Digital video (GIFs) running on an Apple II Plus!
UPDATE: Here's an edited 'highlight' reel with more clips: • Apple II Video Player: Highlights reel
Showing off my nearly-completed project. This software makes short movie clips (GIFs) playable on 8-bit Apple II computers! The converter is written in Python, while the viewer is 6502 assembly.
System requirements:
I foresee some confusion about what you need to run this. So, for clarification, you're going to need 64kB in the main bank, in addition to at least a 64kB RAM disk, for a total of 128kB of memory. (An Apple IIc/IIgs has this standard, and it's a common upgrade for a IIe. For II+ models you're gonna need a 16kB 'language card' to fill out the main bank and another 'slinky' memory card for the RAM disk).
Source available here: https://github.com/nategri/apple2/tre...
ADDENDUM 1: I completely forgot about this project to stream the output of a PC to an Apple IIc over serial -- check it out! • Second Life on an Apple II
ADDENDUM 2: Apparently the grand-daddy of Apple II graphics himself, Bob Bishop, made a lo-res video at some point in the early days. If you can find it, I'd love to see it!
http://nathangriffith.info