Gerard Putter has released Virtual ][ 3.3 for Mac OS X. The new version of this 8-bit Apple II emulator can make the sound effect of the disk drives running and the dot matrix printer in operation; it also fixes a couple of bugs.
2004
Posted inProgramming
November Apple II programmer chat
Join us in Syndicomm’s Apple II forum chat room on Friday, November 12th at 7:00 pm PST for our monthly Programmers and Developers Real Time Conference. We’ll continue the discussions we had last month, and present new ideas!
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TCPSER program offers 8-bit systems a method for online access
TCPSER is a Windows program that allows a serial port to function as an emulated Hayes-compatible modem, with the phone connection replaced by TCP/IP. The author reports that it is being used by a number of folks to bring up vintage “telnet” BBS systems on older 8-bit computing platforms. Others are using it as a […]
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Howard Katz posts October issue of Apple II News and Notes
The October issue of Apple II News & Notes has been posted. The newsletter can be freely redistributed in user group newsletters.
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Syndicomm releases ImageMaker 2.2
Tonight Syndicomm released ImageMaker 2.2, the latest version of the disk image creation software for the Apple IIgs. The new version improves support for imaging 5.25? disks, handles I/O errors better, and adds support for the .po image format.
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CFFA v1.3 upgrades to be mailed this week; 3rd run orders to start soon
Rich Dreher has received the parts necessary to build his 3rd run of CFFA cards. He also plans to mail out the 30 upgrades for exisiting card owners that previously contacted him. His site now recommends Andy McFadden’s CiderPress program for backing up your CompactFlash card.
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Syndicomm releases SideClick public beta
Syndicomm today released a public beta of SideClick, a contextual menu manager for the Apple IIgs. With SideClick installed, applications, inits, and other programs can easily add items to a contextual menu that’s reached by control-clicking on the screen, or by right-clicking if you have a two-button mouse. SideClick is freeware.
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Replica-1 computer to be given away at VCF 7
Vince Briel has donated a Replica 1 computer (the popular Apple 1 recreation) to be given away at the Vintage Computer Festival on November 6th and 7th.