The $600 is for 5 seats with maintainence and media. Also, I think they've got closed-source crap in there, and they can charge for that. (For example, if I had Windows Calculator bundled with ReactOS 1 (whenever the hell it comes out, and they wouldn't), I could charge $300/copy for JUST WINDOWS CALCULATOR (hey, MS charges a few thousand/copy when it's a huge install of WinServer 2K3)
Some other things that I like about Apple II Oasis that Dapple doesn't seem to do: (don't have time right now to go grab a ROM off asimov)
# GUI-based configuration - I use the KB more than most, but I still like a GUI for certain things. # Percentage-based speed throttling - (this, and the odd hardware support, is why I HATE ApplePC) I don't want to have to put in a hex number for my favorite Apple II game to run at the right speed on every box I touch.
Something I would like to see that neither A2O or Dapple implement is ImageWriter emulation. I've heard that the IW has a 6502/65C02 inside, so you've already got the biggest part. Apple II Oasis can print straight text to any printer, and graphics to any printer that the Apple II software natively supports and is connected to the serial port. I didn't see if yours did that, but ImageWriter emulation would be nice (there was an emulator that tried that, but it appears to have fallen of the face of the earth).
I think the range is less than a foot. They're saying you need to use a scanner that gives it low power, so I'm thinking that you'd almost have to be right there.
Any items, outside of clothing? The barcodes are imprinted on GB Colors. (Don't know about GB Advances, though.) RFID could be put on that pretty darn easily.
I found a cooler Microsoft Tetris (the macros that make it run don't work in OO.org, though). It's at andrewgray.com. He's also got some cool break your computer stuff.
I thought the Laser IBM box was called the XT10. That's why the 128/EX/EX2 had the giant keyboard. It was also the XT10 keyboard. I heard that the XT10 could emulate the Apple II, but not the other way around. The XT10, was, of course, an XT clone with a 10MB HDD.
95 (P75, 16MB RAM), XP (school's box, P3-866, 128MB RAM), and XP (C2000, 256MB RAM). I'll put it on my 2000 box (C466, 256MB RAM), but it should work fine.
A2O is actually more stable than Opera. Visit too many pages? BAM! Opera dies. Of course, Opera recovers in seconds. A2O needs to save state every second to recover that quickly.
The speaker jack doesn't appear to be a normal A/V cable speaker jack. It appears to be a headphone or stereo jack. The fabric glare filter isn't in mine (it was torn, and it was driving me nuts), but the monitor works fairly well. Being an old monitor, brighter areas on the screen are wider. I also have an Amdek B&G monitor with no speaker.
Most old games have speed throttling to work on future computers. Some won't work on anything faster than a 200MHz box, but can be hacked with debug to work anyway. If you have problems, there's something called MoSlo that is crippleware (for the free version) that works wonders.
I'm talking about modern TVs here... They have the A/V inputs that are 100% compatible with the old style computers (esp. Apple IIs). Older TVs need an RF modulator. The old version is the Sup-r-Mod.
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The $600 is for 5 seats with maintainence and media. Also, I think they've got closed-source crap in there, and they can charge for that. (For example, if I had Windows Calculator bundled with ReactOS 1 (whenever the hell it comes out, and they wouldn't), I could charge $300/copy for JUST WINDOWS CALCULATOR (hey, MS charges a few thousand/copy when it's a huge install of WinServer 2K3)
No, looks like Mijenix/Ontrack/Aladdin ZipMagic.
.LHA, .LZH: Used in old DOS apps' setup programs .ARC: I've seen N64 ROMs in these .CAB: Got Windows? (esp. 95-ME)
He said it was CAD, so is he making virtual pr0n?
Like someone else said,
We know you do, Anonymous Coward, we know you do.
Some other things that I like about Apple II Oasis that Dapple doesn't seem to do: (don't have time right now to go grab a ROM off asimov)
# GUI-based configuration - I use the KB more than most, but I still like a GUI for certain things.
# Percentage-based speed throttling - (this, and the odd hardware support, is why I HATE ApplePC) I don't want to have to put in a hex number for my favorite Apple II game to run at the right speed on every box I touch.
Something I would like to see that neither A2O or Dapple implement is ImageWriter emulation. I've heard that the IW has a 6502/65C02 inside, so you've already got the biggest part. Apple II Oasis can print straight text to any printer, and graphics to any printer that the Apple II software natively supports and is connected to the serial port. I didn't see if yours did that, but ImageWriter emulation would be nice (there was an emulator that tried that, but it appears to have fallen of the face of the earth).
Oh so true. (Of course, my school is known as the retard school, but, hey...) I end up being their slave helping them with the computers...
Juts beecuz u cnt spl rght, duznt men that yoo ernt compootr savy!
Shit... 2.5 DOES bomb. And no cracks, either...
I don't know if 2.5 does it though... (trying it out now) I know 2.4 does it, and logs the remaining time in the save state file (2.3 doesn't)
Actually, it's 4D flattened to 3D flattened to 2D (as virtual 3D) stored on a drive with a 1D measurement of storage space. D'ya get it?
I think the range is less than a foot. They're saying you need to use a scanner that gives it low power, so I'm thinking that you'd almost have to be right there.
Any items, outside of clothing? The barcodes are imprinted on GB Colors. (Don't know about GB Advances, though.) RFID could be put on that pretty darn easily.
Wasn't HP the same way?
I found a cooler Microsoft Tetris (the macros that make it run don't work in OO.org, though). It's at andrewgray.com. He's also got some cool break your computer stuff.
Well, wasn't the 6502 considered nearly RISC?
I thought the Laser IBM box was called the XT10. That's why the 128/EX/EX2 had the giant keyboard. It was also the XT10 keyboard. I heard that the XT10 could emulate the Apple II, but not the other way around. The XT10, was, of course, an XT clone with a 10MB HDD.
A2O runs fine on my boxes...
95 (P75, 16MB RAM), XP (school's box, P3-866, 128MB RAM), and XP (C2000, 256MB RAM). I'll put it on my 2000 box (C466, 256MB RAM), but it should work fine.
A2O is actually more stable than Opera. Visit too many pages? BAM! Opera dies. Of course, Opera recovers in seconds. A2O needs to save state every second to recover that quickly.
The speaker jack doesn't appear to be a normal A/V cable speaker jack. It appears to be a headphone or stereo jack. The fabric glare filter isn't in mine (it was torn, and it was driving me nuts), but the monitor works fairly well. Being an old monitor, brighter areas on the screen are wider. I also have an Amdek B&G monitor with no speaker.
Sorry, forgot the URL. It's lng.sourceforge.net.
Most old games have speed throttling to work on future computers. Some won't work on anything faster than a 200MHz box, but can be hacked with debug to work anyway. If you have problems, there's something called MoSlo that is crippleware (for the free version) that works wonders.
Yes, use Lunix! It's available for the C64 and C128, and it is being ported to the Apple II!
I'm thinking 2600, people. 2600 is a hackers' group. The Apple II was the first easily obtainable hackers' computer.
I'm talking about modern TVs here... They have the A/V inputs that are 100% compatible with the old style computers (esp. Apple IIs). Older TVs need an RF modulator. The old version is the Sup-r-Mod.
I think it was something like Rocky Black.