Apple // game server

Posted May 25th 2006 1:30AM by Eliot Phillips
Filed under: macs hacks

Feeling a bit nostalgic, reader [blurry] decided to write this Apple Game Server in Java using the rxtx library. The server eliminates the need for a floppy drive on your Apple //. You just need to connect the Apple // to your computer using a null modem cable and you will have access multiple games. To get started you tell the Apple // to accept serial commands. Then the Java program takes over, typing the loader program one line at a time. It takes about 15 seconds. Once that's done you're presented with a menu to boot whatever game you want.

Reader Comments

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1. If you have some patience and persistance you can get an apple //c or //e for $10 on ebay. The one pictured was bought in that manner. (just make sure they include the //c's power supply, it's easily overlooked! -- if you get a //e make sure it has a super serial card, aka SSC) -B

Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by blurry

2. very very cool, now if I only still had that apple II around I would sooo do this.

Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by foolsh

3. #11: apparently you dont have anything better to do then post your useless comments on a page you think is stupid :) This is really cool. I love stuff like this even though I don't have an Apple II. I like the whole idea of tricking hardware to do things its not supposed to. Oh wait thats what hack-a-day is all about hehe

Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by einsteinx2

4. i'm outie i got better things to do like go bag my missus...c u

Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by olliestyles

5. #3, there are several things like this for the C64... using only slightly more involved hardware... google for x1541 and 64hdd

Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by ex-parrot

6. #8 is ther a total dumbass' guide to getting that to work? I'd like to try that sometime, but I haven't found any newbie-friendly guides (and I am the world's biggest noob to the C64).

Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by danadamkof

7. time check...5 and a half years past last century

Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by olliestyles

8. blurry is a badass.

Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by batouttahell

9. Brilliant

Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by TJ

10. Great hack! I remember seeing something like this a while back, but it was storing disk images on an IBM server.

Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Ryan Lanctot

11. Neat. I would love to have something like this for my C64. ahh memories.

Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by pragma

12. That's cool, I have an Apple // gathering dust in the corner of my office. I may have to try this out.

Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Pseudo Idol

13. Awesome, reminds me of the Sinclair via iPod a while back

Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Liam

14. Now heres something we all need. This is awesome

Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Jesse donat

15. hey,

cool stuff,

i have a challenge, well, if some of you hackers out there think its a challenge. The thing is that, at my school we have new macs, and we have this dude who has blocked millions of sites, like youtube other famous sites that use alot of bandwidth. now when i go on these sites, a page comes up blocked and other crap. down the bottom theres a button where you can unblock the page. when i click on the link you have to typ in the password ( administrators password ). is it possible to somehow find that pass word.

Also if i want to install a programe mainly being the hack one i also need a password.

thanks guys

Posted at 1:34AM on Nov 23rd 2007 by steve

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