-01 featuring more streamlined hardware. Very few ROM-01 owners felt any urge to move to ROM-03. (Upon booting, the current system software applies in-RAM patches matched to each ROM version to achieve nearly identical operation.) Even today, the vast majority of installed GS's are ROM-01 machines. The 1990's have seen wide adoption of four major GS enhancements: OS- After years of foot-dragging, Apple finally produced a decent 16-bit GS operating system with release of System 5.0. Within a few years this evolved into today's System 6 (System 6.0.1). System 6 has won wide acceptance as a relatively stable OS which, at last, allows GS users to access many of the features of GS computing promised back in 1986. Memory- Driven, in part, by the need for more memory to run System 6, 4MB became the standard size of installed Memory Expansions. Except for school GS's and GS's taken out of circulation and tucked away in closets, the old Apple 1MB Expansion Boards have long ago been replaced with 4MB boards. Hard Disk- As with memory, the size of newer versions of GS/OS supplied a strong push toward adding a hard disk. Software was becoming larger, too, and there was so much of it that making everything work from diskette became impossibly cumbersome. Lower HD prices, attractive SCSI interfaces such as RamFAST, and low-cost, easy single-card solutions such as the Focus "Hard Card" have helped make the hard disk a standard, expected peripheral on today's GS. Acceleration- Few commercial software offerings actually sought to push GS users to higher speeds; and, as a result, users went for years feeling no great need for Applied Engineering's expensive Transwarp accelerator. The arrival of Zip Technology's lower-cost, improved design ZipGS board together with a clear need for more speed to handle System 6 sparked a nearly "overnight" acceleration revolution. Today, most GS's in regular use run at 8MHz or better. Recommended basic configuration: 4.25MB (ROM-01) or 5MB (ROM-03) of total system RAM; RamFAST SCSI + 200MB or larger hard disk OR 200MB Focus Hard Card drive; 9MHz/32k ZipGS or better accelerator board; Stereo Card; two 3.5" and two 5.25" diskette drives. --Dan DeMaggio, Rubywand, David Empson ---------------------------- 012- What is an Apple II: The Apple IIe Emulation Card This is a 'IIe on a card' plug-in that fits into Mac LC and most subsequent machines that have the same LC processor direct slot. It lets one run Apple //e software. The Apple IIe Emulation Card is actually more like a //c because the card is not an expandable machine like a //e. There is a place on the back of the card to plug in a UniDisk 5.25" and a joystick. Because the graphics are handled by the Mac, animation may be slow if you don't have a decent Mac. --Dan DeMaggio, David Empson ---------------------------- 013- What is "8 bit" and "16 bit"? Number of bits usually indicates how big a chunk of data a computer's main microprocessor can manipulate. The Apple IIgs is based on the 65C816 microprocessor and is considered to be a 16-bit machine. Previous Apple ]['s are based upon pure 8-bit microprocessors such as the 6502 and 65C02. These are considered to be 8-bit machines. Sometimes II+ or IIe or IIc software is called "8-bit software". Although the 65C816 is part of the 6502 family, it includes expanded registers and adds many new commands while retaining the ability to go into 8-bit mode. So; the GS can run most 8-bit wares designed for older Apple II machines as well as newer 16-bit wares. Meanwhile, 8-bit machines are pretty well limited to 8-bit wares. --Rubywand ---------------------------- 014- How can I tell what version my computer is? Apple //e: The major division is between the Enhanced and unenhanced //e models. Look at your computer while re-booting. If it says "APPLE ][", it is not enhanced. The enhanced computers will say "Apple //e". You can upgrade it yourself by getting the Apple //e Enhancement kit. (It contains 4 chips to replace on your motherboard.) Many newer programs will not work unless you have an Enhanced //e. If you have a //c or GS, or a Laser 128, you have Enhanced //e compatibility. There are also some older //e's that are not capable of double-hires. Check