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Apple IIe without disk drive
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You can also load programs over the audio port. Apple IIs originally shipped with tape players, and data was loaded to and from cassette tapes. I believe there are several programs that let you send apps over the speaker port on your PC or Mac to your Apple II.
I believe it's an option in ADTPro.
I think some people have even made MP3s of various programs which you can load up on your phone or music player, then "play" them to your Apple II.
I believe it's an option in ADTPro.
I think some people have even made MP3s of various programs which you can load up on your phone or music player, then "play" them to your Apple II.
If all you want to do is play games then this will probably keep you amused for a while. Remember of course that only the original ][, ][plus, and IIe actually have the requisite cassette port. IIc and IIgs users are SOL.
If you want to actually *do* anything with your IIe then a disk drive or suitable replacement would probably count as a necessity. There was a *fair* body of software for cassette-based ][s and ][plus-es, but a not insignificant amount of it requires Integer Basic, which a IIe can't straightforwardly run without booting a DOS disk and loading it into its built-in equivalent of a language card.
If you want to actually *do* anything with your IIe then a disk drive or suitable replacement would probably count as a necessity. There was a *fair* body of software for cassette-based ][s and ][plus-es, but a not insignificant amount of it requires Integer Basic, which a IIe can't straightforwardly run without booting a DOS disk and loading it into its built-in equivalent of a language card.
He can, but it won't make a ton of sense. The operating system will be there, but no disk to operate on. Even the virtual serial drive of ADTPro requires a *serial* connection - there's not an option to do that via audio.
Tested this afternoon, works great.
borrowed the Iphone of my son, mine not having the right connector anymore, and the biggest challenge was finding the lost headphone cable.
Cranking the volume and playing the Lofi file instead of the Hifi one worked for me, the progress bar helped a lot to see what was going on.
borrowed the Iphone of my son, mine not having the right connector anymore, and the biggest challenge was finding the lost headphone cable.
Cranking the volume and playing the Lofi file instead of the Hifi one worked for me, the progress bar helped a lot to see what was going on.
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