{"id":6,"date":"2013-07-14T23:36:44","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T04:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ivanx.com\/blog\/?p=6"},"modified":"2023-09-17T14:14:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T19:14:15","slug":"a2cloud-intro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appleii.ivanx.com\/a2cloud\/a2cloud-intro\/","title":{"rendered":"1. A2CLOUD Intro"},"content":{"rendered":"

10-Sep-23: I’ve restored these pages, which were published between July and December 2013, for all who might get use from them. Unfortunately, A2CLOUD is very out of date, and as far as I know it only runs on Raspbian Wheezy, which is ancient, and which is only functional on the earliest Raspberry Pi’s (1A, 1B, 1A+, 1B+, first rev 2B; and possibly Zero, Zero W, 3B, and later 2B<\/a>). Given Wheezy’s age, it may not be functional even on those. Good luck; I don’t expect any of this to still work. There are also probably some dead links. If I could effortlessly make A2CLOUD work on newer versions of Raspberry Pi OS which support newer Raspberry Pi models, I certainly would, but it’s not simple, so it ain’t gonna happen anytime soon. Ah well \u2014 A2CLOUD was pretty cool, and I’m proud of having made it. If you used it, thanks! And if you want to fix it up yourself, jump in<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n

Hello, and welcome to A2CLOUD! It provides\u00a0any Apple II — even a IIc — with internet access, mass storage, and floppy disk transfer,\u00a0via a\u00a0Raspberry Pi<\/a>, a tiny silent $35 computer. You can also use A2CLOUD with other Linux computers or virtual machines; click here<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n

This web page is the user guide; just read the posts in order. The table of contents is over on the right. You might want to start with the intro video below.\u00a0(For other ways to use your Raspberry Pi with your Apple II, check out\u00a0A2SERVER<\/a>, and\u00a0Apple II Pi<\/a>, both part of Raspple II<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

5-May-15: A2CLOUD 1.8.1 is available, featuring compatibility with every Raspberry Pi including Raspberry Pi 2 Model B and Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+, and non-Pi users now get the GSport emulator. If you already have A2CLOUD installed, type a2cloud-update<\/code>\u00a0to update, or start over with the\u00a0Raspple II<\/a>\u00a0easy installation method (or upgrade Raspple II with a2cloud-update os<\/code>). The complete version history is here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n