Rich Dreher is taking orders for the new, fourth, run of the CompactFlash for Apple II card. The card sells for US $105 plus shipping. The new run of the card improves compatibility with CompactFlash cards, particularly larger sizes. It also includes a few other changes. Instructions are available on Rich’s web site for how […]
March 2006
Posted inProduct News
GSE-Reactive releases 12 new products
GSE-Reactive has released 12 new products fot the Apple II series of computers, including TransWarp GS High Speed GAL Set versions 1 and 2, the GSE-Reactive version of the System Saver IIe, TransWarp GS and ZipGSX CPU cables, ROM 01 & ROM 3 batteries, a 200 watt power supply for the IIe and IIgs, a […]
Posted inKansasFest
KansasFest 2006 rates coming soon
Tony Diaz announced this week that rates and other information about KansasFest 2006 should be announced very soon. He continued to mention that rates will be a bit higher this year than last, due to increased costs at Rockhurst University, our venue for the second year in a row.
Posted inGeneral
March 2006 issue of The Lamp! released
Lyle Syverson has posted the March 2006 issue of The Lamp!, the monthly distillation of the most interesting discussions on Syndicomm Online’s Apple II bulletin board.
Posted inSoftware
Silvern Castle Google Group and RSS feed created
Silvern Castle author Jeff Fink created a Google Group to discuss his neat Apple II game. A RSS feed makes it easy to check for postings. Dungeon delvers are welcome.
Posted inSoftware
AppleWin v 1.12.9.1 released
The popular AppleWin 8-bit Apple II emulator for Windows has been updated to version 1.12.9.1. New features include support for ejecting disks using the right-click menu, great new features in the debugger, and an updated tutorial for the debugger.
Posted inSoftware
Virtual ][ 5.1 released for Mac OS X
Gerard Putter has released version 5.1 of Virtual ][, his excellent 8-bit Apple II emulator for Mac OS X. The new version is a Universal Binary that runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macintosh computers.In addition, the following changes have been made:
Posted inHardware
Marinetti driver for Uthernet card progressing
Exciting news for Uthernet card owners! Development of a Marinetti link layer driver for Glenn Jones’ Apple II ethernet card appears to be progressing nicely. Glenn has posted a status page, along with an application matrix showing that several programs such as Marinetti Telnet and Kelvin Sherlock’s Silver Platter Web Server are working. A forum […]
Posted inNostalgia & Preservation
Wish Apple a happy 30th birthday
Check out HappyBirthdayApple.com, which is collecting 30th birthday greetings for Apple from Apple fans around the world. The messages will be collected and printed in a hardcover book which will be given to Steve Jobs in celebration of the anniversary on April 1. In order to fund layout and printing, each message costs US $2 […]
Posted inGeneral
February A2 News and Notes posted
The February, 2006 issue of Apple II News & Notes has been posted by its editor, Howard Katz. The freely redistributable newsletter covers the key goings-on in the Apple II world over the past month.