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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...

Fraid not, I think each card may be a little specific, I know the Apple SCSI and Apple Fast SCSI cards use ID 6 as their bootable ID, I guess this is following the kind of Apple II Slot precedent, with booting going from highest slot to lowest. I believe that in normal SCSI practive, its ID0...

I believe (others can correct me) that ProDOS has a hard limit of 32mb per Volume. This may seem crappy by todays standards, or even those of the 90s, but when the first hard disks came out, 5mb and 10mb drives were rocking it. So, I think with your SCSI card, you will be "limited" to only 7...

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...

The thing about the RGB2HDMI is, it requires an external box with a pi, right? Also does it do emulation of the NTSC monitor artifacts? Both the VidHD and A2DVI do these. On the flip side, I guess the RGB2HDMI is portable between machines right, the external decoder I mean?

I have 3 models of PVM all Sony, the 6" (yes that small), 9" models do not have ANY geometry adjustment that I can see. I also have a PVM 14M4E, a 14" model and that has a MENU with image adjustments but no geometry, but then it has a hidden service MENU and that has pretty much everything in...

Ah yes, the PVM, its a little star isn't it. About 4+ years ago now, someone in Worcester, near Birmingham here in the UK was selling an Amiga 4000 bundle. This and I think another 9" model and a 15" one were bundled. The vendor said there were issues with all of them. Well, it appears this one...

Its kind of crazy, doing these Apple II videos has made me realise what a blur the last 5+ years have been. I bought my Apple IIe during COVID and soon after the IIc and then a IIgs. They are NOT easy to source over here in the UK, these were all UK models, which is pretty rare. Then time...

Oh, and BTW CayMac vintage reached out to me, and offered to send a A2DVI and a IIc adapter to me, which is pretty outstanding of him! I do not have a working HDMI solution for my IIc, so that would be great. What a coincidence eh? I was wondering, have you tried any other the other cards out...

Hi James, well, Im mentioning the card, but I could not really showcase it that much as I do not own one. But I think I DO need to get one as it appears my VidHD card has a flaw in it, it writes to inserted floppy disks when turned on. That behaviour I think manifests in the video, where the...

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...

Ok, so to be clear. Referring to the image below (thanks Wikipedia!) If I set Bit 8 to 1, and bits 1-6 to 0-64, then I would see @ABC.. etc from the THIRD block of characters along. If I also set Bit 7 to 1, then I would use the 4th block of chars, shown here as exactly the same as the 3rd...

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...

Ah hey, about 6 weeks back now I saw an original Apple High Speed SCSI card on the market in the US. I bought it and it took its sweet time to get over here to me in London. Early this week I dug out the IIgs, found the BlueSCSI nestled inside, took it out, and removed the GGLabs SCSI card. I...

Hey, thanks for the response. Well, it appears the horse has already bolted... I. mean, that bolt text about is a link to the video where I actually re-cap the entire logic board, and also an Apple IIe card. I have tried the Soft overclock software, originally using an older version 0.5.2 but...

Check also if the caps themselves for the video area are intact, could be a damaged trace in that area, as it has been re-capped, it does indicate rather that a damaged trace is the issue.

📺 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...