Articles by Eric Rangell

Hello Internet, I haven’t maintained this in a long time.  Is anyone still interested in it? …

A silent crack is when an original diskette is run through a program that removes copy protection and does not modify the original disk contents in any way (ex: no crack screens or credits).  Floppy diskettes from the 1980s are in danger of degrading and being lost to time unless

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Hello all, it’s been a while since I posted a blog – retrocomputing is a hobby that fills in the gaps when life lets you enjoy it, and I’d rather blog when I have something new to show off or a new idea that may be half baked but

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I am starting this post after realizing that there is interest in retro computing technology among educators who want easier ways to introduce students to abstract concepts.  My hope is to assist in development of lesson plans that scaffold from simple projects on retro/vintage hardware and software that can run

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Hello all,

After some research I can’t find a good MIDI interface solution for the Apple //c.  If any of you find some please post links here. However, the components to make a homebrew solution with custom software exist, but there are challenges to make it work.  The first one

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Tonight’s livestream of the RetroConnector mini solderfest inspired me to look at some old project ideas I had in my 20s for interfacing my Apple //e Game I/O connector for the purpose of controlling MIDI.  It also inspired me to find $100 for a future order of 2 products they

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Hello all – I can’t sleep.  Here’s what I’m playing with:

Enjoy these Bank St Music Writer Data Disks

You need an Apple with a Mockingboard to hear the music.

You can browse the music in an emulator like Virtual ][ but it doesn’t play.

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Thank you Steve Chamberlin for creating this cool little gadget. It arrived promptly via USPS Priority Mail in a small flat rate box. I just tested it out and got it to load 140K and 800K floppy images on my //c+ after playing around with several configurations. I had

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I found this: http://makezine.com/2008/09/01/reuse-an-ipod-lcd/
Here’s what I have:

I think the hard disk crashed. It would also be cool to hack the jog controller.

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The following content previously appeared on erangell.com/4kfest:

4 KansasFest – from Eric Rangell

17 Jun 2017
Hello all KansasFest brothers and sisters. I just found out about y’all in June 2017 when I plugged in an Apple 2c+ and needed to find out how to boot it to 1MHz. Google

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