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ProDOS: Why This Changed Everything for Apple II Users Join me in this ultimate guide to the Apple II's ProDOS. Why did it take Apple so long to replace AppleDOS, a DOS only suited to the simpler DiskII system. What did ProDOS finally bring to the legendary Apple II and why did it become...

Apple II Storage: The ULTIMATE Timeline Deep-Dive (From Disk II to SuperDrive!) For two decades, the Apple II family was a home micro pioneer! This deep dive celebrates its legendary storage history: From the revolutionary Disk II system and the birth of micro-hard disks, through the essential...

Hey, I have two HD options for my Apple IIe, one is the Fast Apple SCSI card, which I could use with a BlueSCSI, and another option is a Booti. The SCSI card is destined for my IIgs, but either way, Im inexperienced with an Apple II and I am pondering what the best HD environment/setup is for a...

Hey, I'm prepping to make a video on Apple II ProDOS and as a first step I am trying to become familiar with the specifics of the DOS. I have noticed that pathnames are a thing and getting to a file can often require a fully qualified path, going from the volume-name onwards. Fair enough...

Unleashing the Legend: The Apple IIe and the Disk II! In this episode, we're diving into a true titan of early micro-computing: the legendary Disk II floppy disk system for the Apple II. Designed by the brilliant Steve Wozniak, the Disk II wasn't just another peripheral—it was a seismic shift...

What's the best Video solution for a Vintage Apple IIe in 2025 Continuing our series on using an Apple IIe in 2025, today we are getting video working. Do we use a vintage monitor to get that authentic CRT look? Or do we use a modern flat screen? Another option is to use a modern Apple II video...

I need to write up some info on how the Apple II encodes text. I read in a Wikipedia article that it uses 7bits to encode a 64 character set. Well, we only need 6 bits, to define 64 values. So how do the other 64 values in a 7bit value get used? Also, it says the 8th bit is used as a toggle...

📺 YOUBE VIDEO > Can I fix my Macintosh LC475's Video, Recap It AND then Overclock it? High stakes! 📺 My vintage Mac and LC475 has poor video and on top of this it's capacitors are ALL leaking, causing damage to the machine! So we need to get into this machine urgently, to get those caps replaced...

How Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs created the Apple II, an Era Defining Micro In 1976 Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs released the Apple 1 computer to an audience of hobbyists. Just one year later they released a technical masterpiece, the Apple II computer, to compete against the Commodore Pet and...

Apple IIe Card: Add Hard Disks, Making Floppy Disks and Much More! The Apple IIe card, the last great hoorah for Steve Wozniaks and Steve Jobs love child, is in my Macintosh LC475, can I add multiple large hard disks to it? Can I write out 3.5" AND more importantly 5.25" floppy disks are well...

This is a re-post from Apple Fritter forums, as this is a pretty specific problem, I thought it best to spread my net wider... Hey, I am relatively new to the Apple IIgs, and in my enthusiasm to get it up to the level of an Amiga 2000, I decided to buy a SCSI card, and ideally install GSOS to a...