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Contiki for Internet-enabled Apple II

Posted by pudge on from the just-because dept.

indyV writes "Most of you probably remember the Contiki OS which previously have been used to Internet-enable both the Commodore 64 and the 8-bit Atari. This video shows the brand new Apple II Contiki port in action, booting up on an Apple IIe and surfing to www.apple2.org. The network connection was made with a specially crafted Ethernet adapter."

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  1. Re:][c ? by bjb · · Score: 4, Informative
    Actually, you could debate the official way of writing the 'e' version.
    • The original ROM displayed "Apple ][" on boot (1983-1985).
    • The enhanced ROM displayed "Apple //e" on boot (1985-1992).
    • The original badge on the machine was "//e" (1983-1987).
    • The revised machine's badge (platinum) was "IIe" (1987-1992).

    I always felt that it was better as "//e". But then again, this is a totally geeked out topic, and I might as well get back to my life now :-)

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