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David Freeman<p>On the bench today: an Apple //c I found locally for $50! The floppy drive makes a terrible whining noise and it’s going to need a couple RAM chips replaced, but otherwise in decent shape! <a href="https://mas.to/tags/appleii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appleii</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a></p>
Richard Troupe<p>I got an Apple II quite a while ago and managed to clean it up and get it working again, however... The keyboard wasn't working.</p><p>Well, I purchased a new keyboard cable and encoder chip to fix the issue, and it turns out that it was just the cable that was the problem!</p><p>As for software, I REALLY want to get an XDrive for it from Mac Effects but they appear to be sold out.</p><p>Are there any other sellers of the XDrive for an Apple II?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/appleii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appleii</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Repairing An Obscure Apple II Clone <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/08/03/repairing-an-obscure-apple-ii-clone/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/08/03/repair</span><span class="invisible">ing-an-obscure-apple-ii-clone/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/appleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appleII</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/c64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c64</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Retro Computing Round table episode 287 - come watch is record live on the YouTube stream!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt7uoWyYIcQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=qt7uoWyYIcQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/livestream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>livestream</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Repairing An Obscure Apple II Clone - The Apple II was made in great numbers, as was the Commodore 64. But the Mimic Spa... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/08/03/repairing-an-obscure-apple-ii-clone/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/08/03/repair</span><span class="invisible">ing-an-obscure-apple-ii-clone/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/appleii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appleii</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/c64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c64</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://pageofwords.com/@kirk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kirk</span></a></span> It is real! This is my //c setup in my office two jobs ago (~10 years ago), The //c is "dialed" in to a MacBook Pro in the shot, and the LEGO //c is the work of Chris McVeigh -- I ordered a kit from him and assembled it. </p><p>The two matters I discuss in as many blog posts, along with a video of the LEGO assembly!</p><p><a href="https://bytecellar.com/2022/11/28/configure-your-mac-to-allow-vintage-computers-to-dial-in/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bytecellar.com/2022/11/28/conf</span><span class="invisible">igure-your-mac-to-allow-vintage-computers-to-dial-in/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bytecellar.com/2013/09/01/assembling-the-lego-apple-c/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bytecellar.com/2013/09/01/asse</span><span class="invisible">mbling-the-lego-apple-c/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a>//c <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/LEGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LEGO</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ByteCellar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ByteCellar</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>There have a vertical linearity issue on this CRT I picked up last weekend. It's a Magnavox "Computer Monitor 80" with no model # on the case anywhere, but I believe it's a Philips BM7500-series, or so. </p><p>(See the bottom 3-4 lines of text vs the rest of the text on screen - vertically squished.)</p><p>Here is the service manual as close as could be found,</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/PhilipsBM75xxServiceManual/mode/2up" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/PhilipsBM7</span><span class="invisible">5xxServiceManual/mode/2up</span></a></p><p>Can anyone tell from the schematic if there is a V.LIN pot on the board somewhere that I would find upon opening the unit? I'd like to get it adjusted and use it. </p><p>If it's a caps issue, I wonder how many would need to be replaced to get it back to snuff? This display was manufactured in late 1986. </p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CRT</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/monitors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monitors</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repair</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/fix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fix</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/servicemanual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>servicemanual</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Magnavox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Magnavox</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/display" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>display</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/glitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>glitch</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/capacitors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capacitors</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repair</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>help</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/techhelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techhelp</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Come watch us stream the INIT HELLO Megapodcast live on YouTube 2-3pm EDT (right now)!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_MUQXhFZNk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=t_MUQXhFZNk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/INITHELLO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>INITHELLO</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/livestream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>livestream</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple2Forever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple2Forever</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Apple //c -- IRL vs LEGO </p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/LEGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LEGO</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CRT</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/desk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>desk</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagetech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/terminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>terminal</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple2Forever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple2Forever</span></a></p>
Game Magazine Print Ads<p>Death in the Caribbean... an outdoor adventure game!<br>Source: Softline Vol. 2 No. 5 (May/June 1983)<br>Scan Source: CGW Museum</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/appleii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appleii</span></a></p>
