Tag: apple2 hardware

GGlabs Releases Updated Apple II SCSI Card

GGlabs has announced the release of a new version of their Apple II Apple SCSI Card Clone. According to the GGlabs website, The Apple II SCSI card from 1986 was one of the first interface cards to attach a Hard Disk Drive to the Apple II line of computers. A2SCSI is a clone of the last revision (rev.C) of the card with a few enhancements to improve compatibility with modern SCSI drives. The schematics has been reverse engineered from our…

A.P.P.L.E. Negotiates Discount for Option8 Joystick Shield

A.P.P.L.E. has negotiated a discount for A.P.P.L.E. Members who purchase Option8’s Joystick Shield or the Joystick Shield Kit.  These connectors allow users to utilize their original Apple II series joysticks with their current Mac or PC.  Many emulators will also recognize the Joystick Shield. The discount code is available to A.P.P.L.E. members only through their login ID’s and is good for 10% off on the Joystick Shield and Joystick Shield Kit.  This discount does not apply to any other Option…

Early Apple ][ Sells for over $23,000 on Ebay

An early Apple ][ computer posted on EBay, sold for for an unheard of $23,099 US today.  The computer with the markings of being serial number 047 of the A2S1 series is a first run case, which does not have the traditional ventilation slots found in later run machines.  It also had a power supply hand marked as serial number 049. While most Apple ][ computers sold on the Internet normally go for up to a few hundred dollars, the…

Brain Board photo posted

Mike Willegal has posted a photo of his fully assembled Brain Board for the Apple II. The Brain Board turns an ordinary Apple ][ computer into an Apple-1 allowing the user to perform all of the same functionality of the Apple-1 computer while utilizing the Apple ][ cassette interface and keyboard for I/O. For more on the brainboard, check out the post at: http://www.willegal.net/blog/?p=1321

Brutal Deluxe posts their Photo Gallery

Brutal Deluxe has posted photos of many of their hardware items in a new photo gallery.  The gallery with a number of hard to find and one of a kind Apple ][ items is at http://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/pictures/ Arcording to the post by Antoince Vignau of Brutal Deuxe, “The pictures are or were part of our collection and if some items interest you (trade, info, scans, etc.), contact us and we’ll tell you the status of the items.” In the past year,…