Reports from the Field
Running CP/M and Pascal on Apple II, II Plus and IIe

An extension card with a Z80 CPU allows to run almost any personal computer software from the 1980s on Apple II, Apple II Plus and Apple IIe. The card works under the CP/M operating system (originally Control Program/Monitor and later Control Program for Microcomputers). This kit was developed and sold first by … Microsoft!

We will benchmark Pascal (as well as, for the fun, its Soviet “equivalent” Рапира) on 6502 and Z80.

What and how

A short presentation by Reto Kromer on an original Apple IIe (as well as a Правец 8А, a Bulgarian clone) and a niche possibility that the Spoiled Apples emulation offers on most modern computers, followed by an informal Q&A session. Sadly, the traditional light refreshments cannot be served this time …

When and where

Online on Friday the 18^th of September 2020, starting at 11 o’clock sharp (09:00 UTC). We will use a Jitsi-based platform and the link will be provided in proper time.

As usual, the admission to our Reports from the Field is free, but a registration is required, as the seats are limited to a dozen, in order to allow technical discussion and information exchange. The attendees should be familiar with the classic Apple II computers, because we will actually delve into their extension.

Notes

• This is the second of three presentations about old Apple computers.
• We are very unhappy that our generosity is often betrayed, as many of our materials are distributed without naming their origin. Increasingly, others are even shamelessly claiming authorship of our work, which is just disgusting behaviour. And that’s the very reason why some resources are no longer freely available, but have been moved to password-protected parts of our website.

2023-02-17