Re: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

[drlegendre .]

Mark,

Best as I can tell, the card(s) I have/had around here aren't either of the
type you've indicated.

At the time, I wasn't able to ID them either.. and in one of those
"moments", I think I shite-canned the lot of them - only keeping one as an
example. Please forgive me, Apple friends.. =)

On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 12:16 AM, Mark J. Blair  wrote:

>
> > On Dec 19, 2016, at 9:55 PM, drlegendre .  wrote:
> >
> > Nope, wrong stuff. The cards I have/had used a pair of DB-9 connectors on
> > the rear panel - IIRC..
> >
> > I was told they were for "localtalk" but I know virtually nothing about
> > Apple II-era hardware.
>
> The boards you describe sound like they might be the older Apple II
> AppleTalk II boards, as pictured here:
>
> http://www.applefritter.com/content/can-anyone-tell-me-
> history-apple-ii-appletalk-ii-interface-card-a2b2080-i-have-photos-attach
>
> I don't understand yet how the functionality of the AppleTalk II vs.
> Workstation Card products differ. I would blindly speculate that the
> AppleTalk II cards might have used the same AppleTalk connector box dongle
> that the earliest Macintosh computers used?
>
> --
> Mark J. Blair, NF6X 
> http://www.nf6x.net/
>
>

Re: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

[Mark J. Blair]

> On Dec 19, 2016, at 9:55 PM, drlegendre .  wrote:
> 
> Nope, wrong stuff. The cards I have/had used a pair of DB-9 connectors on
> the rear panel - IIRC..
> 
> I was told they were for "localtalk" but I know virtually nothing about
> Apple II-era hardware.

The boards you describe sound like they might be the older Apple II AppleTalk 
II boards, as pictured here:

http://www.applefritter.com/content/can-anyone-tell-me-history-apple-ii-appletalk-ii-interface-card-a2b2080-i-have-photos-attach

I don't understand yet how the functionality of the AppleTalk II vs. 
Workstation Card products differ. I would blindly speculate that the AppleTalk 
II cards might have used the same AppleTalk connector box dongle that the 
earliest Macintosh computers used?

-- 
Mark J. Blair, NF6X 
http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

[drlegendre .]

Nope, wrong stuff. The cards I have/had used a pair of DB-9 connectors on
the rear panel - IIRC..

I was told they were for "localtalk" but I know virtually nothing about
Apple II-era hardware.

Good luck!!

On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 9:10 PM, Mark J. Blair  wrote:

>
> > On Dec 19, 2016, at 18:43, drlegendre .  wrote:
> >
> > Could you post (or just link to) a pic of the card in question?
>
> http://www.downloads.reactivemicro.com/Public/Apple%20II%20Items/Hardware/
> Apple_II_Workstation_Card/Pics/Apple%20II%20Workstation%
> 20Card%20-%20Front.jpg
>
> The plastic connector block mounts on the back of the IIe case through one
> of the DB25 cutouts.
>
> --
> Mark J. Blair 
> http://www.nf6x.net
>

Re: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

[Mark J. Blair]

> On Dec 19, 2016, at 18:43, drlegendre .  wrote:
> 
> Could you post (or just link to) a pic of the card in question?

http://www.downloads.reactivemicro.com/Public/Apple%20II%20Items/Hardware/Apple_II_Workstation_Card/Pics/Apple%20II%20Workstation%20Card%20-%20Front.jpg

The plastic connector block mounts on the back of the IIe case through one of 
the DB25 cutouts. 

--
Mark J. Blair 
http://www.nf6x.net

Re: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

[drlegendre .]

Could you post (or just link to) a pic of the card in question?

I had a sack of like 20 of these Apple II cards that looked like network
stuff, and they may still be around..

On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 2:09 PM, Steve Hatle  wrote:

>
>
>  Original Message 
> Subject: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card
> From: "Mark J. Blair"
> Date: Mon, December 19, 2016 1:31 pm
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
> 
>
> After playing with my Apple IIe all weekend, my new obsession du jour is
> to network it with my vintage Macintoshes. So, does anybody have an
> Apple II Workstation Card available for sale or trade? Act now, before I
> get distracted by another shiny object! :)
>
> --
>
> If by chance, more than one pops up, I'd be interested as well.
>
> I'm aware of the Uthernet card, etc. but I'm looking for the "original"
> Apple card that provided Localtalk networking to the IIe.
>
> TIA,
>
> Steve
>

Late 90s Macintosh systems available to So Cal

[Steven Stengel]

I have a small pile of late 90s Macintosh systems available for someone to 
pick-up in 92656. 

