Apple 1 or apple iiii plus computers are provided in this manual 2. Dec 30, 2015 having already linked up two 80sera computers with serial cables previously an apple ii and a kaypro and also having designed my own high speed serial port board for my apple ii s cpm card, i didnt think the welldocumented z100 would be that difficult. The apple iic, the fourth model in the apple ii series of personal computers, is apple computers first endeavor to produce a portable computer. Feb 17, 2016 apple terminal is an application bundled with mac os x. Apple disk transfer prodos adtpro transfers physical disks and disk. Apple pi is a baremetal apple ii emulator for the raspberry pi. This arrangement was not kept for the apple ii where the 6502 cpu performed the terminal functions in software, in the apple1 the terminal was completely harware implemented. I show you how i was able to get an apple iie on the internet, using adt pro, a super serial card, a serial cable null cable, and a x86.
Optional drivers are available which will support apple pascal and microsoft softcard. Or, if your apple ii has a serial card or serial port, you can do it yourself with dos 3. All operations are transparent, requiring no additions userwritten software. It is a terminal emulator with a command line interface that allows users to type unix commands to get more functionality from their mac. In the apple ii s case, this consists of a plugin interface card which normally likes to reside in slot 2. Macterminal was capable of emulating the dec vt100 and other computer terminals. For example, the keyspan adapters come with a piece of software they call keyspan serial assistant. Having installed the right driver for our usbserial adapter, we also need to install some terminal emulation software before we can connect to anything. A collection of historical software for apple ii computers from the 1980s and early 1990s. Coolterm is a simple serialport terminal application no terminal emulation that is geared towards hobbyists and professionals with a need to exchange data with hardware connected to serial ports such as servo controllers, robotic kits, gps receivers, microcontrollers, etc features include display of received data in text or hexadecimal format, support for multiple concurrent connection. Connecting an apple and your host computer through serial ports can. Part of the freeopen source adtpro software package. How can i find the serial number on a mac programmatically from the terminal.
Putty another free telnet and ssh implementation for windows. Apple c as a dumb terminal to my mac mini byte cellar. If you just cant live without the original hyperterminal in windows xp, you can actually extract two files from your xp installation and copy them over to windows 7810. Buy an apple ii ethernet cardif youre too good for serial. Nov 16, 2017 the concept is to create an updated version of the apple ii using some imagination, lowlevel drivers, offtheshelf hardware, and a closely coupled communications channel. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided. Apr 23, 2018 no, the apple ii pi software uses the super serial cards 6551 chip in a special, highspeed mode. Share serial port over network, access remote usb devices, create virtual serial port, decompile swf files, etc. However, we didnt emulate enough of the apple super serial card for the only apple ii terminal program to support ansi, proterm 3. Reboot the apple with the adtpro floppy, and youre ready to go. This software will tell you some details about the serial adapter, the name it chooses to call itself, and so on.
The goal is to have an emulator that will offer all software capabilities of a real apple ii. The utility can be used to configure a mac and script and program a number of computer operations. Find the serial number of your apple product apple support. The apple 1 also did not include either serial or parallel io ports standard as both parallel io ports on the 6820 were used, one by the terminal and one by the keyboard. Setting up an apple ii as a terminal might not be useful to everyone, but. Apr 12, 2012 walkthrough of booting an apple ii computer over the serial port. Connectors at the lower left are for video output, and a cassette tape drive for loading software. They most often were used for communicating with printers, modems, and less often for computer to computer data transfer. How can i create a bluetooth serial connection between an. If you dont use adt or adtpro, or dont have any software for your apple yet, more.
