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You got me to go looking at Videx stuff this morning. I keep an Apple //e on my workbench, just like it was so many years ago. I use it for some light gaming,
by ddingus 5y ago
You got me to go looking at Videx stuff this morning.
I keep an Apple //e on my workbench, just like it was so many years ago. I use it for some light gaming, and the current games are whatever INFOCOM text adventure I am poking at and Nox Archaist. I bought that one new, and it was developed as a labor of love. Fantastic! ULTIMA style game as if it were seriously developed today, and I suppose it was, but I digress.
I also use it for writing and calculations and quickie tasks.
So, I just learned the Videx cards work in the //e machines just fine. I could have kept mine back then, but I let it go with the Apple 2 Plus I sold off a while back.
About 10 years ago, I decided to get a Platinum because the retro scene was heating up and I just miss having a good 8 bit workstation around for the occassional fun project.
Given the Videx cards work in all Apple 2 8 bit machines with slots, a clone makes sense! I would use it myself, ideally with CP/M and or Appleworks for writing.
But, it would also be cool to have it to do dual screen development too. So yeah, could be a fun project. Making an apple card and doing something with it is on my retro project list. Who knows? Next time I free up, I may look at this. I have been looking for a video related project for a while. Neat idea!
Just for fun, I am sharing my current setup.
FastChip 65C802 / 65C816 accelerator card. This one runs any clock from about 0.3Mhz up through a little over 16Mhz! Absolutely great card. Works reliably and comes with a little control and cable for you to adjust in real time, while programs are running! It does the job glitch free.
CFFA 3000 Storage emulation. This one makes modern storage available for use with the Apple.
Super Serial card, stock, unmodified.
Got a CP/M card in the mail due to arrive sometime this month.
These Apple machines are fun to just tinker with, and slowly build up to an interesting computer.
Hardware demand is actually respectable enough to support projects like this. I wonder how many others would be interested in a similar card?
I will ask around. Just curious at this point.