>Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 05:15:11 +0200 >Subject: Re: IIe Card in a Color Classic > >Jason White ha escrito: > >> Any suggestions as to where to find these thousands of applications? I >> did a small search on Google, and the only place I've found was the U of >> M archives. (I'll be downloading that shortly.). Perhaps that question >> should go to the Apple IIe list, if there is one.And I'll guess that >> Stuart would prefer responses to this to go off list? > >I'd point yo to The Asimov Project, a public FTP server at >ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/ (split into server/path if you're >not using a browser). It has literally thousands of Apple II disk images, and >is by far the greatest Apple II software collection on the Internet. Please >beaware that some of that software, even if it isn't sold nowadays, isn't >public domain or abandonware, so it may be illegal to download it if you >don't have an original copy. Other problem would be how to transfer the disk >images into real 5.25" diskettes. Even if the IIe Emulation card will easy >the proccess a lot, I think you would like to get more help from the guys at >the Apple II list (a2list, also hosted on LEM). >
I'll check out the Asimov Project soon, and my next email will likely be to join the Apple 2 list. I was pretty sure LEM had one, but hadn't really checked into it. >> I'm pretty sure I have a joystick already (back from my MS-DOS days). >> IIRC correctly, I tried plugging it into our Atari 2600 (the non-PC end >> of the double ended cord), and both the plug and jack were the same >> gender. > >You'll need an Apple II joystick. You won't be able to use a joystic designed >for the PC or the Atari 2600 (they won't even plug). As a rule of thumb, >Apple II joysticks have a male DB-9 plug (AFAIK, they are the only ones to >use that connector). > It sounds like the joystick I have is for an IBM PC or an Apple 2 then, as it has the PC 15 pin plug and a 9 pin plug that is the opposite of what an Atari 2600 uses. Thanks, J White -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
