Apple II Library: The 4am Collection

[JamesD]

"A collection of historical software for Apple II computers from the 1980s and early 1990s. Each item was originally copy protected (i.e. the original floppy disk could not be copied to another floppy disk), but the copy protection has been removed and documented. Most items also include a "work disk" comprising the intermediate files created during the deprotection."
https://archive.org/details/apple_ii_library_4am

[The Usotsuki]

I've done filecracks from his disks - and in at least one case, from his work files.

[eccofonic]

There has got to be an easier way of grabbing the entire collection. Going to all 300-some pages and grabbing a torrent file for each is tedious.

Edited May 25, 2015 by eccofonic

[The Usotsuki]

Possibly

curl ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/site_index.txt | grep "4am crack" site_index.txt | wget -i -

?

[Keatah]

These are nice releases, nobody is pissing on the title pages.

 

In the old days we would have people editing and changing the original title pages. Which is different than adding a boot-screen. Adding a boot screen is totally ok. Just don't go dick'n around with original stuff.

[Arbee]

Yeah, I love that these preserve the original boot process and simply make the games copyable. And his writeups are top notch for those interested in the Disk II's innards.

[potatohead]

Seriously. Those are great. I've learned a few things from them and I find the whole exposure of the disk i/o system entertaining and educational.