Mining Bitcoin on an Apple II, a highly impractical guide
TL;DR: Mining Bitcoin on a 1MHz 8-bit processor will cost you more than the world's combined economies, and take roughly 256 trillion years. Github link.
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Reactive Micro Partnership
I am in the process of closing up my Tindie shop for RetroConnector products. However, you will be able to order adapters and other RetroConnector pieces from Reactive Micro. See their announcement of our new partnership here: https://www.reactivemicro.com/2019/03/11/new-dealer-partnership-and-new-store-items/ The first pieces available from Reactive Micro are the Keyboard Shields for Apple IIe…
How II 0x0F: KansasFest 2017
A quick video cobbled together from vignettes taken at KansasFest 2017. Music is “Software (A2 DMS Synth Mix)” by Computeher, used with permission.
Disk Images from EDD
At 2015’s KansasFest, I had the idea to convert Apple II disk images, of the kind used to run in an emulator, to actual images, of the kind you can view with your eyeballs. I was using the DSK format, which is one of several common image formats. The resulting images were illuminating and pretty, but […]
How II 0x0E: Beep! Beep!
I take a bit of a different direction this month, and give you an assembly tutorial (very simple assembly, I promise) on making the Apple II beep. Clicking the speaker, a couple of loops, and that’s it – you’re on your way to making music. Assembly Lines on Amazon.com: http://amzn.to/2qMjk5J Virtual ][: http://www.virtualii.com/ The music […]
How II 0x0D: RetroConnector Products Update
In which I bury the lede and kinda sorta announce a new product while reviewing different ways to connect Apple II computers and peripherals via USB.
RetroConnector replicas in The Australian
The article starts out about the Nokia 3310, but delves into the retro tech enthusiasm it embodies: Read it in The Australian
Does the M0100 Adapter work with a Lisa mouse? Yep!
Thanks to RetroConnector customer Todd for sending this shot in. Yes, the M0100 USB adapter works with all sorts of 9-pin Apple mice, including the original Lisa mouse. I love to see customer “action shots” so if you have one to share, post it!
Retro miniatures featured at Spyder3D
I’m a featured designer on the 3D sharing site, Spyder3D. I’ve started uploading some of my STL models there, in addition to Thingiverse. Share and enjoy: Let’s Go Retro!
How II 0x0C: Enhancing the Apple IIe
Installing the Apple IIe enhancement kit from Ultimate Apple/Reactive Micro. The kit can be purchased here. The main reason for this was to have access to the miniassembler missing from the original, unenhanced IIe.