Apple IIGS programming advocate Lim Thye Chean has generously released the source code for some of the programs he’s written to the Apple II community. Among the offerings are KeyWin – an Applesoft windowing system, Infiltrator – a side-scrolling arcade space game, SuperMagic – a graphics library for Orca/M and Mandelbrot IIGS – an Apple […]
September 2007
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Mike Willegal’s Apple II Revision 0 clone
Mike posted via usenet comp.sys.apple2 a progress report on his Apple ][ Rev 0 recreation project, and hinted at possibly selling his extra boards off as kits. Mike’s announcement is attached, and we hope he’ll consider making more.
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Woz parodies self, donates to UC Berkeley
Time for some Woz-stalking (for a good cause)… fans of theĂ‚ Apple Co-founderĂ‚ have probably seen this YouTube video of the Woz circa mid-1980’s, endorsing Datsun’s (now Nissan) 280z sports car. Woz has justĂ‚ made a parody of that commercial. He’sĂ‚ selling his 2005 Nissan 350z, and donating the money collected toward raising $100,000 for new education and engineering […]
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Briel Computers offers Apple II Plus replacement KB encoder in limited quantities
Apple II series computers have a well-earned reputation for being durable and easy to repair — and because they were made in such high numbers, it’s still possible to scavenge most replacement parts for newer models without too much difficulty. Still, as resilient as they are, vintage Apple II/II Plus computers will occasionally need repair […]
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The origin of viruses
The Associated Press reports on Rich Skrenta, who, in 1978 at the age of 15, created the first unofficial computer virus: “Elk Cloner”, a boot sector virus for the Apple II. The article points out that the virus was one of the first to spread uncontrollably, continuing to infect people, including even Gulf War soldier […]
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Paul Zaleski launches Complete Pascal resource site
Paul Zaleski has announced aĂ‚ new site dedicated to Complete Pascal (the Pascal formerly known as TML Pascal)Ă‚ on comp.sys.apple2.programmer. From Paul’sĂ‚ post:Ă‚ Everything you ever wanted to know about Complete Pascal with access to the tools to help you use it! The site features a detailed description of the software, it’s release history,Ă‚ downloads and resources sections (with […]
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Free “intro” version of GSoft BASIC to be available again soon
The free, “intro” version of the GSoft BASIC programming language will soon be available again for download from Syndicomm. GSoft is an easy to learn interpreted BASIC for the Apple IIgs with advanced new features and complete support for developing Toolbox-aware programs. Update: The free version of GSoft is now available for download on the […]