Gerard Putter has updated Virtual ][, the leading 8-bit Apple II emulator for Mac OS X to version 6.3.
August 2009
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Sweet16 2.1.3 released
An updated Sweet16 (Apple IIGS emulator for Mac OS X) has been posted. Sheppy’s announcement is attached:
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Official: KansasFest 2010 announced
It’s official, KansasFest 2010 has been announced for July 20th through 25th, and will again be held at Rockhurst University, in Kansas City Missouri. Mark your calendar and make plans to join us in 2010.
Posted inGeneral, Product News
Syndicomm releases APDA Reference and Software Library discs
As was announced at KansasFest and elsewhere, Syndicomm has published their entire library of licensed Apple Programmers and Developers Association (APDA) books and software on CD. This collection constitutes the bulk of Apple Computer’s public, sanctioned reference material for the Apple II series. For years, most of this material was only available in print — […]
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KansasFest 2009 – Friday – The Lost Updates
It was another late night (they all are at KFest) hanging out with other attendees. I wandered by to see what Henry Courbis and Anthony Martino were doing. Earlier they were hunkered down in their room, soldering circuits onto cards, using a makeshift ventilation system that they had duct-taped to the dormitory window. I had […]
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Apple II Quickies (08-18-09)
Rob Janoff, creator of the original, rainbow Apple logo (introduced during the rollout of the Apple II) dispels many an urban legend as he tells the real story of how this iconic symbol came into existence. Old, new news… Rich Dreher posted a prototype PCB of the next generation CFFA card, codenamed “CFFA3000“. In addition […]
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KansasFest media galore
Couldn’t make it to KansasFest 2009? The event’s Web site offers plenty of media through which you can vicariously experience KFest for yourself. The photo gallery has pictures and YouTube videos, while the newly redesigned file archive stores sessions, flyers, handouts, and logos from the last 14 years of KFest in an easy-to-sort format. KFest […]
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KansasFest 2009 – Thursday – The Lost Updates
These are the “Lost Updates” from KansasFest 2009 that I had planned to post each evening during the event. I apologize for not posting them in a more timely fashion. The only excuse I have is that my professional responsibilities unexpectedly required immediate attention and had to take precedence over my hobby for the last […]
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Sweet16 2.1.1 released
Hot on the heels of the official Sweet16 2.0 release during KansasFest, Eric “Sheppy” Shepherd has steadily been working on bug fixes and feature tweaks culminating in today’s latest 2.1.1 release. Sweet16 is the premier Apple IIGS emulator for Mac OS X (requires 10.4 or later), and is freely available from the SheppyWare web site. […]
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16 Sector announces Senior PROM adapter
Tony Diaz has informed A2Central that 16 Sector will soon offer a Senior PROM adapter for the Apple //e. Senior PROM is a set of ROMs and software utilities that provide comprehensive access and control over the innermost workings of the Apple //e. The Senior PROM adapter will be available assembled, or as a kit […]