#apple-ii — Public Fediverse posts

This subproject would be dead in its tracks if file downloading worked in the same "data firehose" way as directory listing, but luckily (according to the reverse-engineer doc in libgphoto2's repository) one can tell the camera to send arbitrarily-sized pieces of files, and slowly write them to disk between two pieces.
The only things implemented so far for this driver is _wakeup, _set_speed, _get_filename, and the driver is already 2.7kB, larger than other complete drivers. I might have to rewrite larger parts of it into assembly.

#RetroComputing #AppleII

Yesterday evening, after getting the basis of the protocol right on PC, I got comms working on Apple II with the Canon PowerShot 350, at 115200bps.
This required rewriting the directory list reader function in assembly, as this request entails a multiple 300-bytes packets response, with the camera not waiting between packets.
#RetroComputing #AppleII #DigitalPhotography

Debug session

#appleII #retrocomputing

Debug session

#appleII #retrocomputing

Success! After a full power supply recap the voltages are stable and the Apple IIe Platinum boots up! It happily took my BASIC command proclaiming health - it’s alive! #retrocomputing #appleii

La carte d'extension Appletini One pour Apple II peut remplacer totalement l'Apple II http://dlvr.it/TVGXR2 #AppleII #AppletiniOne

The Appletini ONE now has a "standalone" mode. Close a jumper on the card and it becomes a full featured Apple IIe on its own, without the need to be plugged into a real Apple II.

appletini.org/standalone

#appleII #retromputing #retrogaming

The Appletini ONE now has a "standalone" mode. Close a jumper on the card and it becomes a full featured Apple IIe on its own, without the need to be plugged into a real Apple II.

https://appletini.org/standalone

More about this card:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyAJKuzkzYg

#appleII #retromputing #retrogaming

Had to take a break from 6502 assembly to do a bit of... beech wood assembly! My Apple II corner was starting to be really cluttered with the addition of new cameras for my Quicktake For Apple II project.
I'm still missing a Quicktake 200 in this collection, so I'm unsure if I broke support for it while adding support for the Fujifilm DX-8 (which has *almost* the same protocol). No biggie, it's not released yet.
Nail polish is unrelated.

#RetroComputing #AppleII #RetroPhotography

Modifying your #AppleII #C64 #Speccy #Beeb or whatever is actually VERY true to the way many used these machines at the time.

#reto #retroComputers

This Apple IIe Platinum has some issues I’m trying to work through. The power rails all collapse when powered and plugged into the main board. Unplugged from the main board the power stabilizes to normal values except for 12v line which sits at about 11v. I’m going to recap the power supply first to hopefully fix the 12v. I’ll go after the main boards caps next. I haven’t been able to locate a schematic for the Platinum model. Any suggestions for a source? #appleii #retrocomputing

Repórter Retro 128

https://retropolis.com.br/2026/08/27/reporter-retro-128/

#ReprterRetro #68000 #AdrianBlack #AppleII #Astroblast #BIT79 #Borland #Brasil #ChavePhillips #ClonesNacionais #CoCo3 #Commodore128 #Commodore64 #CreativeLabs #DonkeyKong #Famiclone #famicom #IBM #IbmPs1 #Inkbox #Intel8085 #LinguagemC #memria #microcontrolador #microscpio #Milmar #MIT #MSDOS #NES #Novell #NovellDOS7 #PersonalNetWare #PhintageCollector #RguaDeClculo #RetroRio #SnailMail #SoundBlaster #Taiwan #teclad

Sixies (2026) by dskilton for Apple II. A dice-merging puzzle for the enhanced Apple IIe: place pairs, trigger chains, and chase the high-score table. Monochrome DHGR, screen shake, and speaker sounds make it feel properly retro. 🎲

🎁 https://dskilton.itch.io/apple-sixies

#homebrew #appleii #retro #game #sixies

The Pocket AI device is like an Abaton Transform.

#AppleII

CityXen VCFSE 2026: Deadline Returns After Pacemaker Surgery
#CityXen #VCFSE2026 #VintageComputerFestival #RetroComputing #AppleII #Commodore64 #ENIAC #SFGE2026 #VintageComputers
https://theoasisbbs.com/cityxen-vcfse-2026-deadline-returns-after-pacemaker-surgery/?fsp_sid=12270

Could we have a Sierra-class driver in #QuicktakeForAppleII ? Seems very likely.
This might be quite neat as A LOT of vintage cameras use the Sierra protocol.
#RetroComputing #AppleII #RetroPhotography

Everything I wanted to implement is implemented, I now consider the Kodak DC50 support complete in my #AppleII digital photography program!
https://www.colino.net/wordpress/archives/2026/08/23/kodak-dc50-now-usable-on-the-apple-ii/
#RetroComputing #QuicktakeForAppleII

#DC50 update on the #AppleII :
- Thumbnails are displayed
- Fetching pictures from the PCMCIA card is now OK

I'm now trying to figure out camera controls. The only Kodak Windows software I could find does not provide any option for that - just transfer, so I'm a bit blindly poking.

Two things achieved today: good reset/wakeup procedure, and 🥁 getting pictures from the camera's internal storage!

Todo: a lot (thumbnails, camera controls, getting pictures from the PCMCIA card, ...)

#RetroComputing #AppleII #QuicktakeForAppleII

This 1996 game for an #AppleII clone pre-dates reCAPTCHA by more than a decade, and also supports the War on Cars.

Video clip from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZk-utRYrI0

(3/4) Ranking by increasing time to compute, number without credit are by Greg

#RC2014 : 14 (thank you JonV)
#BBCMicro : 19
#AmstradCPC : 22 (thank you Devlin)
#AmstradPCW : 23 (thank you Pete)
#AcornElectron : 25
#C128 : 27 (fast mode - thank you Jonas H)
#LuxorABC80 : 29 (thank you Erik)
#SharpMZ700 : 32 (thank you Tim Holyoake)
#DAI: 33 (by NAM-IP)
#VIC20 : 36
#AcornAtom : 37
#AppleII : 38 (thank you Jeroen)