the serial number on the motherboard (in the back, by the power-on led). If it is 820-0064-A, you must change the motherboard to upgrade (unless you have the PAL version). Serial #s like 820-0064-B or 820-0087-A are the plain //e, and the version with the grey case comes pre-Enhanced. week 26 1983: 820-0073-A (c) 1982 Colour killer switch soldered to open B-607-0664 oscillator position on PCB. week 38 1983: 820-0073-B (c) 1982 Colour killer switch near RHS of PCB. B-607-0264 All chips socketed. week 7 1985: 820-0073 (c) 1984 PCB marked for enhanced ROMs & 65c02 B-607-0264 (mine had old ROMs and 6502). RAM & some TTL soldered in. All three work with double res graphics. (Apart from the revision letter vanishing, most chips being soldered in and the silkscreened ROM numbers, I can see no difference between the last two PCBs mentioned.) Apple IIgs: There are 3 major versions of the GS: Check the initial power-up screen. It will probably say ROM-01 or ROM-03. If it does not say either, you have a ROM-00 model. You must upgrade a ROM-00 machine in order to run current system software. The ROM-01 has 256K on the motherboard, while the ROM-03 has 1 MB on the motherboard. Most of the enhancements of the ROM-03 (except the 1MB, of course) can be added to the ROM-01 simply by booting up with current system software. Apple //c: Go into Basic and type "PRINT PEEK (64447)" and press return. If it says 255, you have a very old //c. See your dealer about getting an upgrade (tell them that the Apple authorization number is ODL660). If it says 0, you can do 3.5" drives, but you don't have the memory expansion connector. If it says 3 You have the memory expansion. If it says 4, you have the latest model of the //c. If it says 5, you have a //c+. --Dan DeMaggio ---------------------------- 015- What programming languages are available for the Apple ][? Quite a few, including Apple Integer BASIC, Applesoft BASIC, MD BASIC, ..., the BASIC-like MacroSoft from MicroSparc, and a beta version of Apple GS BASIC. And, users who want to speed up their AppleSoft programs can use a BASIC compiler such as TASC or Einstein. Other Apple II languages are Apple Fortran, USCD Pascal, Orca (ByteWorks) Pascal, Terrapin Logo, Apple Logo, two Logos from ByteWorks, Isys Forth, Master Forth, (and many other Forths), Modula2, Aztec C, Orca/C, ... . Hyperstudio and HyperCard let you create stacks. To the above you can add several assemblers including Merlin, Orca/M, an assembler from Ninja Force, and the MicroSparc Assembler. You can find additional languages information at Larry Virden's page http://www.teraform.com/~lvirden/Misc/apple2-languages.txt --Rubywand ---------------------------- 016- What GS programs are there for viewing/converting graphics? The Graphics Exchange converts between many formats of graphics. 816 Paint's File Utilities work well for converting hires or double-hires pics to GS super-res. Prizm v1.0 Converts .GIFs, Amiga IFFs, Raw Files, and some other types to Greyscale (very fast), 16 colors, 256 colors, and 3200 colors! SuperConvert loads all GS formats, plus GIFS and other non-GS specific formats and saves in all GS formats (including Finder Icon files). It has more dithering options than most of the other programs, but you may have to play with it to find the best one. 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 make Animations too! ShowPic 6 is a shareware NDA that can display most GS formats. You can also save the resulting graphic as a IIgs SHR painting. SuperPac is a commercial program which can create/display SuperPac format compressed pics and pic pieces Dream Grafix supports all 3200 color picture types and also 16 color and 256 color pictures. This is a very impressive commercial paint program. Convert 3200 will handle several popular PC and Mac formats in up to 256 colors. Jpeg.Viewer can be used to view JPEG images in black & white. --Dan DeMaggio, Rubywand ---------------------------- 017- What's the difference between an Apple ][, a II, and a //? None. ][, II, and // can be used pretty much interchangably for any model of Apple II computer, although, practically speaking, there are a few usages which may provoke a correction. "][" is the