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 […]
June 2008
Posted inKansasFest
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 […]
Posted inSite News
a2central.com now offering RSS, Twitter and e-mail delivery of news
As part of the expanded services of the upgraded a2central.com, breaking news stories are now available via a variety of means: All the above are provided completely free to the Apple II Community and are ad-free. To partake of any of these options, visit our subscription page.
Posted inSoftware
Silvern Castle 9.3 released
Earlier this month, Jeff Fink released a new version of Silvern Castle, his acclaimed fantasy role-playing game for the Apple II. This update includes three bug fixes, six interface and gameplay changes, and five new features, including a new spell and a new camp command. Silvern Castle has benefitted from Jeff’s dedication as it has […]
Posted inSite News
Welcome to A2Calamity.com
It started with a phone call from Tony Diaz to inform me that the server was down. “Great” I thought, “…another DSL outage, or program crash. My server has been up for months, so it probably just needs a reset”. That’s what I was telling myself as I headed downstairs to my home office. My […]
Posted inElsewhere, Software
Digisoft Innovations Golden Orchard collection available free
Bill Martens of A.P.P.L.E. announced via usenet newsgroup comp.sys.apple2 that Digisoft Innovations has released Twilight II and the Golden Orchard CD collection (in ISO form) free to the Apple II community. Twilight II is easily one of the most popular screensavers ever released for the Apple IIGS, and is full of entertaining eye-candy. At the […]