Re: Apple-Seeds II [book]

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Wayne Stewart wrote:

>Chris M wrote:
>> Anyone heard of, or have a copy of, a book called "Apple-Seeds II"?
>
>> Unfortunately, my "sniping" for this item didn't pay off.. Apparently
>> I was about 1 or 2 seconds late.  From the sounds of it, this book
>> contains the schematics for about 60 different peripheral cards.
>> 
>> I haven't been able to located this book anywhere else -- used book
>> suppliers -- or even references on the web at large.
>> 
>> I'd love to see the info contained in this book..
>
>I tried to post something on it yesterday but where it went after
>I pressed send, I don't know. So I'll try again.
>It doesn't tell you anthing about the capabilities of any card.
>It's more of a book on assembling a number of different kit cards
>that were available. Still it does list all the components and is
>an interesting book. More so since I have a blank of one of the
>cards listed. There was also an update that came out 3 years later
>and was about half the thickness. It covered some of the same cards
>and a few new ones.

My understanding is that in the heyday of copied cards, this
booklet was the substitute for "directions" on building your own
card from a blank PC board.

I recall from a late 80s trip to Hong Kong that these copied cards
were _everywhere_ in the Golden Market.  And the smell of hot
flux confirmed that they were being turned out in the back rooms
as people were buying them in front!  In one case, I saw a boy
about 9 or 10 years old building such a card.

In most cases I saw, the silk screening on the board was a
good enough guide to allow the purchaser to construct
the card, so maybe the booklet was just a guide for card
builders who were not so familiar with electronic components
or who had a poorly marked PC board.

-michael

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