6 Aug
2000
6 Aug
'00
6:20 a.m.
For those having Apple II computers and little or no documentation:
The Csa2 (comp.sys.apple2) Usenet newsgroup Apple II FAQs
originate from the Ground Apple II archive, 1997-2000.
Ground Apple II Administrator: Steve Nelson
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
The Csa2 FAQs may be freely distributed.
Two mirrors are:
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs1START.html
http://www.grin.net/~cturley/A2.FAQs.and.INFO/CSA2.FAQs/Csa21MAIN1.txt
6 Aug
6 Aug
9:24 a.m.
On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, Paul R. Santa-Maria wrote:
For those having Apple II computers and little or no
documentation:
The Csa2 (comp.sys.apple2) Usenet newsgroup Apple II FAQs
originate from the Ground Apple II archive, 1997-2000.
Ground Apple II Administrator: Steve Nelson
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
The Csa2 FAQs may be freely distributed.
This shouldn't even be an issue if it wasn't for a certain complete
asshole trying to control distribution of what should be a freely
distributable document anyway.
Just thought I'd rant :)
Sellam International Man of Intrigue and Danger
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Looking for a six in a pile of nines...
VCF 4.0 is September 30-October 1
San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California
See http://www.vintage.org for details!
10:56 a.m.
Does anybody have specifics on the data format/modulation used on the Apple
IIc external disk drive port? I read that the IIc+ uses an intelligent
drive and that suggests that the data appearing on the interface may not be
in the usual APPLE-II GCR format. Of course, the IIc+ may have yet another
protocol, so the spec's from the IIc+ may not be what I need.
The FAQ hardly mentions the IIc, though it did give me enough information to
suggest that it would be really useful to understand the workings of that
external FD interface. It has power (+12, +5, gnd, -12) and stepping motor
drivers right on it. The ol' ][+ never even got that far!
Any suggestions?
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: Sellam Ismail <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: Apple II FAQ
On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, Paul R. Santa-Maria wrote:
Danger
For those having Apple II computers and little or
no documentation:
The Csa2 (comp.sys.apple2) Usenet newsgroup Apple II FAQs
originate from the Ground Apple II archive, 1997-2000.
Ground Apple II Administrator: Steve Nelson
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
The Csa2 FAQs may be freely distributed.
This shouldn't even be an issue if it wasn't for a certain complete
asshole trying to control distribution of what should be a freely
distributable document anyway.
Just thought I'd rant :)
Sellam International Man of Intrigue and
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----
Looking for a six in a pile of nines...
VCF 4.0 is September 30-October 1
San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California
See http://www.vintage.org for details!
7 Aug
7 Aug
8:33 a.m.
On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, Paul R. Santa-Maria wrote:
Unbelievably, after a hiatus of about a year, the same old crap that
has torn apart the A2 newsgroup for years has started again.
The factions are even named - the Turlettes, based on Tom
Turleys efforts to free up abandonware, and the Vogons, who seem
like the same old Delphi-based flamers.
Seems like something from a bad sci-fi novel.
ciao larry
lgwalker(a)look.ca
walkers(a)altavista.net
bigwalk(a)xoommail.com
For those having Apple II computers and little or
no documentation:
The Csa2 (comp.sys.apple2) Usenet newsgroup Apple II FAQs
originate from the Ground Apple II archive, 1997-2000.
Ground Apple II Administrator: Steve Nelson
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
The Csa2 FAQs may be freely distributed.
This shouldn't even be an issue if it wasn't for a certain complete
asshole trying to control distribution of what should be a freely
distributable document anyway.
Just thought I'd rant :)
Sellam International Man of Intrigue
and Danger
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9:56 a.m.
On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Lawrence Walker wrote:
Unbelievably, after a hiatus of about a year, the
same old crap that
has torn apart the A2 newsgroup for years has started again.
Did it ever totally go away? Or did it bubble under the surface, like the
animosity between two warring nations during "peace negotiations"...
The factions are even named - the Turlettes, based on
Tom
Turleys efforts to free up abandonware, and the Vogons, who seem
like the same old Delphi-based flamers.
Seems like something from a bad sci-fi novel.
Like someone said, I don't see any of the non-Apple II communities up in
arms about it. Atari, Commodore, TRS-80? They have their online "warez
shoebox" archives as well. But I don't hear about any fights over in those
newsgroups!
9:24 a.m.
On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Charles P. Hobbs (SoCalTip) wrote:
Like someone said, I don't see any of the
non-Apple II communities up in
arms about it. Atari, Commodore, TRS-80? They have their online "warez
shoebox" archives as well. But I don't hear about any fights over in those
newsgroups!
And all this time I always thought the Apple ][ users were smarter than
the others.
It's like they're fighting over a dried up river bed. The water has moved
on folks.
Sellam International Man of Intrigue and Danger
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Looking for a six in a pile of nines...
VCF 4.0 is September 30-October 1
San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California
See http://www.vintage.org for details!
22 Aug
22 Aug
6:06 p.m.
Like someone said, I don't see any of the
non-Apple II communities up in
arms about it. Atari, Commodore, TRS-80? They have their online "warez
shoebox" archives as well. But I don't hear about any fights over in those
newsgroups!
The sad part is that by fighting, the Apple people have lost valuable
opportunities to save their software. A huge quantity of software was
written for the Apple. A lot of it is good. Only some of the good stuff is
available online. I'm not sure how to fix the situation at this late date.
I don't really care about the bad software, although I probably should. :)
-- Derek
6 Aug
6 Aug
9:27 a.m.
On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, Paul R. Santa-Maria wrote:
For those having Apple II computers and little or no
documentation:
The Csa2 (comp.sys.apple2) Usenet newsgroup Apple II FAQs
originate from the Ground Apple II archive, 1997-2000.
Ground Apple II Administrator: Steve Nelson
Thanks for posting this! Recently, I became the owner of an Apple-IIe
that I got on e-bay for under US$5, complete with diskette drive and
monitor, all in working condition. :-) I also bought a Decmate and an
Apple IIgs, from different sellers; neither have arrived yet, and it's
been weeks (one of the checks was cashed - not sure about the other
one yet). :-( So, beware of getting bilked.
--
R. D. Davis
rdd(a)perqlogic.com
http://www.perqlogic.com/rdd
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