Bridge&Tunnel Jeff<p>INIT HELLO, a convention about the Apple II computer, was just held last weekend. I was hoping I could attend, but didn't have the time.</p><p>It also had a better COVID policy than the great majority of cons these days and based on pictures of the event, the great majority of people were masked.</p><p>Good job, fellow old nerds.</p><p><a href="https://init-hello.org/covid-policy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">init-hello.org/covid-policy/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/yallMasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yallMasking</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/masks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>masks</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/retroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/appleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appleII</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@vaelen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vaelen</span></a></span> I don't think this Applesoft BASIC effort from this past weekend's INIT HELLO Apple II conference outdid you, I must say. :-) <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/hattip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hattip</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/blakespot/54689657478/in/album-72177720328016203" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">flickr.com/photos/blakespot/54</span><span class="invisible">689657478/in/album-72177720328016203</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/INITHELLO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>INITHELLO</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/mandelbrot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mandelbrot</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mac</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a></p>
The Oasis BBS<p>Mimic Spartan Restoration Begins<br /><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>C64</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MimicSpartan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MimicSpartan</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ComputerRestoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ComputerRestoration</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/VintageComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VintageComputers</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/JavmasterRetro" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JavmasterRetro</span></a><br /><a href="https://theoasisbbs.com/mimic-spartan-restoration-begins/?feed_id=4618&amp;_unique_id=688cbd28d9903" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theoasisbbs.com/mimic-spartan-</span><span class="invisible">restoration-begins/?feed_id=4618&amp;_unique_id=688cbd28d9903</span></a></p>
Daniel<p>In 1987, Lucasfilm Games released the point-and-click adventure Maniac Mansion, initially for the C64 and later for the Amiga and Atari ST, among others. The website "Home Computer" has published a detailed background article on this game, which set new standards with its user interface and cinematic sequences.</p><p><a href="https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-08-00001-EN.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-</span><span class="invisible">08-00001-EN.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AtariST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtariST</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ManiacMansion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ManiacMansion</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>I've put a gallery of photos I took during the INIT HELLO Apple II conference at the System Source Computer Museum this past weekend online for anyone who might like a look at some of the festivities. </p><p>What a wonderful time it was! Can't wait for next year! </p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/blakespot/albums/72177720328016203/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">flickr.com/photos/blakespot/al</span><span class="invisible">bums/72177720328016203/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/INITHELLO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>INITHELLO</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple2Forever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple2Forever</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintageApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageApple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SystemSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemSource</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagetech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/gallery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gallery</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Flickr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flickr</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/conference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conference</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainframe</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/minicomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minicomputer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a></p>
Game Magazine Print Ads<p>Stickybear | What you see is what you get. Introducing the most advanced computer animation ever created for the Apple!<br>Source: Softline Vol. 2 No. 3 (January 1983)<br>Scan Source: CGW Museum</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/appleii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appleii</span></a></p>
4am ❧<p>Lock-It-Up Copy Protection System v5.1C.woz</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Lock_It_Up_Copy_Protection_System_51C" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/wozaday_Lo</span><span class="invisible">ck_It_Up_Copy_Protection_System_51C</span></a></p><p>Lock-It-Up was the most popular Apple II copy protection ever. This is the master creator disk you could buy to protect your own programs. It is, itself, protected by Lock-It-Up.</p><p>Lock-It-Up was the one of the first protections I encountered on multiple disks, 11 years ago. I noticed minor code variations across disks, as if someone had picked options from a menu. This is the menu.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wozaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wozaday</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Spotted at the System Source Computer Museum: Missile Command 3.0 running on a Xerox Alto. </p><p>How many people wrote games for the Alto?! I wonder if this guy went on to bigger things? </p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/INITHELLO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>INITHELLO</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Xerox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xerox</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Alto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alto</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple2Forever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple2Forever</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintageApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageApple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SystemSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemSource</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagetech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macOS</span></a></p>
Ron's Computer Videos🖥️📼<p>It's everything you love about Friday night's Classic Rewind, but just the conversations about KansasFests of yore! <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/appleii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appleii</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/forever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forever</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/kfest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kfest</span></a> <br><a href="https://youtu.be/7E9JnAF3MJk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/7E9JnAF3MJk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Josh Renaud<p>See "Nosh Kosh" — a Jewish take on Pac-Man — and other Apple II computer games by the late cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen in this video from KansasFest 2025!<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5VwsyZXZGs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=y5VwsyZXZG</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p><p><a href="https://digipres.club/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/kansasfest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kansasfest</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/appleii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appleii</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/apple2forever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple2forever</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/kfest2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kfest2025</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/digipres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digipres</span></a></p>