faddenSoft’s CiderPress Apple II disk image and file archive utility has been updated to an impressive version 2.0. New features include support for writing to DOS 3.2, ProDOS, and Pascal disk images, copy and paste of files, support for CompactFlash cards formatted by the CompactFlash Adapter for Apple II card, Apple partitioned hard disks and […]
October 2004
Posted inPublications
Juiced.GS 2005 subscriptions now available at new price
Syndicomm today began accepting renewals for Juiced.GS magazine on its online store web site. The U.S. subscription rate has been reduced to $17, while the international subscription rate has been cut to $25.Juiced.GS is a quarterly journal covering all aspects of the Apple II, including how-to articles, programming techniques, using popular software, and reviews of […]
Posted inElsewhere
Apple II featured in recent Joy of Tech comic strip
The 600th episode of the online comic The Joy of Tech features Wozniak, Jobs and an Apple II.
Posted inNostalgia & Preservation
CommuniTree – Historic Apple II BBS software
On Accelerate Your Mac’s news page recently, one contribution applicable to the Apple II was regarding nostalgia of old BBS days, specifically the CommuniTree BBS system from 1981. Check out a reproduction of the manual and some printouts of posts here and the hardware requirements are here.
Posted inSoftware
MailChecker.NDA public beta released
Continuing his theme of TCP/IP based Internet utilities for the Apple IIgs, Ryan Suenaga has released another public beta New Desk Accessory, this one dubbed MailChecker.NDA. MailChecker.NDA reports to the user how much mail is in a POP3 mailbox. Requires System 6.0.1, Marinetti 2.0.1 or later, and a working TCP/IP connection. Like the rest of […]
Posted inUser Group
PAUG meeting October 8
The next meeting of the Princeton Apple II Users Group will be held on Friday, October 8 at 7:30 pm. Apple II enthusiasts from New Jersey and beyond are welcome. The meeting will be held in Dave Ciotti’s basement. Topics include the repair of old Applied Engineering hardware.
Posted inSoftware
Virtual ][ for Mac OS X updated to version 3.2
Gerard Putter has released version 3.2 of Virtual ][, the 8-bit Apple II emulator for Mac OS X. The new version further improves sound quality of the emulated internal speaker, adds a “variable speed” option to speed up lengthy operations, and fixes a bug that could cause valid license codes to be rejected.