Alex “Lukazi” Lukacz of Brisbane Australia wrote in to tell us about his CHED project. The purpose of CHED is to completely replace the floppy and hard disk drives with a disk image-based system featuring an LCD interface. Alex has posted a few entries detailing his progress on CHED and pictures too. Check them out, […]
June 2008
Posted inPublications
Juiced.GS Volume 13, Issue 2 now available
Juiced.GS Volume 13, Issue 2 (June 2008) shipped on Friday to all subscribers. This issue features an interview with Henry Courbis of ReactiveMicro.com; Em Maginnis’ review of ADTPro; a collective look at KansasFests past; a survey of disk copy protection methods by Antoine Vignau — and much, much more! This is Juiced.GS’s second issue of […]
Posted inHardware
Another batch of Uthernet cards available (UPDATED)
Glenn Jones of A2RetroSystems has confirmed he has another batch of the ever popular Uthernet card available for sale, at $89 USD, plus shipping. The Uthernet is an Ethernet card for slot-equipped Apple II series computers. Last April, A2Central posted Glenn had 20+ cards available. They were all gone within a day or so. It’s […]
Posted inGeneral
A2Unplugged show #0027 released
Ryan Suenaga presents A2Unplugged, show #0027. This episode is entitled “Marinetti Programming Primer” an introduction to coding TCP/IP aware applications using Marinetti on the Apple IIGS. A2Unplugged can be freely downloaded from the podcast’s web site, or subscribed to from the Apple iTunes store.
Posted inApple 1, Hardware
Briel Computer taking orders for Replica-1 TE “Third Edition”
Vince Briel is taking orders for the updated Replica-1 TE (Third Edition). The latest Replica-1 revision offers a few new enhancements over the previous versions. The Replica-1 TE is available as a kit ($149 USD, 2 week ship) or assembled ($199 USD, 1 week ship). Peripherals such as the Slot 1 Adapter, Multi I/O Card […]
Posted inSoftware
AppleWin 1.14.2 released
Tom Charlesworth has announced via comp.emulators.apple2 that AppleWin 1.14.2 is now available. AppleWin is a highly regarded, open source Apple //e emulator for the Windows operating system. Changes: Fixes:
Posted inHardware
Garberstreet Electronics develops IIe encoder for II/II+
Garberstreet Electronics is taking preorders for a new IIe Encoder board that interfaces an Apple IIe keyboard with an Apple II or II Plus. The price is $29 USD. Update: Bill G. verified for me, that his encoder will also work with the Replica-1. That’s great news for me because I’ve been looking for a […]
Posted inElsewhere, Nostalgia & Preservation
Virtual Apple II updated to support Firefox 3.x
Bill Martens of A.P.P.L.E. wrote in to say, “Thanks to the FTA, Virtual Apple ][ website now has added support for Firefox 3.x. The Virtual Apple ][ website requires Windows based Internet Explorer or Firefox 1.5 through 3.x. You can also use the web site through Apple Boot Camp, Parallels or other cross platform based […]
Posted inHelp
Help request: where to get software, drivers for my gear?
Justin asks, “Do you know where there is a reliable business to buy aftermarket software for an Apple IIe Platinum class computer? I’m doing a little computer project for pure nostalgia reasons and I am looking for software to do wordprocessing, spreadsheet, repair and troubleshoot utilities, programs etc. for this type of computer.” And, Phil […]
Posted inKansasFest, Nostalgia & Preservation
KansasFest flashback, get ready for 2008
And now, a flashback from way back at KansasFest 2000! Steve “Godzilla” Gozdziewski, Dave Miller and Erick Wagner perform a parody of an old, quirky (but popular) Discovery Channel commercial, “Atmosphere” for A2Central. Filmed, edited and produced by Eric “Sheppy” Shepherd. I might be getting myself in trouble for posting this, but we have far […]