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Well, you could just get an Apple. New plus boards are being made, the cards you need are available. Mine is equipped with: 80 Col / mem expansion to 128K F

Well, you could just get an Apple. New plus boards are being made, the cards you need are available. Mine is equipped with: 80 Col / mem expansion to 128K Fast Chip for some speed, up to 16Mhz (which is crazy fast on most software designed for 1Mhz) HDMI output device, VidHD card. This thing is GREAT. CFFA / USB Flash disk solution for loading programs, disk images, etc... My younger granddaughter enjoys the machine. I've got a joystick on it, and am seeking a mouse card. Those are a PITA right now, and I may just build one. I need a printing solution and that's true for my home overall right now. Gotta break down and get a good printer. I just hate doing that. Need to talk to some people and get one I won't get pissed off at. Right now, we play games, education and action, create with the various programs, painting, etc... She enjoys time on the machine and soon will write some little programs. LOGO is just too much fun for little kids. I can't wait to see her try it. And with a little speed boost, the machine should really perform! That all said, my mind goes right to the Raspi 400. It's a pretty cool little computer, built into a keyboard, has the right ports, etc... If you do some setup on that thing, a younger person could have a good time, and could by the way run an emulated Apple and have a good experience. I see billziss talking about building the Ben Eater 6502. This is something I would enjoy with them. And if successful, that is a powerful experience on par with anything we had back then.

markus_zhang 5y ago
Thanks a lot. Do you have a link to get all of the components? Would be nice if I don't need to solder anything. BTW found reactivemicro. $340 for a fully assembled board looks fine to me. Not sure where to find other components you mentioned but I'll keep looking.
- ddingus 5y ago
  I just saw this. Will link over the weekend.
  - markus_zhang 5y ago
    Thanks man~~
    - ddingus 5y ago
      https://www.callapple.org/tag/vidhd/ https://www.callapple.org/tag/vidhd/ You have to email order that one. Worth it. I am super pleased to have HDMI. This card gets the subtle details right. Few others do. But, you can get a nice CRT TV too. Apples look great either way. http://www.a2heaven.com/webshop/index.php?rt=product/product&product_id=147 http://www.a2heaven.com/webshop/index.php?rt=product/product... Ask him for a 65816 version, if you want the better CPU and may program for it. Real time speed control. Goes from below 1mhz to a little over 16! I run at 4 an awful lot. https://applerescueofdenver.com/products-page/apple-ii/cards-motherboards-chips-apple-ii/apple-super-serial-card-ii/ https://applerescueofdenver.com/products-page/apple-ii/cards... Apple Rescue is special. You may get a full computer from them. Check in and inquire. I got my //e from them. Nice folks. https://www.reactivemicro.com/product/cffa-v1-0-rev-c-rm-for-ii-ii-iie-and-iigs/ https://www.reactivemicro.com/product/cffa-v1-0-rev-c-rm-for... Not cheap, and none of this is. Best modern flash storage solution. Others include the Booti. These come and go. https://finapple.hho.fi/finapple/index.php/category/msx/ https://finapple.hho.fi/finapple/index.php/category/msx/ I just got one of these. Have the Z80 piece, have the MSX, Colecovision, Sega game add on coming. I do not have a sound card yet. I kind of like the standard bloops and beeps from the 1 bit speaker, lol The card you want for sound is some clone of the mockingboard. Have fun! Someone here mentioned a GS. Building one of those up can be just as fun. I am partial to the //e myself. One thing to note: when this stuff becomes available, buy. It comes and goes. I have been chipping away at my 8 bit workstation for a decade. Now is a great time. Soon, that time will pass. Expect to spend $1k or so. That is about my spend over some time. I like to get a card, and enjoy it, then get another one... no rush.
buescher 5y ago
A IIgs with an accelerator card, maxed out memory, and solid state storage would really fit the bill, wouldn't it? You could run Apple Logo AND Hypercard. Or maybe one of the macs that took an Apple IIe card, same thing only different.
- ddingus 5y ago
  That is my next machine to build up.

markus_zhang 5y ago

Thanks a lot. Do you have a link to get all of the components? Would be nice if I don't need to solder anything. BTW found reactivemicro. $340 for a fully assembled board looks fine to me. Not sure where to find other components you mentioned but I'll keep looking.

ddingus 5y ago
I just saw this. Will link over the weekend.
- markus_zhang 5y ago
  Thanks man~~
  - ddingus 5y ago
    https://www.callapple.org/tag/vidhd/ https://www.callapple.org/tag/vidhd/ You have to email order that one. Worth it. I am super pleased to have HDMI. This card gets the subtle details right. Few others do. But, you can get a nice CRT TV too. Apples look great either way. http://www.a2heaven.com/webshop/index.php?rt=product/product&product_id=147 http://www.a2heaven.com/webshop/index.php?rt=product/product... Ask him for a 65816 version, if you want the better CPU and may program for it. Real time speed control. Goes from below 1mhz to a little over 16! I run at 4 an awful lot. https://applerescueofdenver.com/products-page/apple-ii/cards-motherboards-chips-apple-ii/apple-super-serial-card-ii/ https://applerescueofdenver.com/products-page/apple-ii/cards... Apple Rescue is special. You may get a full computer from them. Check in and inquire. I got my //e from them. Nice folks. https://www.reactivemicro.com/product/cffa-v1-0-rev-c-rm-for-ii-ii-iie-and-iigs/ https://www.reactivemicro.com/product/cffa-v1-0-rev-c-rm-for... Not cheap, and none of this is. Best modern flash storage solution. Others include the Booti. These come and go. https://finapple.hho.fi/finapple/index.php/category/msx/ https://finapple.hho.fi/finapple/index.php/category/msx/ I just got one of these. Have the Z80 piece, have the MSX, Colecovision, Sega game add on coming. I do not have a sound card yet. I kind of like the standard bloops and beeps from the 1 bit speaker, lol The card you want for sound is some clone of the mockingboard. Have fun! Someone here mentioned a GS. Building one of those up can be just as fun. I am partial to the //e myself. One thing to note: when this stuff becomes available, buy. It comes and goes. I have been chipping away at my 8 bit workstation for a decade. Now is a great time. Soon, that time will pass. Expect to spend $1k or so. That is about my spend over some time. I like to get a card, and enjoy it, then get another one... no rush.

buescher 5y ago

A IIgs with an accelerator card, maxed out memory, and solid state storage would really fit the bill, wouldn't it? You could run Apple Logo AND Hypercard. Or maybe one of the macs that took an Apple IIe card, same thing only different.

ddingus 5y ago
That is my next machine to build up.