Apple iic null modem cable din5 male to db9 female. I got myself an apple iigs, adtpro, a serial cable and now i need some games and software. All i get is a waiting for host message on the iie card and the adtpro software on the new mac telling me it is connected. The iigs cpu even has builtin mos 6502 emulation, which is the cpu in the apple ii line of computers. The code to interface directly with the iigs serial communications controller chip was. Walkthrough of booting an apple ii computer over the serial port. The apple ii software imaging software, adtpro has once again been updated. Connecting your apple to your home network is as easy as plugging the uthernetuthernet ii or the lancegs card into the apple, and then plugging a cat5 ethernet cable from the card into your home router or switch.
A newer computer will likely also need a usb adapter, below. The gs in the name stands for graphics and sound, referring to its enhanced multimedia capabilities, especially its stateof. Apple disk transfer prodos adtpro transfers classic 8bit apple disk images over a serial, ethernet or audio link to a more modern computer. I can not for the life of me get it working on the iie card. Ii to a pc using a serial cable and how to bootstrap the apple ii using adtpro. With a usbserial adapter and an admittedly oddball but not too hard to make or buy serial cable you can use adtpro to transfer software to a iic, which is under most circumstances a bettermore reliable option than cassette audio my favorite apple computer is my bizarre mongrel ii plus. At the adtpro server software end, should see those names repeated in the serial configuration dialog box which comes up with the fileserial configuration menu item. The apple iigs stylized as iigs is the fifth and most powerful model in the apple ii series of personal computers produced by apple computer. Use the iigs control panel to set slot 2 to modem, which is the default. This tutorial will cover some of the most common issues when using adtpro to build your apple ii software library.
Apple iigs iic plus usb serial adtpro file transfer. If you have a good serial cable, this speed will work reliably. If you dont use adt or adtpro, or dont have any software for your apple yet, more. Apple disk transfer prodos adtpro transfers physical disks and disk. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only.
I pulled my old iigs system out a couple of days ago and set it up. Adtpro, the vintage apple disk imaging software, has been updated to version 2. Catfur file transfer chat software for the applecat modem. A2t apple corp diagnostics non iigs d apple iigs diagnostics 3. Adt pro you will need an apple iic imagewritter cable and a way to connect it to a serial port on your computer. You can scroll among the selections with the up and down arrow keys. My modernized apple iigs system cffa 3000, transwarp gs, and uthernet. Download the zip file containing the apple ii disk image to your pc.
Nov 26, 2012 an apple ii computer with floppy drive and a serial port. Adtpro allows users to image floppies from apple ii and apple iii series computers and allows boot strapping of machines directly from a disk image over bare wire. If you cant get 115200 to work reliably, something in your cabling or potentially your usb driver is wrong. Adtpro cant maintain the tight timing necessary for serial communications when 16bit gsos has booted, as it modifies the serial environment. Mar 20, 2010 the apple ii software imaging software, adtpro has once again been updated. When in doubt leave this set to the default of 115200. But none of them go into detail on how they managed to set up the disk in the first place.
Sean gugler guglersean at cs dot yale dot edu released adt win32 edition on december 1, 2000. I have limited software for the machine all old ii and not gs software, and would really like to transfer some more disk images to disks. The gs in the name stands for graphics and sound, referring to its enhanced multimedia capabilities, especially its stateoftheart sound and music synthesis, which greatly surpassed previous models. The gs in the name stands for graphics and sound, referring to its enhanced multimedia capabilities, especially its stateoftheart sound and music. Sep 16, 2016 software developer john brooks decided to commemorate one of the most successful apple ii versions, the apple iigs, which was released thirty years ago on september 15, 1986. For the iigs, i discovered that you can download a disk copy 4. Apple 2 products surplus games, educational programs, word processing, publishing, cables, accessories, etc. If you arent already using dos adt, or if you dont have any. Default values have a little checkmark beside them in the control panel. Based on the seminal adt, adtpro can transfer any prodos or sosvisible volume. This is a brand new apple iigs serial cable with null modem adapter. Adtpros client code borrowed heavily from the original apple disk transfer adt base code from version 1.
All i get is a waiting for host message on the iie card and the adtpro software on. The disk abstraction layer of adtpros server software as well as the shrinkit decompression code comes directly from the. Bootstrapping the apple ii or apple if you already have a way to transfer virtual disk images to your apple, you can use that to transfer the latest disk image containing adtpro that comes with this project adtpro2. Approximately 6 feet long, made with shielded cable. Cattlecar galactica super hires chess in its later, expanded version contiki 8bit text web browser. Appleiigs 8mbramrom run your apple iigs with 8mb battery backup ram or using a rom disk and rom tools. Rare astro talk horoscope for apple ii plus, apple iie, apple iic, apple iigs current price. The current version handles apple iis and apple s and works over either cassette port audio cables, ethernet or serial connection. The cd contains drivers for windows, macintosh and linux os, simple directions for connecting the adapter to your apple iigs or iic plus to your pc, a technical reference manual for the ftdi chip itself and the current release of adtpro for your convenience.