original Apple II symbol. It appears on all II's and II+'s as well as on the Disk ][ drive. It is, easily, the most attractive and distinctive II symbol; but, it is also associated with _old_ Apple II 's. So, ][e, ][c, etc. are very likely to be viewed as grossly incorrect by many users. Conversely, the "//" usage is often associated with newer e and c models. "//+" would be as much an error as "][c". The plain "II" symbol is the one most widely accepted as 'correct', or, at least, 'okay', for all Apple II models. The, generally, preferred designations are ... Apple ][, Apple II Apple ][+, Apple II+ Apple IIe, Apple //e Apple IIc, Apple //c Apple IIc+ Apple IIgs, GS Just "A2" is fairly common when referring to series-wide products or concerns as in "Old, out-of-print A2 wares should be preserved and archived for easy access by every user". --Rubywand ---------------------------- 018- Where do I find out about Apple II Users Groups? Though many users groups have vanished, others continue to meet, especially in major cities and on university campi. If your local group is 'missing' check for a Mac users group-- a number of Apple II groups merged with their Mac counterparts. The Apple User Group Connection (800-538-9696 ext 500) can tell you the closest Apple II (or Macintosh) User Group. Nancy Crawford, editor of the monthly Applebyters Computer Club newsletter, is another good source for users group information (319-289-4649). Of course, you can always post a question to Csa2 or to comp.sys.apple2.usergroups. --Rubywand ---------------------------- 019- Where can I get Apple II parts, boards, and software? Adrian Vance ( http://webmag.com/AVCatalog email: avance@gte.net) website catalog of 460 disks for any Apple II computer. Alltech (760-724-2404; http://allelec.com accepts on-line orders) sells all kinds of replacement parts for Apple II's as well as the Focus Hard Card drives, CD-ROM drives, cables, memory boards & IC's, diskettes, ... . Apple Resource Center "The ARC" (800-753-0114; http://www.thearc.com ) sells Apple II computers and peripherals. B&R Computer Services (619-225-8281; http://members.aol.com/rrbp/Home.html ) sells Apple II computers, peripherals, and software. Stephen Buggie (505-863-2390) sells the famous Buggie Power Supplies and does disk drive conversions. Byte Works (505-898-8183; http://hypermall.com/byteworks/bwad.html email: mikew50@aol.com) sells the respected Orca series of Apple II languages and support software. Creative Solutions (937-429-5759; http://members.aol.com/CreatSltn/index.html ) Apple II hardware, software, and repairs Digi-Key (800-344-4539; http://www.digikey.com) IC's and general parts supplier DigiSoft Innovations ( http://www.hypermall.com/cgi-bin/ssis/digisoft/digisoft email: Jim Maricondo at digisoft@hypermall.com) continues to sell the Golden Orchard CD and is working on GO-II. Dirt-Cheap Drives (800-786-1160; http://www.dirtcheapdrives.com ) 2.5" IDE drives Effective Shareware Solutions (602-274-6905; http://www.primenet.com/~clay1 ) Apple II music wares Intrec Software (888-PROTERM; http://www.intrec.com ) sells ProTerm A2 and high-speed GS modem cable Jameco (800-831-4242; http://www.jameco.com ) Apple II and general parts supplier JDR Microdevices (800-538-5000; http://www.jdr.com ) Apple II and general parts supplier Kitchen Sink Software (614-891-2111; http://www.kitchen-sink.com ) Apple II Software KulaSoft (808-595-8131; http://www.angelfire.com/hi/kulasoft ) Apple II software collections and books Steven Lichter (Apple Elite II BBS 909-359-5338; email: stevenl@pe.net) offers GBBS/LLUCE support and software. MC Price Breakers (360-837-3042; http://www.mcpb.com ) sells memory boards, high-speed GS modem cables, and other Apple II hardware Midwestern Diskette (800-221-6332; http://www.mddc.com/mdi/disk.html ) diskettes, including 5.25" DSDD diskettes Mouser Electronics (800-346-6873; http://www.mouser.com ) IC's and general parts supplier Ninjaforce Entertainment ( http://www.igd.fhg.de/~girschik/nfc ) Ninjaforce software for IIgs Pre-Owned Electronics (800-274-5343) sells a variety of peripherals and accessories. Redmond cable (206-882-2009 http://www.redcab.com ) makes and sells standard & custom