Wednesday, 19 January 2005
The Secrets of ProDOS
This article is reprinted from The Australian Apple Review - June 1987, by Gareth Powell. It details the joy that was and is ProDOS. From the article:
"As the Apple progressed forward so did the operating system until we arrived at ProDOS which is, in effect, a two level operating system. At its highest level it is a sophisticated tool which programmers can and do access to make the Apple run better/faster/smarter. At another level it is an operating system which offers a series of commands to the normal user which helps improve the interface between user and computer or, slightly less pompously, lets you get the best out of your Apple."
The Secrets of ProDOS
Tuesday, 18 January 2005
The Apple IIgs Educational Retrospective Slamdunk
From the site:
"This site's sole purpose is to accurately represent every piece of Apple IIgs educational software so they don't vanish forever while we were all waiting for software companies to reclassify their programs as freeware."
IIgs Educational Retrospactive Slamdunk
System 6 Vault
The System 6 Vault has lots of links to Utilities, Control Panels, Extensions and a whole lot more - all for the loveable System 6!
System 6 Vault
Monday, 17 January 2005
Old Macs in an OS X Environment
This page describes various aspects of compatability between System 6 and OS X. Some handy information!
Old Macs & OS X
Friday, 14 January 2005
Apple's Twiggy Disks
This page explains the history of the Twiggy drive and disks which were used in the original Lisa 1 and Macintosh prototypes, and includes images of the disks and packaging.
From the page:
"In the early '80s, Apple fell victim to a serious case of NIH Syndrome (Not Invented Here), and decided to manufacture their own disk drives. Not content to be industry compatible, instead they designed what they believed to be leading-edge drives: the Twiggy floppy drive and the Widget hard drive."
Apple's Twiggy Disks
Thursday, 13 January 2005
MessagePad 2000 Review
A 1997 review of the Apple MessagePad 2000 from MacUser UK. Check it out!
MessagePad 2000 Review
Wednesday, 12 January 2005
The Apple IIe Personal Computer; a First Hand Examination
Once again, we put on our helmets with that cool little light on the front, and went digging deep at atarimagazines.com. We uncovered a gem in the form of the text of an Apple IIe evaluation article by Danny Goodman. This originally appeared in Creative Computing Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 3/March, 1983/Page 116. Enjoy!
The Apple IIe Personal Computer
Tuesday, 11 January 2005
Replica 1 Review
Here is part one of a review of the Replica 1 kit at the Computer Collector Newsletter site, by Evan Koblentz. This Apple 1 clone is available through the
Replica 1 site.
Follow the link below and you will find part one of the review at the top of the page in the "About Us and More" section under the "Product Reviews" link.
Replica 1 Review
Monday, 10 January 2005
Daniel Kottke's Amazing Apple Relics
Here is a truly astonishing pictorial at The DigiBarn Computer Museum chronicling curator Bruce Damer's visit to Daniel Kottke in Palo Alto California. His incredible collection of early Macintosh Memorabilia is a wonder to behold!
Amazing Apple Relics
Friday, 7 January 2005
Apple II Technical Notes
From the site:
"Here it is: the complete set of the final version of the Apple II Technical Notes, cross-referenced and reformatted for the Web, with the kind permission of Apple Computer!
For those who are not already familiar with them, these Notes are a series of technical tidbits and errata not covered in any of the official Apple manuals. They are organised roughly by topic, and numbered in order of composition. Originally they were distributed by Apple to registered developers, but as Apple no longer registers developers for the Apple II, and as the notes were Freeware anyway, they have been available for downloading online for quite some time now. Now, they are available in a more browser-friendly form as well, with the added feature of extensive cross-linking."
Apple II Technical Notes
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