BASIC week at Reddit /r/retrobattlestations is over but you can relive the fun on your Apple // without any typing! Simply follow these steps to download the disk image to a new disk for your machine. Connect your laptop, tablet or phone’s headphone jack to the tape input jack on the back of your Apple […]
Category Archives: Apple
Create a local web-based Apple II disc server
Here are the steps I used to create a local web-based Apple II disc server. This method uses the c2t tool for converting .dsk disk images to .wav audio files suitable for playback into the tape in jack of the Apple II. The Apple Disc Server site does this with preexisting disk images already converted […]
DIY NES Gamepad to iPad Adapter
In my last post, I showed that I could use my homebrew C64 USB keyboard with the iPad using the Camera Connection Kit. What was interesting was when I opened iMAME (you were lucky enough to snag it, right?) and accidentally pressed keys on the keyboard. iMAME said it was enabling iCade mode. I thought […]
C64 USB Keyboard works with iPad
Just a follow up to the C64 USB keyboard Arduino project that I made last week. I was curious if it would work on the iPad using the iPad Camera Connection kit. So I tried it out and was greeted with the error “Cannot Use Device” and “The connected USB device is not supported.” I […]
Print from iPad to ImageWritter II
What if you could print from and iPad to an ImageWriter II? Okay, maybe you don’t want to, but it was an exercise that ultimately proved to be fairly simple. First, you’ll need a USB to serial adapter and the appropriate cables. I was lucky to have a Keyspan “USA-28X” 2-port adapter with 8-pin DIN […]
iBook G3 Clamshell Repair Timelapse
Recently I had the pleasure of taking apart a tangerine iBook G3 clamshell. The symptom was the question mark on the folder icon at power-on. The CD-ROM drive reportedly hasn't worked for almost two years so I was unable to boot from any sort of repair or diagnosis disc. The computer is also sans-firewire so […]
Play Video on Your Older iPod
The guys at the iPodLinux Project are one step closer to making your old iPod not feel so left out. You can now install a video player that will play specially crafted .AVI's, even on grayscale screens. There are some audio sync issues so it's not quite ready for prime time. But fun none-the-less. Link.
Apple Quietly Pulls Modems from Certain Macs
Apple has begun to pull the built-in modem from the Mac line up. First models to get the treatment are the new iMac G5 and the Mini (but only the higher end models). To make up for the shortcoming, Apple has created the Apple USB Modem, pictured left, for $49. A little steep if you […]
TUAW Uses IIS and MSSQL Server
I'm not the type to kick people when they're “down” but I couldn't resist this. I'll let the picture do the talking. For those who don't know, tuaw.com is “The Unofficial Apple Weblog.” Link. Update: Yes, it's probaby not fair since they are part of Weblogs, Inc. which is owned by AOL and who knows […]
gDisk: Turn Your Gmail Account into File Storage
Windows and Linux users have had this for a while now and finally there's a Sourceforge project for the Mac called gDisk. It's not 100% perfect in that it doesn't actually mount as disk in the Finder– rather it's an application. But nonetheless, it works as advertised. Last check, Gmail space is at 2657 MB. […]