A diagnostic disk for testing various Apple II functions

Download

• MODETEST - test the different Apple II and IIe video modes
• BANKTEST - test IIe memory write behavior under various combinations of soft-switches

Running the image

Write the disk image (AppleTest.dsk) to a floppy or load it onto a disk emulator and boot it on an Apple II+ or Apple IIe. You can BRUN the programs from the basic prompt

]BRUN MODETEST

Building the image

This is generally easiest to build in a Linux-like environment. You will need:

• cc65 - https://www.cc65.org/
• b2d - https://github.com/markadev/b2d
• AppleCommander - https://applecommander.github.io/

Prepare build environment

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential

# Install cc65 compiler
sudo apt install -y cc65

# Install a bugfixed version of b2d (Apple II image converter)
git clone git@github.com:markadev/b2d.git
make -C b2d/src && sudo cp b2d/b2d /usr/local/bin/

# Download AppleCommander and install a JRE for it
sudo apt install -y openjdk-19-jre
wget https://github.com/AppleCommander/AppleCommander/releases/download/1.8.0/AppleCommander-ac-1.8.0.jar

Build the image

make