Apple II cables. Scantron Quality Computers (800-777-3642 http://www.sqc.com ) Appleworks, Appleworks-GS vendor. Sequential Systems (800-759-4549 or 303-666-4549,800-999-1717 tech, 303-666-7797 BBS; http://www.sequential.com email: inquiries@sequential.com) sells 4-8MB GS memory boards, RAMfast SCSI interface, and other peripheral boards. Seven Hills Software (850-575-0566; http://www.sevenhills.com/applesoftware ) develops and sells IIgs software. Shareware Solutions II ( http://www.crl.com/~joko/ssii.html email: joko@crl.com) sells Convert 3200 plus games and other wares. SHH Systeme, Germany ( http://users.ids.net/~kerwood/shh.html ) sells Turbo IDE, Blue Disk, other Apple II hardware, upgrades, and repairs. Shreve Systems (800-227-3971; http://www.shrevesystems.com ) sells II computers, peripherals, parts and accessories. Software and More (916-725-0228; http://members.aol.com/SWMoreTP/AP.html ) sells Apple II hardware and software. Sun Remarketing (800-821-3221; http://www.sunrem.com accepts on-line orders) sells Apple II parts and peripherals. Vernier Software (503-297-5317; http://www.vernier.com ) sells project books and components. Wayne's Computer (315-689-7899; http://www.waynes.com/Business/WaynesComputer/index.html-ssi ) sells Apple II computers, peripherals, and software. Western Design Center (602-962-4545; http://www.wdesignc.com ) makes and sells 65C816 microprocessor used in IIgs and for accelerator upgrades. William K. Bradford Co. (800-421-2009; http://www.wkbradford.com ) Apple II educational software --Dan DeMaggio, Rubywand ---------------------------- 020- Where do I get Apple II books and periodicals? The Applebyter newsletter (Applebyters Computer Club, P.O. Box 2092, Davenport, IA 52809) is a vintage monthly newsletter edited by Nancy Crawford. Apple Blossom is a bi-montly mini-magazine edited by Steve Cavenaugh. (Apple Blossom Publishing, P.O. Box 120434, Boston, MA 02112-0434 http://people.delphi.com/appleblossom/ email: appleblossom@delphi.com) Byte Works (505-898-8183) is now the major source for Apple II series manuals and other Apple books. They also continue to offer the manuals and support materials for the Orca languages. (mikew50@aol.com) Composition ( http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/rembrandt/2/comp.html ) is an on-line 'zine devoted to GS MIDIsynth, or synthLAB music published by Gregory Heald. Dark Castle (Wolborgenmate 72, 7006 DK Doetinchem, The Netherlands; +31-314-365145) is a quarterly mini-magazine edited by Doede Boomsma. (dboomsma@sci.kun.nl) Eamon Adventurer's Guild newsletter (7625 Hawkhaven Dr., Clemmons, NC 27012; 910-766-7490) is the quarterly journal for the famous adventuring series edited by Thomas Zuchowski. (71214,1670@compuserve.com) GS WorldView (http://www.grin.net/~cturley/gsezine/) is an Apple II/IIgs web 'zine edited by Charles Turley Juiced GS (2217 Lakeview Dr., Sullivan, IN 47882) is a quarterly mini-magazine edited by Max Jones. (m.jones145@genie.com) Shareware Solutions II (166 Alpine Street, San Rafael, CA 94901) is a bi-monthly mini-magazine edited by Joe Kohn. (joko@crl.com) --Rubywand ____________________________ FAQs Files and Contents, 10 April, 1998 All of the main Csa2 FAQs files have names like FxxxMHALL where the "xxx" stands for the series number. At present, the series number is "003". Also, for now, all of the main FAQs files are plain Text. So, for example, the only version of F003ACCEL, the Accelerators FAQs file, currently available is a file named "F003ACCEL.TXT". The main FAQs files consist of Questions with Answers centering on some specific Apple II topic. For these, the questions are listed here as well as at the start of the FAQs file. (Whenever questions are listed together, they are shortened as necessary so that each fits on a single line.) There are, also, FAQs Resource files. These are pics, diagrams, mini-manuals, programs, etc. which are referenced in one or more FAQs answers. Resource files have names like R004STEREO.GIF and R007BATRAMM.SHK. They are listed and briefly described below. As in the original, Version 001 release, credit is given for answers used in the FAQs. Quite a lot of new material has been incorporated since the December 1997 revision and there have been several corrections. Still, much remains to be added; so, please feel free to send information pieces, diagrams, etc.. Ideas, suggestions, and FAQs content contributions can be emailed or they can be uploaded to Ground's FAQs/uploads folder. Best wishes to all Apple II users, Rubywand, 10 April, 1998 rubywand@swbell.net F003ACCEL: ZipGS, TransWarp, etc. 