Classic Apple IIe Computer From My Childhood (1983) #appril2 - Geek With Social Skills
Let's check out my retro Apple IIe personal computer from 1983 that I originally used back in elementary school during the 1980s and how I came to own it 31 years later in 2014. It features a FloppyEMU, CFFA 3000, ReActive Micro Mockingboard sound card and other Apple //e add-on cards.
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0:00 - Intro: Retro 1983 Apple IIe computer from my childhood
2:03 - The backstory of how I got my Apple IIe computer in 2014
6:08 - Checking out the white double shot keys with Alps key switches
6:28 - Factory Apple II Enhancement Upgrade Kit sticker for the Apple IIe computer
6:36 - Replacing the original burned out Apple IIe power LED
6:43 - Taking a looking at the very clean Apple IIe case badge
6:47 - Discussing the Apple IIe computer case condition
6:56 - The early Apple II computer cases are painted with velcro clips
7:11 - Popping open the retro Apple 2 computer case
7:35 - I replaced the power supply RIFA filter caps on December 21, 2020
7:49 - The power supply has a May 31, 1983 date code on it
8:04 - Checking out the Apple II 80-column, floppy drive controller cards and system ROMs
8:18 - Looking at the motherboard May 1983 date code
8:43 - Talking about installing the Apple IIe enhancement kit, showing the original IC's
9:19 - Showing the Apple branded power cable for the retro Apple IIe computer
9:53 - Color JVC PVM monitor I got a few years ago from my friend Greg
10:25 - Original Apple computer disk II floppy disk drives with rainbow cables
10:55 - Using my Floppy EMU from BMOW Big Mess O' Wires
11:17 - Discussing my CFFA 3000 card by Rich Drehher
11:29 - Loading The Oregon Trail game by MECC Minnesota Educational Computing Corporation
12:33 - Checking out my various Apple II add-on computer cards
12:41 - Running the Crossfire game demo while checking out my Apple IIe add on cards
12:50 - Apple computer Disk II Interface Card 1978 Floppy Controller Card
13:18 - Super Serial Card II Apple Computer Inc. 1981
13:44 - Rich Dreher R&D Automation CFFA 3000 for Apple II, II+, IIe, IIe enh, IIgs computers
14:27 - ReActive Micro Mockingboard v2.2 6 voice sound card
14:45 - Apple II Mockingboard SSI-263AP Speech Chip needed
15:23 - Patreon supporter Shout-Outs and thanks
15:35 - Outro: Apple II Forever!!!
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My 1979 Apple II Plus computer with Sanyo VM 4509 B/W monitor video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B-m5pftMSABMOW Big Mess O' Wires Floppy Emu:
https://www.bigmessowires.com/floppy-emu/Original CFFA 3000 v1.0 Rev C by Rich Dreher:
https://dreher.net/?s=projects/CFforAppleII&c=projects/CFforAppleII/main.phpReActive Micro CFFA3000 v1.0 Rev C-RM for II, II+, ///, IIe, and IIgs:
https://www.reactivemicro.com/product/cffa-v1-0-rev-c-rm-for-ii-ii-iie-and-iigs/Reactive Micro Mockingboard v2.2:
https://www.reactivemicro.com/product/mockingboard-assembled-or-kit/Appril2 Apple II event website:
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