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Hardware Archive

A single hardware catalog of known Apple IIGS-compatible cards and peripherals, including hardware still in production. 132 titles across 8 types. Items below each have an archive page in the full index; modern cards also link to the shop, and Applied Engineering cards link out to the AE Repository.

Also see the Hardware forum archive.

Apple IIGS ROM 03 motherboard, overhead view
Apple IIGS ROM 03 logic board. Photo: Apple II Documentation Project / Stephan Slabihoud & Wayne Stewart.

Browse all hardware 132 titles, every type in one index.

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RAM 41 Accelerator 5 Disk Controllers 26 Graphics Cards 10 Sound Cards 17 Modem Cards 3 Scanners 3 Misc Cards 27

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Modern hardware / In production

Current Apple IIGS and Apple II hardware still in production. Each card has an archive page in the full catalog (type-tagged below). Archive opens our page; Shop opens the maker or store. Vendor hubs stay linked at the right.

AppleSqueezer

FPGA accelerator by Niek. Still sold at applesqueezer.com.

Shop ↗ applesqueezer.com

A2FPGA

Open-source Apple II FPGA co-processor. Assembled Multicards sold through ReActiveMicro.

Shop ↗ reactivemicro.com / A2FPGA

Blue Shift

VidHD HDMI video card by Blue Shift Inc (John Brooks). Manual and firmware at Call-A.P.P.L.E.; availability via email.

Shop ↗ callapple.org / VidHD

CVT

ESP32 SoftCard by CVT. Sold on Tindie.

Shop ↗ tindie.com / CVT

Garrett's Workshop

Open-source memory and ROM upgrades by Zane Kaminski and Garrett Fellers. Sold via their site and Tindie.

Shop ↗ tindie.com / Garrett's Workshop

NewPrint

Wi-Fi virtual printer adapter by plaidvest (NEWPRINT/Multi). Parallel/Grappler output to a browser on your LAN. Stock is wait-list when sold out.

Shop ↗ plaidvest.com / NewPrint

A2 Retro Systems

Uthernet ethernet cards. New runs appear occasionally.

Shop ↗ a2retrosystems.com

Hardware elsewhere

Applied Engineering archive

Historical AE product pages curated by Brian Wiser and Bill Martens. Archive opens our page; AE Archive opens ae.applearchives.com.