David ColarussoThis long weekend I’m cleaning out the basement & playing a game called, “Does it boot?” If it works, this little fella’s coming to the office with me on Monday. Follow for progress. ;)
Actually doesn’t look too bad, just a few cobwebs and a lot of dust. Let’s clean it up and plug it in. 🤞
Okay, there’s power (solid white light on below the shift key) and I think the monitor is working (i.e., I can get bits of green static if I wiggle the input), but so far just this one light. Any thoughts?
Looks like I’ll be spending some time with this. https://vintageapple.org/apple_ii/pdf/Apple_II_Plus_IIe_Troubleshooting_&_Repair_Guide_1984.pdf
As @katrinakatrinka pointed out, that screen was it waiting for a disk. In my defense, it’s been decades. ;)
So, without any further ado, sound up!!!!!! Stay all the way to the end for the good stuff. https://youtube.com/shorts/bTio6COphzI?feature=share
Where in the world?
I’m just a Gen Xer playing computer games in my basement. 🤟 I can’t believe this really worked. They really don’t build them like the used to. “Does it boot?” Yes, yes it does!
Correction, I’m a Gen Xer playing video games in my basement with my 8yo.
40 years old!!! Talking with folks in the comments, I’ve come to realize that this ][+ (one of ~380,000) is AT LEAST fourty years old. Wow, just wow. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_Plus
UPDATE: The 4yo has surpassed her brother’s time on the Apple ][+. Not knowing how to read, or much about geography, we skipped Carmen Sandiego and opted for programming in BASIC / testing which keys still work.
Karen E. Lund 💙💛@Colarusso I disagree. It has escaped!