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- How do I change from 5v to 5.25v 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!? 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- A new accelerator board has led to crashes. What's the problem? F003CDROM: CD-ROM drives and interfaces 001- What do I need to get/do to use Music and Data CD's on my GS? 002- What do I need discQuest for? 003- How can I back up my files on write-able CD-ROM? 004- Is a special driver needed for a Toshiba External 2X CD-ROM? 005- How can I get sound from my Apple HSS card + CD300 CD-ROM? 006- Where can I find more info on CD-ROM drives, products, etc.? F003DOSMM: DOS and ProDOS 001- What is a "DOS"? 002- What DOS's are available on Apple II computers? 003- Are there any faster better versions of DOS 3.3? 004- What commands are available in DOS 3.3? 005- How do I use DOS commands from the keyboard? a program? 006- How do I use variables in a DOS command? 007- How do I create new DOS 3.3 diskettes? 008- How much storage space is on a 5.25" diskette? 009- Can I format a DOS 3.3 diskette for just data storage? 010- What is the "Volume Table of Contents" or "VTOC"? 011- Can I assign names to my DOS 3.3 diskettes? 012- What does it mean to "Boot" a disk? 013- What file types does DOS 3.3 have 014- What do the entries in a DOS 3.3 Catalog display mean? 015- Re. DOS 3.3 file names: How long? What characters are legal? 016- How can I use DOS 3.3 to read/write sectors from machine code? 017- How many 'official' versions of DOS 3.3 are there? 018- What information is included in the VTOC? 019- What information is included in a DOS 3.3 Catalog sector? 020- How does DOS 3.3 remember which sectors are used? 021- What are the formats of DOS 3.3's main file types? 022- How can I know a DOS 3.3 prgm is safe to run from hard disk? 023- What are some good DOS 3.3 references? 024- What is ProDOS? 025- What are ProDOS's major features? 026- Which Apple II's can run which versions of ProDOS? 027- How can I create bootable ProDOS diskettes? 028- How do I make a ProDOS disk that will start BASIC? 029- What is the maximum size of a ProDOS volume? 030- How do I LOAD, SAVE, etc. files under ProDOS? 031- What is a "pathname"? 032- What is the default volume and folder when ProDOS boots? 033- How can I set default volume and folder under ProDOS? 034- How can I discover the name of the current default volume? 035- How do I create a folder? 036- How can I access ProDOS routines from machine language? 037- How can I convert DOS 3.3 wares to run under ProDOS? 038- How can I modify ProDOS to do BLOADs to Text Page 1? 039- How can I boot ProDOS on my Franklin computer? 040- What are some good ProDOS references? F003ERRLIST: Apple II series ERROR codes 001- What does error #___ mean? 002- What does IIgs Diagnostic Self-Test Error Code ___ mean? 003- What does RamFAST Fatal Memory Fault Error ___ mean? 004- What is the explanation for getting a ___ error? 005- Where can I find more information on Apple II series errors? F003FDISK: Floppy drives and diskettes 001- How do I add a write-protect On-Off switch? 002- How do I add external speed adjustment to my Disk ][ drive? 003- How can I adjust my 5.25" drive for optimum performance? 004- What is the pin-out for a duodisk drive connecting cable? 005- Can I read Apple II diskettes on my PC? 006- Some old 5.25" disks with splotches don't boot. What gives? 007- Can I use high-density 3.5" and 5.25" diskettes on my A2? 008- How can I tell DD from HD diskettes if they are not labeled? 009- My 3.5 Disk Drives don't work! What should I try? 010- I added SCSI; now, my 3.5" drives often fail to work. Why? 011- How many tracks can I use on a 5.25" diskette? 