Apple //c z-80c / Softcard

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Apple //c z-80c / Softcard

How rare are these?

I stumbled on some information a week or so ago about a Centech z80 card for the //c, but since then can't find anything.

Do such cards come up for sale regularly anywhere, or are they mostly unobtanium? I know there's also an Applied Engineering one.

Thanks!

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Re: Apple //c z-80c / Softcard

Found this:

http://comp.sys.apple2.narkive.com/fqkZWSYT/cp-m-on-apple-c

and this:

https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://auge.de/forum/archive/index.php/t-1538.html&prev=search

So apparently, Cirtech and Applied Engineering had CPM available for the IIc.

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Re: Apple //c z-80c / Softcard

I've seen the first link, but had not seen the second.

I would love to get my hands on one, but I think for the //c they're not nearly as common as for 2e.

I also found this: http://john.ccac.rwth-aachen.de:8000/patrick/data/Z80in2c.pdf

but I would never know how to go about producing that part with the raw schematic.

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Re: Apple //c z-80c / Softcard

Given the rarity of Z80 boards for //c finding
them will be hard enough as well as price.

There is a guy in Korea who currently designs boards and alike for
the ][ series who I would contact.

He has recently had a Mockingboard Clone for the //c.
Here is ebay link.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mockingboard-4c-Sound-card-for-APPLE-IIc-/282066092376?hash=item41ac730158:g:hrkAAOSwfZhXNTTE#ht_1400wt_922

I would ask him to make you z80 board for the //c.
He is currently make Z80 cards for the ][, ][+, ][e and //gs (with blinding
speeds apparently). So I don't think a //c is that much of a stretch.

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