Apple I

SWTP GT-6144 Interface Schematic

Submitted by Tom Owad on May 26, 2004 - 11:06am

This information is taken from the schematic for the hook up of the Apple1 to the SWTP GT-6144 graphics board, refer to it while reading this, especially on the PIA pins , 23, 34, 35, 37 and 38.

The chip on the left is for the PIA for the graphic board. All pins marked with a * are connected to the corresponding pin on the keyboard PIA, pins 1, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36. This is listed at the bottom of the sheet on the left side. Pin 22 goes to the address line A3.

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Apple I
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Interfacing a SWTP GT-6144 to an Apple I

Submitted by Tom Owad on May 26, 2004 - 11:02am

INTERFACING A SWTP GT-6144 GRAPHICS KIT TO AN APPLE I MICROPROCESSOR

 

The STWP graphics board displays a picture made of a 64 X 96 array of rectangles. The schematic I've enclosed is pretty straigt forward. The .006 MFD capacitor connected between pins 6 and 7 of the 74123 controls the length of time that must elapse between each output of date to the GT-6144. I've been unable to load the date faster than the .005 capacitor will allow.

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Apple I
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Apple

GT-6144 Graphics Board

Submitted by Tom Owad on May 26, 2004 - 10:55am

The Apple I's onboard video memory was capable of displaying text only. With the addition of the GT-6144 Graphics Board, the Apple I could display primitive black and white graphics.

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Apple I
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Apple

Datanetics pricing

Submitted by Tom Owad on May 26, 2004 - 10:53am

Datanetics

February 16, 1978
78-DH-S1558

Mr. Joe Torzewski
51625 Chestnut Road
Granger, IN 46530

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Apple I
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Apple

Datanetics Corp Keyboard

Submitted by Tom Owad on May 26, 2004 - 10:40am

Apple I - Datanetics keyboard

The keyboard most commonly used with the Apple 1 was the Datanetics Corp keyboard.

Apple I - Datanetics logo

The Datanetics Corp logo.

Apple I - Datanetics date

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Apple I
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Apple

Expanding the Memory to 20k

Submitted by Tom Owad on May 26, 2004 - 10:37am

INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXPANDING THE APPLE-1 MEMORY TO 20K The procedure consists of replacing one row of type 4096 memory chips (the X row) by 4116 chips, each of which has a capacity of 16384 bytes rather than

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Apple I
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Apple

Upgrading the Memory

Submitted by Tom Owad on May 25, 2004 - 3:36pm

Apple I board

Note the bread board area at the left of the top-most blue capacitor.

Apple I - breadboard area

The 74153 and 74139 chips on the bread board area on the Apple 1 computer, as mentioned on the next page.

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Apple I
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Apple

Drennan on the KIMSI

Submitted by Tom Owad on May 25, 2004 - 3:32pm

Richard Drennan
4590 Oberlin Avenue
Lorain, Ohio 44053

Dear Joe:

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Apple I
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KIMSI Connections

Submitted by Tom Owad on May 25, 2004 - 3:17pm

 

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Apple I
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Apple

KIMSI

Submitted by Tom Owad on May 25, 2004 - 3:07pm

This board connected to the Apple 1 via the 44 Pin Bus and allowed S-100 cards to be connected. The MOS Technology Kim-1 was a 6502 cpu based single-board computer with 1k of memory and a keypad for input.

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Apple I
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Apple

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