Cant get adtpro on windows 10 to talk to the iigs github. Adtpro will automatically detect which kind of ethernet card you have, as well as the slot. Sep 28, 2016 this tutorial will cover some of the most common issues when using adtpro to build your apple ii software library. That was great, but it still left me without an easy way of transferring or making 5. Adtpro apple ii serial bootstrapping with speediboot youtube.
Apple ii roms, free apple ii roms software downloads. I know my cabling, mini din8, usb adapters etc are all working as i have had adtpro working on my iic and iigs. Downloading older apple iigs software apple community. If you already have a way to transfer virtual disk images to your apple, you can use that to transfer the latest disk image containing adtpro that comes with this project adtpro 2. If you already use the dos version of adt, or an earlier version of adtpro, you can use it to transfer the virtual floppy containing adtpro that comes with this project adtpro2. Connecting an apple and your host computer through serial ports can take several forms. The apple iigs styled as iigs, the fifth and most powerful of the apple ii family, is a 16bit personal computer produced by apple computer, inc. Agat was a soviet personal computer based on apple ii architecture. To be specific, if the microdriveturbo is in a slot number lower. A nullmodem serial cable to connect my apple ii to my mac. When i attempt speediboot, absolutely nothing happens on the iigs, but the progress bar on adtpro moves and says file was sent in 15 seconds. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided. You can still use the dos bootstrap procedure here to get dos going on a 48k apple.
Sweet16 is the most capable apple iigs emulator for computers running mac os x. What are the best sites to download apple iigs software and. To be specific, if the microdriveturbo is in a slot number lower than the uthernet or uthernet ii, adtpro will not start. Cables are sometimes difficult to find for the iic and iigs since both have nonindustrystandard serial connectors. That has the effect of starting the iigs in 8bit prodos basic mode. What are the best sites to download dsk files of apple iigs software and games. Based on the beos version of sweet16, which was in turn based on the outlandishly popular bernie the rescue, its code is mature and positioned to have more and better features added over time. The gs in the name stands for graphics and sound, referring to. Po file on your apple ii, you need to reconstitute the disk by using a program.
Apple iic null modem cable din5 male to db9 female nominal. Download the new update for your 39yearold apple ii. While featuring the macintosh look and feel, and resolution and color similar to the commodore amiga and atari st, it remains compatible with earlier apple ii models. Connecting an apple and your host computer through serial ports can take several.
The goal here is to get the adtpro client down to the apple so that you can easily transfer all the rest of the great apple ii software that is available on the internet. Using downloaded software the ultimate apple ii resource. A working knowledge of assembly language programming for the 6502 or 65816 is also assumed, but you do not need to be an experienced programmer to begin using the prodev ddt. An apple ii computer with floppy drive and a serial port. Adtpro client disk in the disk drive and youre ready to go.
Part of the free open source adtpro software package. Reboot the apple with the adtpro floppy, and youre ready to go. In this video i will be showing how to create an adtpro boot disk for your apple ii computer and use it to make. Like the title says, i just received an apple iic plus that was taking up space in an office. He modified adts apple side program to work with the older apple communications card and compatibles.
Following is a list of apple ii applications including utilities and development. In keyspans case, you will see a prefix of tty and cu added to each port name. The iigs is a continuation of the earlier apple ii computer line, and is designed to be backwards compatible with apple ii software and hardware. What are the best sites to download apple iigs software. The cd contains drivers for windows, macintosh and linux os, simple directions for connecting the adapter to your apple iigs or iic plus to your pc, a technical reference manual. The steps you need to take to use the software are.
Hitting the g key from adtpro s main menu brings up the serial configuration screen. Software developer john brooks decided to commemorate one of the most successful apple ii versions, the apple iigs, which was released thirty years ago on september 15, 1986. Crossword magic given clues and answers, software automatically arranges the answers into a crossword grid. This video shows you how to connect your apple ii to a pc using a serial cable and how to bootstrap the apple ii using adtpro. The gs in the name stands for graphics and sound, referring to its enhanced multimedia capabilities, especially its stateoftheart sound and music synthesis, which greatly surpassed previous models of the line and most contemporary machines like the macintosh and ibm pc. The prodev ddt8 is compatible with the apple e and enhanced e. Agat emulator provides support for all base blocks of original hardware as well as emulation of apple ii, apple ii plus and compatible systems.
Looking to get a display and see what this thing is all about. Also, while dos adt runs in 48k, prodos adtpro requires your apple to have 64k of memory. I have not changed the baud or any other settings on adtpro, but i did notice the modem port settings on the iigs displays 1200 baud, i doubt thats relevant since it is shown on your screenshot on your. If you already have a way to transfer virtual disk images to your apple, you can use that to transfer the latest disk image containing adtpro that comes with this project adtpro2. You just need to set adtpros ip parameters details below. If you dont have software for your apple yet, more bootstrapping scenarios and. Its a real apple ii plus motherboard in the case of a syscomii. The 6502, 65c02 and 65802 65816 iigs are supported. Apple ii roms software free download apple ii roms. He replaced the older pcside dos program with a windows 32bit api program of otherwise identical functionality. How to obtain free software for your apple ii using adtpro. Because the uthernet ii card has no onboard rom it should not conflict. The option, apple, c,b,v,n,m keys are red, so im not sure what that means. This video should explain everything you need to do in order to build your own software library for free, or at a very low cost.
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