I set up an old apple iic as a terminal for my mac mini. Or a latermodel mac with a usbtoserial port converter device on mac os x 10. Most serial cards had speed ranges starting from 110 bits up to 19,200 bits, however some could be modified to go much faster. To the apple ii software, the apple ii pi interface adapter looks like a firmwareless super serial card. Having already linked up two 80sera computers with serial cables previously an apple ii and a kaypro and also having designed my own high speed serial port board for my apple iis cpm card, i didnt think the welldocumented z100 would be that difficult. Corvus ii multicomputer software apple ii prodos released. Daves old computers apple in 1976, steve wozniak and steve jobs formed the apple computer company to sell wozniaks computer, which they named the apple 1. The utility can be used to configure a mac and script and. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Set up an apple ii as an os x terminal mac os x hints. Simply boot the floppy in your apple ii with uthernet i or uthernet ii card installed. Apple ii was a very good and quite popular 8bit machine in its time.
The serial port monitor by eltima software has the ability to sniff communication from another program without requiring a special cable and the ability to monitor multiple serial ports at the same time. Macterminal was the first telecommunications and terminal emulation application software program available for the classic mac os. The internet archive software library is a large collection of viewable and executable software titles, ranging from commercially released products to public domain and hobbyist programs. Although it required the users to provide their own cabinet, power supply, keyboard and video monitor, it didnt require a seperate terminal as other computers of the time did. Ask different is a question and answer site for power users of apple hardware and software. Resources cleaning a disk drive apple as a terminal apple resources juiced. The following mac os x gui applications are available.
There are a few software apps out there, but i find it much simpler to simply use the terminal application screen. This is probably my favorite alternative to hyperterminal. Super serial card set in modem configuration, not terminal db25 m m serial cable. Apple called it super because it was able to function as both of apples previous cards, the apple ii communications card for modem use and the apple ii serial interface card for printer use.
Using an 8088based xtclass pc as a linux dumb terminal. Apple iic plus printermodem port 8 pin minidin female connector. Depending on the product, you can find your serial number. Sure, you could update your apple software by opening software update from the apple menu. Windows products software solutions for monitoring and remote work with serial. Ethernet network with apple ii uthernet, uthernet 2, or lancegs card adtpro is open source software, and is available free. Or a latermodel mac with a usbto serial port converter device on mac os x 10. As uname will output some information about the software and hardware, i would like to retrieve the serial. Macterminal enabled users to connect via modem or serial port to bulletin board systems and online services e. I use mine as a terminal in a room away from my main computer location, but it could also be useful as a cheap second monitor dedicated to commandline work, to display logs or man pages, or as a jukebox interface in parties to avoid exposing your computer to spilled. The apple ii series is a family of home computers, one of the first highly successful massproduced microcomputer products, designed primarily by steve wozni.
Can apple collect my used macs serial number and other hardware information if i use my apple id on it. Check your service and support coverage apple support. Is the apple ii pi interface adapter required to run the apple ii pi software. The following example shows how to generate commands from a basic program. Adtpro is a software program that will transfer entire disk images from apple ii and apple computers to modern computers over one of several communications methods. Ps2rs232 to ascii keyboard adapter assembly and operations. Having installed the right driver for our usb serial adapter, we also need to install some terminal emulation software before we can connect to anything. The apple ii is running as a dedicated io processor for the raspberry pi under prodos. Apple ii serial port firmware interface commands also pascal 1. Serial port monitor handles rs485422 as well as rs232, and supports modbus rtu and modbus ascii protocols. Is there an os x terminal program that can access serial. On an iphone, ipad, ipod touch, ipod, or apple watch, in settings general about. Old vt100 serial rs232 terms can often be found for free in the computer trashes of various institutions like universities.
If you find yourself in need of serial or usb cables to connect to your apple ii. Once the hardware is connected built seems a little extreme, the software to. No, the apple ii pi software uses the super serial cards 6551 chip in a special, highspeed mode. Terminal mode, t and q the t command transfers you to terminal. Serial cards block to point downwards toward the word terminal, as in. The most popular and widely used of these cards was apple computers super serial card, a solid design that was often copied for maximum software. Cpu, software and local storage, to access this power as intelligent serial terminals of the macintosh. How do you get off square one you could look for a local users group, check schools which may use apple ii s, or email someone on csa2 and offer to pay for a diskette. Use an old serial vt100 terminal with os x 14 comments. This software will tell you some details about the serial adapter, the name it.
