So You Want to Build a Power Colour Classic?
We just can't shake this hardware tinkering kick that we're on, so let's round out the week with this page on modifying the beloved Color Classic!
From the intro:
"Definition: A Power Colour Classic is an Apple Macintosh Colour Classic computer, normally powered by a 16Mhz 68030 CPU, modified to use a logic board which contains a microprocessor from the 'Power PC' range of RISC processors, typically a 603e device. While it is possible to effect something similar by installing a logic board with a 68040 chip (e.g. from an LC575) and then adding a 601 accelerator board 'on top', such designs are highly compromised and are outside the scope of this page."
So You Want to Build a Power Colour Classic?
Newton MP2000/2100 Homebrew Speedup
While we've got the soldering iron out, lets try a speedup of our MessagePad 2000 series!
It begins:
"The Newton MP2000 and MP2100 are both pretty fast to begin with, running the StrongARM processor at 162 MHz. Compare that to the first few generations of Palms at 16 MHz. However, there are some times when we might like our Newtons to really fly!"
MP2x00 Homebrew Speedup
Accelerating the Newton MessagePad 120
Break out the soldering iron - it's time to hack some hardware! Dig out that MessagePad and have some fun!
Accelerating the Newton MessagePad 120
The Beagle Bros. Online Museum
Last weeks Beagle Bros. Apple II Freeware Friday stirred fond memories of the Apple II 80's and the influential Beagle Bros. Software. With a little more digging, we found this online museum devoted to the Bros! Brings a tear to the eye, doesn't it?
The Beagle Bros. Online Museum
The Apple IIgs Portable Experiement
This page at Apple2.org demonstrates how case-modding used to be done!
It Begins:
"The First Apple IIgs Portable made it's debut at Apple Expo East Boston '92. It visited Apple for the now infamous "Operation Apple Storm" and has been used on comercial flights, airports, a boat, several cars and hotels nationwide."
The Apple IIgs Portable Experiement
Beagle Bros. Apple II Freeware Friday
This dusty old page at A2Central.com's Lost Classics Project still has valid links to lots of useful Beagle Bros. software for the Apple II. If you have an Apple II, get 'em now!
Beagle Bros. Apple II Freeware Friday
Apple Lisa at CHI 98
This is a very interesting new article by Marcin Wichary at the GUIdebook website, detailing one of the sessions of the CHI 98 conference - a panel called “Honoring our elders II”, dedicated to Xerox Star and Apple Lisa! It took place on April 22nd, 1998.
Included is a full a transcript of the second part of the panel, with Frank Ludolph and Rod Perkins presenting the Apple Lisa computer.
Apple Lisa at CHI 98
Apple Assembly Line Archive
Bob Sander-Cederlof, publisher of the Apple Assembly Line newsletter, has posted the complete text of all the issues online. He begins his introduction:
"From October 1980 through June 1988 I published a newsletter called Apple Assembly Line. This newsletter focussed on assembly language for the Apple ][, //e, //c, and //gs computers. In the beginning all the programs were written for the 6502 microprocessor, but as the Apple II family developed, this expanded to the 65C02, 65802, and 65816. All the programs were published using the S-C Macro Assembler, which I also authored and sold under the label of S-C Software Corporation."
Apple Assembly Line Archive
A2 News and Notes
The April, 2005 issue of the A2 News and Notes Newsletter for Apple II fans has been posted by Howard Katz!
This issue:
* 3rd Down, Fourth To GO
* Homes For Orphans
* Programming notes
* Summer Camp News
* 8-Bit Development
* Software News
* SignOff
A2 News and Notes
Steve Wozniak: The Birth of the Apple Computer
This 1996 email response by The Woz covers early programming on the Apple and how he hand-wrote the ROM code. Another little bit of Apple History!
Steve Wozniak: The Birth of the Apple Computer
