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Hello
I am currently digging through my old Apple stuff. I also got some items from other users when they left the 8-bit-Apple playground.
One card, I never personally used is the one in the picture attached.
Can someone give a hint what it is used for and whether it needs a special software, please?
My web-searches only came back with the game "elite" and the rana-drives and I think, they are unrelated.
Thanks for any help
Looks like an old one-button disk (program) "software backup" (crack) card for the Apple IIe.
Yes, you will need software for it to make it work fully, however when the card is in-place, it will decipher the (generated) code that is saved to the disk.
I've been looking for one of these for a while. Let me know if you are willing to part with it. PM me if so.
Decipher the generated code? What code generated by what?
This card basically captures program code loaded into memory of an Apple IIe and saves it (compressed) to disk.
It was meant to backup copy-protected games and programs. (it also deciphers the compressed code generated by the card)
Similar to a WildCard. Code compression was not advanced.
Interesting
I was aware of the wildcard at the time, but did not know alternative products from other companies.
I am more a keeper than a seller, so I will see, whether I can find the software that came with it.
Thanks for your comments
It has an onboard ROM with firmware so the card might now need any software at all. Just type PR#n and see what happens.
Hi to All,
This card actually is a Wildcard Plus.
Manual, disk and pictures are here.
You made my day.
Thank you very much. I hope, I can give back some info to this forum in the future. As mentioned, I am currently "doing a kind of archeological expedition into my own past" by opening many stored boxes. There will be questions, but maybe I can also contribute...