I would think that the presence or in your case the absence, of a system. This arrangement was not kept for the apple ii where the 6502 cpu performed the terminal functions in software, in the apple 1 the terminal was completely harware implemented. If you already use the dos version of adt, or an earlier version of adtpro, you can use it to transfer the virtual floppy containing adtpro that comes with this project adtpro2. At the current state, no physical modifications are required to the raspberry pi. There are a few software apps out there, but i find it much simpler to simply use the terminal application. Using the jsmess emulator, users can boot up an emulation of the given title and use it in their browser. Apple iis, or email someone on csa2 and offer to pay for a diskette.
If you develop on an apple and find yourself doing any sort of device or embedded development, you will quickly find the need for a serial terminal on mac. What i am trying to figure out is, what software would require the serial software, to function. The concept is to create an updated version of the apple ii using some imagination, lowlevel drivers, offtheshelf hardware, and a closely coupled communications channel. Using screen as a serial terminal on mac os x geek inc. Serial terminal realterm is an engineers terminal program specially designed for capturing, controlling and debugging binary and other difficult data streams.
They could be programmed to interface with any number of external devices which were rs232 compatible. If you already have a way to transfer virtual disk images to your apple, you can use that to transfer the latest disk image containing adtpro that comes with this project adtpro2. Apple iic data to current mac os x help apple community. Apple called it super because it was able to function as both of apple s previous cards, the apple ii communications card for modem use and the apple ii serial interface card for printer use. If you dont have software for your apple yet, more bootstrapping scenarios. But what if youre inclined to use a command line interface, or. On a mac, by choosing about this mac from the apple menu on an iphone, ipad, ipod touch, ipod, or apple watch, in settings general about. Apple ii software to and from via the newly created serial connection. Apple computers super serial card, sometimes abbreviated as ssc, is the most well known communication card made for the apple ii. The aioiis onboard firmware provides all necessary drivers, including terminal communications capability, and it will operate in any apple ii expansion slot except slot 0. The one issue that might complicate matters would be not having a terminal program.
Get the best deals on apple vintage computer interface card when you shop the largest online selection at. Get the best deals on apple vintage computer interface card when you. Adtpro apple ii serial bootstrapping with speediboot youtube. Walkthrough of booting an apple ii computer over the serial port. The apple ii pi adapter card simply has a raspberry pi header for connecting the raspberry pi to provide the serial port interface and power. Shared serial ports serial port terminal com port redirector virtual modem pro rs232 data logger serial splitter.
Eltima software products list mac and windows apps. Once adtpro is up and running, it sets the cards configuration switches through software. The apple1 also did not include either serial or parallel io ports standard as both parallel io ports on the 6820 were used, one by the terminal and one by the keyboard. Jan 15, 2020 depending on the product, you can find your serial number. Or, if your apple ii has a serial card or serial port, you can do it yourself with. It is currently at a very early stage, but the source will eventually be open and released under the gnu general public license. I am not a mac person but i do not think that there is such a big difference that any software would require the system serial number. Super serial card set in modem configuration, not terminal db25 mm serial cable. In the apple iis case, this consists of a plugin interface card which normally likes to reside in slot 2. Terminal communication usually occurs via what is delightfully called an asynchronous rs232c serial interface. Apple vintage computer interface card for sale ebay. Each manufacturer will include a software driver that will provide the glue between the computer and the adapter.
Although it is possible to use the apple ii as a terminal to a linux computer. Apple ii to mac intelligent serial terminal file transfers. A little while back we implemented a virtual modem that allows users to telnet to a large directory of internetconnected bbses from inside apple ii terminal programs. The most popular and widely used of these cards was apple computers super seria. Use an old serial vt100 terminal with os x mac os x hints.
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