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Re: Using VGA/LCD monitor with a IIgs?

callapple...@gmail.com (CallAppleMag) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:31:55 UT

We use the XRGB-2 for our LCD monitors with the IIgs. It has a scart
connector and is easily cabled with information from Jim Maricondo's
website at [link]
I would say that is your best bet. (That is until someone finishes a
new converter card).

Re: RAMFast ROM's

bill.mart...@gmail.com (bill.martens@gmail.com) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:59:06 UT

I dont remember the upgrade but there might have been another chip
that was included. It's been too many years, but I had 5 of them. I
will see if I can dig up my notes on it, however, do not use the
3.01EZ card if you value your data.

Re: RAMFast ROM's

g...@apple2.com (Gust L Friedemann) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:27:12 UT

So, 3.01F *supersedes* -EZ, regardless of model controller chip?

Re: RAMFast ROM's

bill.mart...@gmail.com (bill.martens@gmail.com) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:02:16 UT

The 3.01EZ ROM has a bug in it which is why it was followed up by the
3.01F ROM. The bug is, if I remember correctly one that causes
complete data loss with the drive and should not be used. (It seems to
me there was one function that caused this in particular but I dont
have my notes in front of me.)

Re: How is the IIgs beep generated?

antoine.vig...@laposte.net (Toinet) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:00:41 UT

1 REM
2 REM Beep
3 REM
4 REM Sheppy is right
5 REM $C030 is your friend
6 REM
10 PRINT CHR$(7)
20 GOTO 10
Antoine

Re: How is the IIgs beep generated?

the.she...@gmail.com (Sheppy) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:20:05 UT

The Apple IIgs beep is actually generated old-school, by triggering
the speaker port at $C030. That's why the Gus emulator had sound
resources for the IIgs system beep sound effect; it didn't emulate the
$C030 sound toggle register, so to get the system beep working, they
patched the beep routines to play a Mac sound resource file instead.

How is the IIgs beep generated?

dog_...@macgui.com (D Finnigan) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:13:56 UT

Some discussion on the Wikipedia page got me wondering: how is the Apple
IIgs beep generated? Some say it is an algorithmically drawn waveform, fed
to the DOC, while others suppose that it is generated by the Ensoniq.
Anyone have the full details?

Re: WINE and CiderPress

charlied...@vereyezon.net (Charlie) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:09:14 UT

I can't find any GetFileName95 in the commdlg header, but it *may*
be WINE's name for the OpenFileName structure which contains a DWORD
member called Flags. In the commdlg header one of the flags
definitions I see is: #define OFN_ENABLESIZING 0x00800000. It's
just a guess but maybe the dialog you see when you open a file in

WINE and CiderPress

a...@wilserv.com (AppleCPM) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:11:05 UT

Hi, y'all!
When I start CiderPress using WINE and Ubuntu Linux I get the
following message:
fixme:commdlg:GetFileName95 Flags 0x00800000 not yet implemented
CiderPress seems to run OK so I'm wondering if I should worry
about it or if there's anything I can do about it.
Willi

Re: RAMFast ROM's

g...@apple2.com (Gust L Friedemann) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:25:15 UT

Geo3 wrote:
Yes. I understand that. There are multiple (at least 2) versions of the
Rev. D, though. The D, is indeed smaller than the IIe versions.

Re: RAMFast ROM's

gr...@wowway.com (Geo3) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:15:40 UT

Not having them all in front of me. Yes the Rev. D was the one for the
IIgs the other one was about twice the size (older) that was used in
the II - IIe, and also in the IIgs.

Re: RAMFast ROM's

g...@apple2.com (Gust L Friedemann) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:05:20 UT

Geo3 wrote:
You mean the RAMFast Rev. D? Smaller than what? A breadbox? I think I
missed something in trasnaltion. :)

Re: RAMFast ROM's

g...@apple2.com (Gust L Friedemann) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:03:41 UT

Geo3 wrote:
So the Zilog-based cards with the EZ ROM is newer.. OK.
That is an interesting fix... Throw in a pound for pound similar
controller chip with a few extras and code around a bug in a NEW ROM..
Heh. :)

Re: RAMFast ROM's

gr...@wowway.com (Geo3) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:14:55 UT

Not sure Zilog chip but they made for the IIgs that was smaller than
the one for the IIe.

Re: RAMFast ROM's

gr...@wowway.com (Geo3) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:06:43 UT

They found a small bug in the Es code. That had to do with TAPE
DRIVES. So they fixed it. Hardly anybody uses a tape drive, then or
now to backup data
Take Care