Re: Apple IIgs Q's

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Mark Jenison writes ...
> 
> I just found this newsgroup today...I didn't realize how many people are still
> using these things.  I used to be big into programming games and programs for
> these things back in the mid '80s.
> 
> I recently bought a house and Mom wanted me to pack up my old computer (IIgs)
> and take it with me to my new house.  The monitor is extremely out of focus
> (might try replacing the electrolytic capacitors in it to see if that will fix
> things a bit).

     Replacing electrolytic caps may not be necessary. There are shafts
to adjust Focus and Intensity on the back of the High Voltage module
(left back side of monitor) you can get to with the case removed. For
more information see the newsgroup FAQs file Csa2Monitor.txt at ...

for Viewing via an FTP program or for downloading ...
 ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/

for on-line perusing via Netscape, etc. ...
 http://www.grin.net/~cturley/A2.FAQs.and.INFO/CSA2.FAQs/
 ftp://apple.cabi.net/pub/applegs/FAQs.and.INFO/A2.Csa2.FAQs/



> I still have all the original boxes and manuals, as I thought
> that it might be worth something some day, but I went to the marketplace
> newsgroup and saw they were selling pretty cheap, so I figured I might keep it
> (it's the Limited Edition version, signed by Woz, including the Letter of
> Authenticity, etc, but I figured I can't get too much more for this, even).

     Whatever, the signed case and letter are definitely neat to have.

 
> Anyway, it got me thinking about a few games and graphics that I did and
> uploaded to AppleLink/America Online around 1986...I suppose those files
> weren't archived anywhere, were they?  Anyone remember playing a text adventure
> based on the Bloom County cartoon strip?

     It is available in Ground's AOL collection at ...

ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Collections/AOL/Games/Adv./Roleplay/

     The current (text) index file for this folder, a1rplist.011,
includes the following entry:

>>

 TBCA.SHK        $E0   19354

Subject: Bloom County Adventure
Date: 07/23/89
Uploaded By: MarkJ24
Author: Mark Jenison      (MarkJ24)

Equipment: Any Apple II
Needs: ProDOS 8, BASIC.SYSTEM, ShrinkIt to unpack

This text adventure uses a basic parser found in most early Apple II
software adventure games. The game is very entertaining and humorous,
while still being somewhat difficult. If you have read the book or the
comic strip, it will be of much help to you. The games take 75 blocks,
so make sure there will be enough room on your disk.

NOTE:  I converted this program from Dos 3.3 and am not sure I have
gotten all the bugs out yet. If there are any problems with the program,
leave a comment. I hope you enjoy this game which I worked on for a long
time.

Good Luck.

<<



> Or playing a text version of Wheel of
> Fortune for the GS (This may have been pulled from the site due to copyright
> infringements, thankfully no one pressed charges :-)).
 ....

     Do not know about this game. It may be somewhere on Ground or
another archive.

> 
> I'm thinking about keeping it to burn EPROMs with it (2716's, 2732, 2764, etc).
> Anyone know of an EPROM burner software/hardware that will work with a IIgs and
> where to get it?  Also, all I have is a 2400 baud modem (eeek!) for it; I'd
> like to telnet or ftp to a site for download.  What program will work for my
> modem and where can I get it?
>

     The best way to download software for your IIgs is via a PC or Mac.
It is easy to transfer stuff from the net computer to your GS via a NULL
modem connection. For more info see the FAQs files Csa2T1tcom.txt and
Csa2T2tcom.txt. For information about where to get software, see the
first ("Main Hall") FAQs file.



Rubywand