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Re: wacky keyboard
pete writes ...
>
> Having recently acquired an apple IIe I'm working my way through the box
> of disks and cards that came with it
....
>
> Also I'm fairly sure I don't have some of the really necessary disks, is
> there a good online (or otherwise) resource for info, downloads etc on
> the Apple II?
....
Probably the single most important utility for working with diskettes is
Copy II Plus. Versions 7.x --- 8.x work with DOS 3.3 and ProDOS diskettes. You
can find Copy II Plus on a number of archives:
Copy II Plus (various versions, e.g. 5.5, 7.1, 7.4, 9.1) at ...
ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/Utilities/ as ShrinkIt .sdk files
ftp://tarnover.dyndns.org/cabi/Utilities/ as ShrinkIt .sdk files
ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/disk_utils/
as ShrinkIt and disk images
Some other very handy utilities are ...
ShrinkIt for uncompressing .shk files and .sdk whole-disk archives
ShrinkIt v3.4 or later ("8-bit ShrinkIt") at ...
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/useful.stuff/ as binscii file and
self-extracting archive
ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/Utilities/SHRINKITandGSHK/
http://members.aol.com/A2MG/dl.html as self-extracting archive
Shrink (v2.1) for 64k Apple II's at ...
http://www.grin.net/~cturley/USA2WUG/Utilities/ in .zip
ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/Utilities/SHRINKITandGSHK/
Unshrink (v2.1) for 64k Apple II's at ...
http://www.grin.net/~cturley/USA2WUG/Utilities/ in .zip
ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/Utilities/SHRINKITandGSHK/
DSK2FILE for converting .dsk disk image files to diskette
DSK2FILE (v4.x or later for a 128k //e or later Apple II;
version 3 or earlier for 64k Apple II's) at ...
ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/Utilities/DSK2FILE/
v3, v4.3, v5.5, v5.6
ftp://tarnover.dyndns.org/cabi/Utilities/DSK2FILE/
v3, v4.3, v5.5, v5.6
http://www.geocities.com/oneelkruns/index.html current version
(e.g. v5.6)
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/ v5.5 and v5.6
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/apple8/Utils/ v2.1
ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/ early
version as EXEC-able Text file
ADT v1.22 for transferring .dsk disk image files from PC to Apple II
ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/Applications/Telcom/ .
http://www.grin.net/~cturley/USA2WUG/Utilities/
Good collections of utilities in shrinked disk and disk image form are on
Ground at ...
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/useful.stuff/Disks/
You can find most Apple II utility, productivity, game, etc. software on
one or more of these sites:
Apple Cabi.net sites- #1 archive of IIgs game and system software;
game hints and cracks, emulators and emu support files, music
files, major collection of Apple II hardware info, and FAQs mirror
ACN Florida ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/
for FAQs ...
ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/FAQs.and.INFO/A2.Csa2.FAQs/
ACN Tarnover ftp://tarnover.dyndns.org/cabi/
http://tarnover.dyndns.org/
for FAQs ...
ftp://tarnover.dyndns.org/cabi/FAQs.and.INFO/A2.Csa2.FAQs/
Apple II Programmer's Archive- well-organized collection of
major Apple II language software
ACN Florida: go to A2.Programmer%27s.Archive/ at ...
ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/Languages.Programming/
ACN Tarnover: go to A2.Programmers.Archive/ at ...
ftp://tarnover.dyndns.org/cabi/Languages.Programming/
Apple IIgs Gaming Memory Fairway- #1 archive of out-of-print
commercial IIgs games in emulator .2mg form (some also in
ShrinkIt form); includes info blurbs, pics, and hints
http://www.inwards.com/~fairway/
Apple2 Caltech- large collection of II/IIgs games and utilities
ftp://apple2.caltech.edu/pub/apple2/
Asimov- #1 archive of Apple II 8-bit games and utilities in
emulator DSK and file formats plus game docs, emulators,
and emu info, including the Emulator Resources Guide
ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/
Asimov Mirrors- sites which mirror Asimov
Georgia Mirror ftp://mirror.apple.asimov.net
ACN Florida ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Asimov_Archives/
ACN Tarnover ftp://tarnover.dyndns.org/asimov/
Ground Apple2 U. Iowa- the largest Apple II archive and home site
of the Csa2 Apple II FAQs; maintains II/IIgs games, utilities,
HC/HS stacks, music files, ..., and information plus
separate collections including the famous AOL A2 archives
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/
http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/
for AOL Collection ...
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Collections/AOL/
for FAQs ...
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
GS WorldView 'zine- II/IIgs applications articles, games, utilities,
A2-2000 archive, and links; home site for 1WSW
http://www.grin.net/~cturley/gsezine/
Uni-kl.de Apple2 U. Kaiserslautern- II/IIgs games, utilities, and
emulator wares
ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/
USA2WUG- Apple II Help & FAQs Collective; Csa2 FAQs mirror
http://www.grin.net/~cturley/USA2WUG/
for FAQs ...
http://www.grin.net/~cturley/A2.FAQs.and.INFO/CSA2.FAQs/
XGS- XGS emu info; extensive archive of out-of-print commercial IIgs
software (mainly games) in emulator .2mg form; single-list
access with brief comments and file performance info.
http://www.inwards.com/xgs/
For Apple II information, you can peruse the sites linked to at ...
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs4MAJORSITES.html
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs7GAMESITES.html
or check the FAQs Q&A and Resource files at ...
Ground, USENET FAQs Archive-MIT, and Universiteit Utrecht offer pure Text for
downloading or Viewing via an FTP program.
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/apple2/faq/
http://ftp.cs.ruu.nl/pub/NEWS.ANSWERS/apple2/faq/
Text on the ACN Florida, ACN Tarnover, and USA2WUG sites is
line-length formatted for on-line perusing via Netscape, etc..
ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/FAQs.and.INFO/A2.Csa2.FAQs/
ftp://tarnover.dyndns.org/cabi/FAQs.and.INFO/A2.Csa2.FAQs/
http://www.grin.net/~cturley/A2.FAQs.and.INFO/CSA2.FAQs/
HTML web site versions of the FAQs are available on
II Computing and Apple II Help Page.
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs1START.html
http://members.xoom.com/apple_II/faqs.html (under construction)
Rubywand