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A quick video cobbled together from vignettes taken at KansasFest 2017.
Music is “Software (A2 DMS Synth Mix)” by Computeher, used with permission.
Category Archives: How II
The How II podcast.
How II 0x0E: Beep! Beep!
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I take a bit of a different direction this month, and give you an assembly tutorial (very simple assembly, I promise) on making the Apple II beep. Clicking the speaker, a couple of loops, and that’s it – you’re on your way to making music.
Assembly Lines on Amazon.com: http://amzn.to/2qMjk5J
Virtual ][: http://www.virtualii.com/
The music you hear is created using KSynth, a rudimentary two-voice synthesizer for Apple II: https://github.com/option8/ksynth
How II 0x0D: RetroConnector Products Update
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In which I bury the lede and kinda sorta announce a new product while reviewing different ways to connect Apple II computers and peripherals via USB.
How II 0x0C: Enhancing the Apple IIe
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Installing the Apple IIe enhancement kit from Ultimate Apple/Reactive Micro.
The kit can be purchased here.
The main reason for this was to have access to the miniassembler missing from the original, unenhanced IIe.
I’m on Patreon now
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Do you like what I do? Do you want to see more tutorials and how-to videos? How about new adapters and other products? Do you have a few bucks burning a hole in your pocket?
You can now support RetroConnector and the How II podcast on Patreon.
Patrons will get early access to new products, the occasional gift, and my eternal gratitude*!
*retail value: priceless
How II 0x0A: Troubleshooting a non-booting Apple IIgs
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In which I break out a logic probe and make a variety of beep beep noises, as well as covering some basics on the IIgs.
How II 0x09: Removing Apple Case Badges
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A short How II today – about removing the Apple logos and badges from old hardware.
How II 0x08: Apple IIgs Broken Latch Repair
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Episode 0x08, in which I lose count of how many times I utterly fail to repair the broken latch on an Apple IIgs.
Replacement latches can be purchased from Shapeways here: https://www.shapeways.com/product/JAZ2D2827/
Also, fun with acetone!
How II 0x07 – Keyboard Repairs, part 2
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Following up from episode 0x02, I finally dig into the inner operations of a pair of keyswitches, cleaning and replacing them.
There’s danger! Romance! A shout-out to Dave from the EEVBlog!
(https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog)
Also, shameless self-promotion:
https://www.shapeways.com/shops/pressurepen
Tools used:
Multimeter:
(Get a good one) http://amzn.to/1SN1gmL
(or a cheap one) http://amzn.to/1U1h46N
Desoldering iron (solder sucker type):
http://amzn.to/1PjTCxQ
How II 0x06: Cleaning vintage plastic parts
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In this episode, I explain how I remove marker, stickers and other grime from vintage plastic parts. Also, why my Apple II collection smells like the beach.