Performa 6400/100 tower

Some PowerBooks - 3400, 5300, 7630 

Also boxes of cables and software. 

LaserWriter 4/600P

Makes a great Christmas present!

Thanks-
Steve. 

Re: Introduction to DECSYSTEM-20 PDF?

[Seth Morabito]

* On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 05:34:34PM -0300, Toby Thain 
 wrote:
> On 2016-12-19 2:54 PM, Seth Morabito wrote:
> >Introduction to DECSYSTEM-20 Assembly
> >Language Programming
> 
> 
> This one?
> https://archive.org/details/introductiontode00step

Despite the almost identical name, I'm looking for a different book. The
one on Archive.org is by Stephen Longo, but the one I'm looking for is
written by Ralph E. Gorin, and is from Digital Press.

> --Toby

-Seth
-- 
Seth Morabito
s...@loomcom.com

RE: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

[Steve Hatle]

 Original Message 
Subject: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card
From: "Mark J. Blair" 
Date: Mon, December 19, 2016 1:31 pm
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"


After playing with my Apple IIe all weekend, my new obsession du jour is
to network it with my vintage Macintoshes. So, does anybody have an
Apple II Workstation Card available for sale or trade? Act now, before I
get distracted by another shiny object! :)

-- 

If by chance, more than one pops up, I'd be interested as well. 

I'm aware of the Uthernet card, etc. but I'm looking for the "original"
Apple card that provided Localtalk networking to the IIe.

TIA,

Steve

Re: Introduction to DECSYSTEM-20 PDF?

[Toby Thain]

On 2016-12-19 2:54 PM, Seth Morabito wrote:

Introduction to DECSYSTEM-20 Assembly
Language Programming



This one?
https://archive.org/details/introductiontode00step

--Toby

Re: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

[COURYHOUSE]

Amazing! thanks  Mark!  Hope they are back in production  soon.
Great to be able to have the  II   hooked to the  Internet!
 
Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)  
 
 
In a message dated 12/19/2016 12:48:07 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim,  
n...@nf6x.net writes:


>  On Dec 19, 2016, at 11:34 AM, couryho...@aol.com wrote:
> 
> too  bad someone has not  made a new  modern network card  to put  old 
Apple II on a current network...or have they?

There are the  Uthernet boards:

http://a2retrosystems.com

Looks like the  Uthernet II is not in stock right now. I might get on the 
waiting list for the  text run, so I can play with one. But I'm still 
interested in playing with the  vintage AppleTalk stuff, anyway.


-- 
Mark J. Blair, NF6X  
http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

[Mark J. Blair]

> On Dec 19, 2016, at 11:34 AM, couryho...@aol.com wrote:
> 
> too bad someone has not  made a new  modern network card  to put old Apple II 
> on a current network...or have they?

There are the Uthernet boards:

http://a2retrosystems.com

Looks like the Uthernet II is not in stock right now. I might get on the 
waiting list for the text run, so I can play with one. But I'm still interested 
in playing with the vintage AppleTalk stuff, anyway.


-- 
Mark J. Blair, NF6X 
http://www.nf6x.net/

Introduction to DECSYSTEM-20 PDF?

[Seth Morabito]

I'm looking for a PDF of "Introduction to DECSYSTEM-20 Assembly
Language Programming" by Ralph E. Gorin. It used to be hosted
on PDPPlanet (xkleten.paulallen.com), but that's been down for a while.
Does anyone else have a copy they could send me?

Best Wishes,

-Seth
-- 
Seth Morabito
s...@loomcom.com

VCF East keynotes: Enigma, Stroustrup (C++), 40 yrs of appliance computers

[Evan Koblentz]

C++ inventor Bjarne Stroustrup, Ph.D., Enigma machine expert Tom Perera, 
Ph.D., and a panel discussion by computer historian Bill Degnan on the 
40th anniversary of appliance computers featuring the Apple II, 
Commodore PET 2001, and TRS-80 Model 1 will be the keynote sessions for 
Vintage Computer Festival East XII, March 31-April 2, in Wall, New Jersey.


