At this week’s All Things Digital conference, Walt Mossberg emceed a joint interview with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. The entire session is captured in seven videos at the site AllThingsD and begins with the two icons reminiscing about their companies’ origins. Specifically, the first video segment, from time indices 6:53 to 9:11, the contributions […]
May 2007
Posted inElsewhere, Software
A.P.P.L.E. launches Baudville Take-1 fan site
Fans of Apple II animation are sure to remember the classic Take-1 from Baudville. A.P.P.L.E.’s site has the complete Take-1 package for download, documentation and several movies created by users.
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A2Unplugged show #0010 released
Ryan Suenaga presents A2Unplugged, show #0010. In this episode, RyanĂ‚ takes a look atĂ‚ Samurai, an Internet Relay Chat client for the Apple IIGS from Ninjaforce,Ă‚ and SAFE2, an FTP client written by Ewen “Speccie” Wannop. Also, you’ll hear the latestĂ‚ on events of interest in the Apple II community. A2Unplugged can be freely downloaded from the podcast’s web […]
Posted inElsewhere
Syndicomm, SheppyWare and KFest sites down temporarily
Due to a serious breach in customer service at web hosting company DreamHost, Syndicomm, SheppyWare and the KansasFest (KFest) web sites are down. Efforts are underway to restore service as soon as possible. Watch this article for future updates announcing when the sites have been restored. Update: An alternate site for KFest registrations has been […]
Posted inElsewhere, Nostalgia & Preservation, People
Significant IT contributions since 1967 survey
Computerworld magazine, which turns 40 years old this year, is surveying its readers to determine the most significant IT people and products of the last four decades. Among the product candidates are both the Apple II and VisiCalc, the world’s first electronic spreadsheet; and VisiCalc creator Dan Bricklin is among the choices of people who […]
Posted inEvents, KansasFest
KansasFest 2007 early bird prices expiring soon
KansasFest 2007 — the annual Apple II expo of sessions, contests, great stories, tips and tricks, fun and games, and things that “just can’t be done on an Apple II” — is offering its traditional “Early Bird” discounted registration rates through May 31st. Though attendees can register as late as on-site when the event opens […]
Posted inEvents, People
An evening with Apple II industrial designer Jerry Manock
The Computer History Museum of Mountain View, California, USA, will host an evening with former Apple industrial designers Jerry Manock and Robert Brunner. This is “a unique opportunity to hear fascinating personal stories and perspectives from Jerry Manock, designer of the Apple II, Apple III and the original Mac, and Robert Brunner, head of Apple’s […]
Posted inSite News
A2Central to donate all Cafepress sales to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Back when the original A2Central site was operated by Eric “Sheppy” Shepherd, and somewhat affiliated with Syndicomm, A2Central had a Cafepress store to sell A2Central branded merchandise. Since the changeover to me (Sean Fahey), nothing has been done with it… until now. Effective today and for as long as I operate A2Central, I’m pledging ALLĂ‚ net […]
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Chop Shop Apple II t-shirt (it’s softwear, get it?)
Ryan Suenaga of A2UnpluggedĂ‚ gaveĂ‚ us the heads up on this one. Check out this great t-shirt; it looks like a template of plastic model parts, but if it were assembled, it would be an Apple II. It’s just the rightĂ‚ kind of geek pop-culture we can appreciate here at A2Central. At only $15 USD, we’ll buy one […]
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May 2007 edition of The Lamp! available
Lyle Syverson has published the May 2007 edition of The Lamp!, a monthly collection of postings and news from A2Central’s message areas. Our FTP server contains text, Appleworks and Hypercard versions of The Lamp! for your convenience.