BioRhythm on Apple II Computer
Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 at
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Starring the reclusive Kelcey Degnan, who plays the part of Suzie a tormented housewife who must choose between the sea captain and the guy who wears the white fur coat. With little more…
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Terry Stewart (tezza) talks about vintage/classic computers in his collection: The Apple II europlus (and clones): A further description of the Apple II+ can be seen here: http://www.classic-comput…
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Pardon me, Did I just take a hit of acid
your wife is awesome
Great video! It has a certain David Lynch feel to it.
that’s a sweet cameo of the pet 2001! I love that PET machine so much, that
I just built a brand new game for it. check it out here: watch?v=LWNVUyuZhrk
hmmm.
Long Live the Space Vipers
That was nuts! and i love you for it – now thats how a retrocomputer video
should be made. all the best form a fellow winter warm up-er
best video I have seen in years!
Your birthday is 4-21-67, eh? Knowing this bit of information about you, I
can use my own biorhythm program to figure out when you are at your most
vulnerable and then, at that moment, send you a nigerian spam email to
which your defenses will be impotent! bwa ha ha ha ha!
I just couldn’t let my Apple II+ languish on Youtube in low-def. Here is a
new HD remake:
Thanks for the remake!
The only time I ever worked on an Apple II series computer was in 1989 or
so, when I had to do a lab assignment as part of my Computer Science study.
The system was mostly obsolete by then but the lab had some hardware that
was specific to the Apple II and it was a good way to teach us the UCSD
Pascal system. Back then, Pascal was the language of choice in the
curriculum, and the teacher spent a lot of time teaching us how the
P-system worked: basically the Pascal code was translated to a binary
intermediate code, which was then interpreted. Kinda like how Java works
nowadays.
I remember it was a comfortable system to type on, and it was even decently
fast for the assignment I had to do, but the keyboard was just in the wrong
place. I used an IBM PC/XT at home, and the Apple keyboard felt as if the
back of the system needed to be propped up so it would be possible to rest
my hands on the table. Of course this was impossible because the floppy
drives were on top of the machine and I wasn’t allowed to move stuff around
in the lab.
Apples were never very popular in the Netherlands, because they were so
outrageously expensive. There was a lot of “grey import” from Germany for
other computers such as the various Commodores, but Apples were very rare.
Nevertheless, I do like the Apples from the Woz days. They were
well-designed and as you mentioned, they were well-documented and inviting
for tinkerers. Maybe I’ll build my own clone some day
How much does it cost to get an apple ][e in the cheapest way possible.
The closed box of the Mac is why I’ve never bought any Apple products after
I stopped using the Apple II. You’re not a customer to them, you’re a
walking ATM.
People who buy Macs are like people who buy appliances. People who PCs are
like people who buy cars – some know nothing about them, some like to open
the hood to customize and tinker. I can’t find it to link, but it’s like a
comic I saw online:
Android: *”You’re building an app? Here’s the source code!”*
PC: *”So, how do you want to build you computer?”*
Apple: *”You wanted to buy something…?”*
1:40 sexist ad. COOL!
I’m quite impressed with the rx-8800. The keyboard (with numeric keys,
function keys, both original horizontal arrow keys (for games made for that
layout) AND bank of hor/ver keys) seems better than even the IIe-platinum
and miles above a II+. It looks like it has a “caps” key so I guess it will
do lowercase too. And the it’s much closer to the desk for better comfort.
It was probably dirt cheap too (compared to an original II+), so nice going
Chin Hsin!
Just found your channel Terry. What a fantastically informative and
interesting channel, keep up the great work Sir!
Oh and you’ve now made me add an Apple II to my list of must haves!
Correction: that’s an RCA cable going to the monitor, not an RF cable.
The Applesoft manual is unique in that it points out many of the bugs and
quirks that you’d likely never encounter in normal use. A rare sign of
honesty, compared to many other companies which try to hide their products’
flaws.
VTECH also made Apple II clones, you may know VTECH because they made
talking electronic learning aid computer toys for kids, I have one that
I’ve had since I was 7. VTECH made heaps of things like that.
It’s a real shame to see a once great company who prided themselves on open
and innovative hardware to turn into one of the biggest greediest, blandest
and most restrictive hardware makers known to man, great video as always
tezza
Thank you for doing such a well done video about old computers. Detailed
and good quality. I appriciate it a lot. Thank you!
Regarding the drive labeling, the “Drive 1″ is actually a rigid plastic
sticker that came with the machine. Applying them to the drives was
optional, and many people didn’t do it. You should be able to find either a
clean drive, or the stickers themselves. You can pry off the “Drive 1″ and
apply a Drive 2 to one of yours. Soften the glue with a hair dryer if it
resists removal. No need to replace the whole drive bezel. I’ve seen the
sticker packs that came with these machines for sale on eBay.
The V-Tech clone was the Laser 128. The Laser 128EX, interestingly, was
better in every way than the //c it was cloning. It had a numeric keypad,
function keys, switchable CPU speed up to 4MHz, internal RAM expansion, and
an expansion slot on the side. All for half the price of the //c.
Its good to see these videos in HD! thanks.
I’m without a decent internet connection at home at the moment but this
video was a treat to watch over MacDonald’s Free Wi-Fi. I have still to
get an Apple II for the collection. I’d probably be looking to get a //GS
so that I can play the most amount of software.
Great video! Years ago a friend gave me a Taiwanese Apple ][+ clone, but it
wasn't a straight carbon copy of the Apple board. It had a Z80 built in,
which suggested they incorporated the Microsoft Z80 card into it. Just a
shame I didn't have the skills back then to fix it.
I figure they chose "READY GO" for the clones' startup message because it
has the same character count as "APPLE ][" on the original, so they could
copy the original ROM verbatim, except those eight bytes.
Excuse me while I go play with my Apple //c!
Interesting to see all the clones… I guess Jack Tramiel was right when he
said if you price something with a reasonable price, maybe 3 times as much
as it costs you to make it, then no one will want to clone it.
Apple to this day is mostly about convincing people they are classier than
others and that you must pay for this class.
Still, they’re still around and Commodore sure isn’t! – but I’m not so sure
that’s going to be true for much longer…
Thank you, I enjoy your videos very much, greetings from the US
hey Terry, just interested, do you have a mockingboard or any other voice
synthesis module for the apple ii in you’re collection?
Dear Terry, I really enjoy all your video’s, they are very informative and
nostalgic, I have a complete C64 setup. You must have a massive garage and
a very understanding wife. Keep up the good work. Thanks.
hey terry, i got my hands on a couple of amiga 2000′s i haven’t plugged
either of them in yet and i was wondering if you are looking for ideas for
new episodes maybe some tips about what to do when u get our hands on a
classic pc,, what you do to clean them up etc please? eg i think one of
them has a leaky battery.. i cant tell.. i dont know what im looking for,,
as well as that the plugs and all metal feels really rough,, where as ive
felt my friends ones and their meant to be smooth. btw im not expecting you
to approve this comment.. but if you could get back to me that would be
awesome.