The event is produced by Vintage Computer Federation (www.vcfed.org), a 
national user group devoted to enabling hobbyists and spreading 
awareness of computer history. The Federation is a 501(c)3 non-profit.


Stroustrup (www.stroustrup.com), who developed the C++ programming 
language at Bell Labs starting in 1978, will discuss "The Origins and 
further Evolution of C++" on Saturday morning, April 1. He is currently 
a visiting professor of computer science at Columbia University and a 
managing director in the technology division at Morgan Stanley. His talk 
is sure to be an excellent follow-up to C language author and pioneer 
Brian Kernighan, who spoke at VCF East X in 2015.


Perera's company, EnigmaMuseum.com, is in the business of hunting for, 
researching, restoring,	 and selling Enigma machines and related items. 
His talk, "Inside the Enigma: The history, technology and deciphering of 
an early laptop computer and the real story of the Imitation Game" will 
be presented Friday, March 31 after lunch. The World War II German 
Enigma was arguably an original form of laptop computer. This talk will 
explain the history and technology of the Enigma and link it to the 
movie "Imitation Game" which tells the story of the cracking of the 
German Navy Enigma code and the extraordinary contributions of 
mathematician Alan Turing to this endeavor. In order to keep the 
audience interested and involved, the movie has allowed some 
inaccuracies and omissions in the history and technology and in the 
masterful portrayal of the eccentric mathematician Alan Turing by 
Benedict Cumberbatch. This talk will trace the actual story of the 
Enigma and the cracking of the Enigma Code and attempt to fill in some 
of the Enigmatic aspects of Alan Turing's personality. Perera will also 
give a more technical demonstration of how the machines work and a 
real-time disassembly of an Enigma in a separate session that day. He 
will give further demonstrations and will offer for sale his Enigmas, 
Enigma simulators, other historic cipher machines, books, Enigma Library 
CD-ROM, and related items on Saturday and Sunday. Perera was formerly a 
professor of neuroscience at Columbia University, Barnard College, and 
Montclair State University.


Degnan (www.vintagecomputer.net) is a co-founder of the Mid-Atlantic 
chapter of Vintage Computer Federation, a professional programmer and 
web developer, and formerly taught computer history at the University of 
Delaware. At his panel, "1977: The year of the appliance computer" 
you'll learn about the launch of the Apple II, Commodore PET 2001, and 
Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 1. Bill will guide the discussion to explore 
how the appliance computer facilitated the expansion of computers as an 
appliance into small businesses, schools, and the home. Panelists will 
be separated into three groups each representing the Apple, Commodore, 
and Tandy/Radio Shack perspective. The panel will respond to questions 
and share their knowledge and personal experiences. The discussion will 
continue from 1977 through the milestones of 1980s 8-bit appliance and 
home computing.


All three sessions will be 90 minutes which includes audience Q 
Further details will be shared as the event nears.

Re: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

[ethan]

too bad someone has not  made a new  modern network card  to  put old Apple
II on a current network...or have they?
Ed#


I think IIGS supported tcp/ip sort of?

Also this:
http://a2retrosystems.com/products.htm



--
Ethan O'Toole

Re: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

[COURYHOUSE]

too bad someone has not  made a new  modern network card  to  put old Apple 
II on a current network...or have they?
 
Ed#
 
 
In a message dated 12/19/2016 12:31:15 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim,  
n...@nf6x.net writes:

After  playing with my Apple IIe all weekend, my new obsession du jour is 
to network  it with my vintage Macintoshes. So, does anybody have an Apple II 
Workstation  Card available for sale or trade? Act now, before I get 
distracted by another  shiny object! :)

-- 
Mark J. Blair, NF6X  
http://www.nf6x.net/

WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

[Mark J. Blair]

After playing with my Apple IIe all weekend, my new obsession du jour is to 
network it with my vintage Macintoshes. So, does anybody have an Apple II 
Workstation Card available for sale or trade? Act now, before I get distracted 
by another shiny object! :)

-- 
Mark J. Blair, NF6X 
http://www.nf6x.net/