Lyle Syverson has posted the September, 2005 issue of The Lamp!, the monthly newsletter covering the most interesting articles from the Syndicomm Apple II forum.
September 2005
Posted inDeals
Washington Apple Pi user group downsizing inventory
WAP is having to downsize its inventory to reduce the amount of storage space needed. If you’d like to rescue some of this stuff before it goes into a dumpster, read on.
Posted inNostalgia & Preservation
Retrobits host Earl Evans to be guest in chat on September 27
Retrobits Podcast host Earl Evans will be our guest in Syndicomm’s Apple II chat room on Tuesday, Sept. 27th at 7:00 pm PDT (10 PM EDT). Earl’s podcast explores multiple platforms from the “old days”, and the Apple II has been prominent. Give him a listen then come to our RTC to share your stories! […]
Posted inProgramming
cc65 cross development compiler v2.11.0 released
Ullrich von Bassewitz announced cc65 version 2.11.0 is now available for download. cc65 is a complete cross development package for 65(C)02 systems, including a powerful macro assembler, a C compiler, linker, librarian and several other tools. cc65 has C and runtime library support for many of the old 6502 machines, including the Apple II (and […]
Posted inSoftware
ProForth unearthed for the Apple II
John Matthews ported the Forth language to ProDOS back in the mid-1980s for the Apple-Dayton User Group. Known as ProForth, it’s a free download from his website.
Posted inGeneral
Vintage Computer Festival 8.0 scheduled for November 5-6
The eighth West Coast is scheduled for November 5-6 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. See classic computers and hear from the people who made them classics!
Posted inGeneral
August issue of A2 News and Notes posted
Apparently the issue we previously called the August issue was actually the September issue, since Howard Katz has just posted the August issue of Apple II News & Notes. Oops.
Posted inUser Group
Princeton Apple II Users Group to meet on September 9th
The Princeton, New Jersey, Apple II Users Group will meet at 7:30 PM in Dave Ciotti’s basement. The topic of the meeting is undecided at this point, so be sure to be there when the mystery is resolved!