Running BEX from Windows
Here is a taste of BEX inside of Windows 95/98/NT (or
32 bit Windows 3.1). Please print out these instructions so you can enjoy
this trip down memory lane.
Installation and Icons
- 1) Click here to download
WINBEX.EXE. Remember the directory you saved
it in.
- 2) Execute this program from Windows. You do remember the
directory, don't you?
- 3) This creates a directory called C:\WINBEX with the
correct program and data in it
- 4) To create an icon, do the following: Start Menu,
Settings, Task Bar, Start Menu, Add, c:\winbex\applewin.exe
Running BEX
- 1) Run the APPLEWIN program
- 2) See the icons on the right side of the AppleWin Window?
- Click on the "disk 1" icon
- Click on BEXBOOT from the list of files
- Click on "Open" in the list of files
- Click on the colorful Apple icon to Boot up
- Use the default configuration (press <Enter> at the
prompt)
- At the Starting Menu, Click on the "disk 1" icon
- Click on BEXMAIN from the list of files
- Click on "Open" in the list of files
- Press the Spacebar
- For a data disk,
- Click on disk 2
- Click on BEXDATA
- Click on Open
Need documentation?
Click here.
- 3) Have fun. I have not figured out how to use the
serial port, so it is just a toy. But you can show BEX to people who have
only seen Apple II computers in trash cans.
- 4) Here is something to try: (Using the Grade 2 translator
on the ] Ready chapter)
- At the Main Menu, press E
- For chapter, press ] <Enter> <Enter>
- Type something, to get lower case, press "Caps Lock" twice
(Notice the caps lock indicator on the bottom of the icons). Some screen
modes require a monochrome screen. Use the icon for the preferences to set
monochrome mode).
- Press control-Q
- At the Main Menu, Press G
- For chapter, press ] <Enter> <Enter>
- For target chapter, press ] <Enter>
- To look at your text translated, press E, then ]
<Enter>
- (The BEX translator was pretty good ... it got words like
pineapple, pothole, and Leningrad correct)
Apple II Disk Images in this Directory
- BEXBOOT.DSK -- BEX Boot
- BEXDOSUT.DSK -- BEX DOS Utilities (distributed with BEX)
- BEXMAIN.DSK -- BEX Main
- BEXTRAS.DSK -- Bextras (distributed with BEX)
- CNTHESIS.DSK -- Caryn's Phd thesis in braille (can be
displayed in inkprint math with MathematiX disk)
- datadisk.dsk -- image of blank formatted disk (copy before
filling up)
- DIVRSCPY.DSK -- diversicopy disk (disk utilities)
(distributed with BEX)
- ECHOCRIC.DSK -- Echo Cricket Training disk (distributed
with BEX)
- MASTER.DSK -- Master Blank disk in BEX family
- MTX.DSK -- MathmatiX disk
- MTXSAMP.DSK -- MathematiX samples
- mtxsour.dsk -- source code for MathematiX
- SOURCE1.DSK -- source code for BEX, #1
- SOURCE2.DSK -- source code for BEX, #2
- SPEEDTST.DSK -- speed test for emulator
- SPEX.DSK -- screen review program for slot-based device
- TALKGAME.DSK -- talking games disk
- tbx.dsk -- TranscriBEX disk
AppleWin Documentation
AppleWin is a freeware Apple //e emulator for Windows,
written by Michael O'Brien. It emulates an enhanced Apple //e with 128k
RAM, two disk drives, a joystick and a serial card. It supports all //e
video modes, including double high-res, and emulates either a color or
monochrome monitor. It also features adjustable system speed control.
AppleWin is a 32-bit Windows program, and is
compatible with Windows 3.1, 95, and NT. Unlike previous versions of
AppleWin, this version does not require a separate copy of the executable
for Windows 3.1 support.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR WINDOWS 3.1
To use AppleWin on Windows 3.1, you must install
Win32s version 1.25a or higher. Also, in order to use a joystick with
AppleWin, you must obtain and install the joystick driver for Windows.
After installing the driver, remember to calibrate your joystick using the
control panel.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR OS/2 WARP
Since OS/2 emulates Windows 3.1, all of the above
Windows 3.1 instructions apply. Additionally, you may need to obtain and
install vw32s.zip, which patches a bug in OS/2's virtual memory handling.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR WINDOWS NT
Windows NT 3.1 had very poor video performance. It is
highly recommended that you run AppleWin on NT 3.5 or higher.
If you have an older version of the Common Controls
library installed, AppleWin's configuration dialog may not work. You will
need to install an updated version of comctl32.dll.
Note that Windows NT does not currently support
joysticks.
SOURCE CODE AVAILABILITY
To minimize file transfer time, source code is
distributed in a separate zip file. You may download it from the following
FTP site: ftp://ftp.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/emulators/applewin/