GSE-Reactive is now selling a full selection of 65816 CPUs, both for the Apple IIgs and IIgs-compatible accelerator cards. In addition, GSE-Reactive now offers a Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket that you can plug into your current Apple IIgs or accelerator card CPU socket.There are multiple advantages to installing a ZIF socket: first, it becomes […]
May 2006
Posted inPeople
iWoz available for pre-order from Amazon
Amazon is taking pre-orders for “I, Woz: How I Invented the Personal Computer and Had Fun Along the Way”, a new hardcover book by Steve Wozniak and Gina Smith.
Posted inHardware
GSE-Reactive releases Apple IIe Enhancement Kit
GSE-Reactive has released its new Apple IIe Enhancement Kit, which includes a 65C02 CPU as well as new $CD, $EF, and video ROM chips.
Posted inGeneral
Vintage Computer Festival East 3.0 this weekend
The third annual Vintage Computer Festival East is this weekend. It’s a one-day event on Saturday, May 13, from 9:30 AM until 9 PM at the InfoAge Learning Center in Wall Township, New Jersey. Celebrate the computer age with great speakers and more.
Posted inUser Group
Princeton Apple Users Group to meet May 12th
The Princeton Apple Users Group will meet on Friday, May 12th, at 7:30 in David Ciotti’s basement.
Posted inApple 1, Hardware
Updated Replica 1 computer in development, prototype in test and expected to ship soon
Vince Briel, the maker of the Replica 1 Apple 1 clone, is now working on an improved version that will have a ATX power connector instead of an AT power connector, and a USB port instead of a serial port, which will make it easier to interface with recent computers that don’t have serial ports. […]
Posted inSoftware
Virtual ][ 5.2 released for Mac OS X
Gerard Putter has released Virtual ][ 5.2, the latest version of his excellent 8-bit Apple II emulator. The new version makes Z80 card emulation work on Intel-based Macs, makes the bundled A2V2 disk-exchange utility work with “copy-protected” disk images, and fixes a few other bugs.
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AppleWin 1.13.0 released, now updated to 1.13.1
The popular 8-bit Apple II emulator for Windows, AppleWin, has been updated to version 1.13.0. Update: 1.13.1 has been released to fix a crash-causing bug when used with with Windows 98/ME.The new version includes a number of new features and bug fixes:
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April, 2006 issue of Apple II News and Notes posted
Howard Katz has posted the April, 2006 issue of Apple II News & Notes, the freely redistributable monthly Apple II newsletter.