012- In connecting a Disk II I misaligned the connectors. A fix? 013- A sound like a shotgun going off came from my drive. A fix? 014- Uni-disk and Laser drives: neither works with my IIc. Why? 015- How do I replace a 3.5" drive mechanism with one from a Mac? 016- I have one 5.25" drive. Sys6 shows two icons!? Is there a fix? 017- How can I tell a 13-sect interface card from a 16-sect model? 018- Can a Disk ][ Drive be used on a IIc or GS smartport? 019- What's the scoop on the 3.5" High Density drive? 020- What DuoDisk mods are necessary? 021- Will a Duodisk function correctly on my ROM-03 GS? 022- How do I fix a false Write Protect? 023- Both of my Disk ]['s come on when booting! Is there a fix? 024- How can I defragment a diskette and what is the speed gain? 025- How do I install a bi-color LED R/W indicator in my Disk ][? F003HDNSCSI: Hard drives, SCSI, and interfaces 001- How difficult is it to add a hard drive to my IIgs? 002- What kinds of hard drive systems are available? 003- What do SCSI ID numbers mean? 004- What is "SCSI-2" and how is it different from SCSI-1? 005- Will a SCSI-2 hard drive work with an Apple II system? 006- Will my Rev. C SCSI Card work with a SCSI-2 drive? 007- What is SCSI "termination power"? 008- Can I avoid the "RamFAST/SCSI is searching SCSI bus" delay? 009- What is the pin-out for the standard 50-pin SCSI cable? 010- What's the SCSIHD.DRIVER patch to ignore DRIVER43 partitions? 011- What is the "bad bug" in the ROM 3.01e RamFAST? 012- How do I attach a 90mb Bernoulli drive? 013- What are the settings for a CMS hard drive controller card? 014- Does it matter when I power-ON my SCSI hard disk? 015- Can I leave SCSI devices I'm not using turned OFF? 016- Is there a generic SCSI tutorial available for downloading? 017- What is the correct time-out setting for a Focus hard drive? 018- How do I modify my Apple HSS card to supply Termination Power? 019- Can I get a Focus drive bigger than a couple hundred MB? 020- My hard disk is on a CMS SCSI. How do I install System 6.0.1? F003HDWHACK: Miscellaneous Hardware projects and hacking 001- What's a good hardware project book for the Apple IIe? 002- How can I use a thermistor to read temperature on my A2? 003- Will a prototyping Slot Board fit all Apple II's with Slots? 004- What is the pin-out for the Apple II series Slots? 005- I've been getting Fatal System Error 0911. Is there a fix? 006- Why does my GS Control Panel keep resetting to the defaults? 007- How do I replace my GS "BatRAM" battery? 008- Is there a program to record/restore Control Panel settings? 009- How I can safely clean out dust from my Apple II? 010- How can I safely remove oxidation from IC pins? 011- My System Saver IIgs has gotten very noisy. How can I fix it? 012- What is the mini circuit board near the front of my GS for? 013- How do I add memory to my 1MB Apple IIgs Memory Expansion Card? 014- How can I move my IIgs to a PC tower case? F003HISTORY: Apple History, Chronicles, Woz, Apple II documents, ... 001- Where can I find an in-depth history of the Apple II? 002- What happened in the final years of the Computer Wars? 003- How did Woz invent the Apple computer? 004- What did the first Apple ads look like? F003KBPADJS: Input peripherals such as Keyboards, joysticks, mouses 001- How do I do the Shift Key Mod? 002- What's a "VIDEX" board? 003- I need a GS ADB keyboard cable! Where can I get one? 004- How can I make a PC-to-Apple Joystick converter? 005- How can I do an Apple-to-PC Joystick conversion? 006- What are the dip-switch settings for the "BITMOUSE" card? 007- How can I switch my IIe keyboard layout to Dvorak? 008- What keyboards work as replacements for a GS keyboard? 009- What is a Koala Pad and how do I test it? 010- Can I convert a C-64 Koala Pad to work on my Apple II? 011- How do I make the internal cable for a IIe numeric keypad? 012- Is there a cable or card which lets you connect two joysticks? 013- How do I write programs for the Apple Graphics Tablet? 014- Why does my ][+ KB act like the CTRL key is always pressed? 015- How do I write programs which use the mouse? 016- Why does my IIe keyboard keep repeating characters? 017- How do I read the joystick on a GS in native mode? 018- Is a Y-adapter available for my GS keyboard? 019- How do you use the Kensington TurboMouse with a IIgs? 020- How do I clean my mouse? 