Amateur Radio and the Apple II
At KansasFest 2020, I shared a presentation on the intersection of the Apple II and the amateur radio hobby. The slides are here.
At KansasFest 2020, I shared a presentation on the intersection of the Apple II and the amateur radio hobby. The slides are here.
Years ago, I outlined interfacing the F18A, a TMS9918A Video Display Processor (VDP) clone with VGA output, to the Apple II. I never followed through, but somebody on the AtariAge forum recently completed a design and released a PCB. The “AppleTi” board is a functional clone of the E-Z Color Graphics Interface. The AppleTi board …
KansasFest came and went in a flurry of sleepless excitement. Among other things, we had a great keynote from Randy Wigginton, a surprise visit from Mr. Wozniak, and an Apple I. I particularly enjoyed seeing the amazing, creative, and unbelievable things people are doing with their Apple IIs.
Compared to today, computer networking in 1984 was heterogeneous, and compatibility between two systems from different vendors was unlikely. Every vendor developed their own proprietary and incompatible solution to networking, including file sharing and print sharing. Apple joined the foray with AppleTalk, a low cost and easy to operate networking system, with an announcement in …
HackFest is both a tradition at KansasFest and for me personally. I find that as I attend more KansasFests, my HackFest projects get smaller simply because I’ve discovered all the fantastic off-schedule activities. At my first KansasFest, I’d retire to my room between sessions and after meals. But, some of the best discussions and discoveries …
KansasFest was a non-stop blast of fun, knowledge, and friends. I presented a session on solar powering an Apple II. To make room for luxuries like cups and water in my 70 square foot van, I had to put my Apple IIs in storage. Due to a bit of luck, I managed to find an …
I gave two presentations at KansasFest 2011, the first an introduction to the Logo programming language and the second a survey of small turtle robots contemporary with the Apple II. Ken Gagne recorded the presentations and has kindly made the videos available. Turtle Robots LOGO: History and Programming
KansasFest 2011 is over, and it was awesome. My HackFest theme this year was “learn new stuff.” I used an enhanced Apple IIe that I didn’t own until the first day of KansasFest. I used an RC System’s DoubleTalk speech synthesizer for the first time. I used and learned Terrapin Logo 1.0 for the first time, …
I’m “Internet famous” on episode 3 of the Open Apple podcast, the premier Apple II podcast. Thanks to Ken Gagne and Mike Maginnis for the invitation. This month features KansasFest, edutainment software, and much more! I already look forward to the next episode.
April is a good month for the Apple II. KansasFest registration opens. Juiced.GS ships a new issue in beautiful color. Open-Apple ought to release a new podcast soon. Brain Boards ship. Briel’s MP3 player for the Apple II is coming soon. What’s next? How about an NDA, or New Desk Accessory, for GS/OS that counts …