021- What is the best kind of mouse pad? F003MONITOR: Display monitors 001- How can I fix an unstable display? 002- I'm using a TV + IIc RF module. How can I improve the display? 003- What monitor repair Safety precautions are recommended? 004- How do I discharge the High Voltage anode? 005- How do I open my RGB monitor's case and get set for repairs? 006- What tools and solder should I use for repairs? 007- What's the fix for a flickering, Jumping, display? 008- How can I fix an all-red, all-blue, etc. monitor display? 009- Is there any more RGB Adjustments info? 010- How do I adjust Centering on my GS RGB color monitor? 011- How do I adjust Focus & Intensity on a blurry GS RGB Monitor? 012- What is a replacement for the RGB "flyback" power transistor? 013- How do I fix sporatic Shrinking and Flicking in-out of Focus? 014- How do I fix a serious case of shimmy on my GS monitor? 015- Will the Amiga 1084 monitor work on my GS? 016- What is the pinout for Commodore's 1084s monitor? 017- What is a "composite video monitor"? 018- Why doesn't hires look as good on my GS RGB monitor? 019- How can I to do the "Color Killer Mod" on a //e? 020- My A2 display doesn't work with a "TV/Game Switch". How come? 021- Can I use a color TV with my IIc+? 022- What is the IIc+ video pin configuration? 023- Where can I buy a replacement RGB monitor for my GS? 024- What kind of RGB monitors will work with a IIc? 025- Can I replace my GS RGB monitor with one from a PC? 026- What are the specs and pin-out for the GS RGB monitor? 027- Do I need monochrome monitor to get a clear 80-col display? 028- Is there a high-quality replacement for RGB monitors? 029- Can I use a GS RGB monitor with my IIc? 030- Why does a composite monitor I added show a fuzzy dim display? 031- Is my SecondSight board the cause of increased system crashes? 032- Why do Inwords and PublishIt bomb on my SecondSight board? F003POWER: Apple II power, power supplies, and cooling 001- What's the pin-out and load specs for the IIgs Power Supply? 002- Are the power supplies for the ][+ and IIe interchangeable? 003- What are the output capabilities of GS and IIe power supplies? 004- Can I use a 'generic' surplus power supply in my Apple II? 005- How do fatter leads reduce noise on the +5V & +12V lines? 006- Is there any more that can be done to eliminate glitches? 007- Is there a power supply upgrade kit for the Apple IIgs? 008- What kind of internal fan can I install in an Apple IIgs? 009- Why do so few GS power supplies have a fan installed? 010- Why does my Apple IIe fail to turn on! 011- How do I fix a nearly dead GS power supply? 012- What does a rapid chirping noise on a GS power supply mean? 013- Some of our classroom IIe's don't work at all. Is there a fix? 014- How do I troubleshoot an Apple II power supply? 015- What is a "Buggie Power Supply"? 016- Do I need the metal shielding in my GS case? F003PRINTER: Printers and printer interfaces 001- What is the pin-out for a GS to ImageWriter I cable? 002- What are the DIP switch settings for IW-II and IW-LQ printers? 003- How do I do the ImageWriter-LQ alignment test? 004- Can I use a 'straight-through' cable to connect my IW-II? 005- My ImageWriter II doesn't print! What's wrong? 006- How can I keep paper from jamming in my Imagewriter II? 007- The bottoms of letters don't get printed. How can I fix this? 008- What is the 'trick' for restoring a printer ribbon? 009- How do I connect a "Centronics interface" printer to my Apple? 010- Where can I get a Grappler+ cable? What is the pin-out? 011- What are the DIP switches on my Grappler+ for? 012- What printers will the Harmonie drivers work with on my GS? F003SOUND: Sound, sound boards, and sound software 001- How does the GS produce so many simultaneous sounds? 002- Is there a way to output quadraphonic sound on a IIgs? 003- Do I get Stereo from my IIgs Sound Output jack? 004- Why should I add a stereo board to my GS? 005- How can I build my own GS stereo board? 006- How can I transfer sound files created on a Mac to my GS? 007- How do I program a Phasor Sound Card? 008- What is required to build a Sound Input board for my IIgs? 009- What's what re. MockingBoard hardware and programming? 010- How do I get my MockingBoard to work on my GS? 011- How do I play Ultima IV/V with MockingBoard sound on my GS? 012- How can I get more System Sounds for my GS? 013- What GS programs will let me play MIDI files? 014- Would FExt.NDA let you play thru Synthinit? 015- Can I play .WAV files on my GS? 016- What formats are used for audio files? 017- How do I use my Echo speech synthesizer to produce speech? 018- What types of sound files are used on the GS? 019- Where can I find more info on cards, editing, digitizing, ...? 020- What is "old Apple" sound and how is it produced? 021- What is a good source for .WAV and .BNK files? F003T1TCOM: Telecom- hardware and transfers 001- How do I transfer files between my Apple and a PC or Mac? 002- How do I get an Applesoft program into a PC-DOS computer? 003- How do I transfer Apple II disks between Apple2 and PC? 004- How do I transfer files between computers using NULL modem? 005- How do I NULL-modem Text files without getting garbage? 006- How do I make a "NULL Modem" cable? 007- What is the maximum length for a NULL modem connection? 008- I have a Super Serial Card. What cable should I use? 009- How do I make a GS CTS/RTS handshake High-Speed modem cable? 010- What is the fastest modem I can use on an Apple IIe? 011- Does what applies to the IIe also apply to the //c and IIgs? 012- What telecom programs run on Apple II computers? 013- What are the settings for the Apple Super Serial Card? 014- What are the Serial Pro card's dip switch settings? 015- What are the settings for an Apple Serial Interface Card? 016- How do I make an Apple 5-pin serial interface-to-DB9 cable? 017- What cable do I need to connect a modem to my IIc? F003T2TCOM: Telecom- downloading and uploading 001- How can I read & send email and newsgroup msgs with my A2? 002- With a fast modem, how can the IIe connect to the internet? 003- I'm running the Lynx web browser. Where do I put the URL? 004- How do I download an .SHK file through Lynx? 005- Can I send and receive FAXes using my Apple II? 006- What is a "Binary II" header? 006a Should I add a Binary II header to files I upload? 007- What is a "binscii" file and how are they used? 008- What are .SHK files and how do I use them? 008a Can I create .ZIP files on my Apple II? 009- What are DSK "disk image" files and how do I use them? 010- I have downloaded files in "gz" format? How do I use them? 011- ShrinkIt downloaded as a TXT file. How can I use it? 011a Which programs can change ProDOS filetype? 012- How can I move A2 programs to Quick BASIC on my PC? 013- What is the easiest way to get files from Apple II FTP sites? 014- Are there download files I should process on the PC (or Mac)? 015- How do I upload files? 016- What do the popular file name extensions mean? 017- How do I tell what kind of file this is? F003ZIPTF: Zip Drive, Tape, Flopticals, SCSI, and interfaces 001- What is a "Zip drive"? 002- What is a "Zip disk"? 003- What do I need in order to use a Zip drive? 004- What kind of SCSI interface card do I need? 005- How do I install a Zip drive? 006- How do I get started using the Zip drive? 007- How does Zip Drive speed compare with a hard disk's speed? 008- Can I mount Zip disks formatted on Macintosh on my IIgs? 009- Will forgetting to set the termination switch cause damage? 010- How does Zip Drive perform with an Apple HS SCSI card? 011- Is a CMS SCSI card adequate for connecting a Zip drive? 012- Which SCSI interface works best with a Zip Drive? 013- Will I be able to format and partition a Zip disk? 014- Should I let the Finder handle formatting of new Zip disks? 015- Can I format a Zip disk for HFS? 016- The disk in my Zip Drive is not recognized. How come? 017- I added SCSI; now, my 3.5" drives often fail to work. Why? 018- Why do I get this "Ramfast/SCSI is searching SCSI bus" msg? 019- What's a good utility for doing tape backups on the GS? 020- What's needed to add a SCSI Tape backup unit? 021- What about tape backup on a IIe? 022- Does Apple's Hi-Speed SCSI card allow swapping Zip disks? 023- What can I do after the Zip on my Apple SCSI "sleeps"? 024- What is the "Click of Death" reported by some Zip drive users? 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