Volume 14, Issue 3 (September 2009) of Juiced.GS, the last remaining Apple II publication in print, shipped today to all subscribers. This issue features coverage of both KansasFest and Mt. Keira Fest; a look at the Apple IIe card for the Macintosh; a review of music group 8 Bit Weapon‘s latest album; and much, much […]
2009
Posted inGeneral
Apple II Quickies (09-21-09)
The premier 8-bit Apple II emulator for Mac OS X Virtual ][ 6.3.1 is out, squashing a nasty bug. David Schmidt updates (our favorite disk transfer tool) ADTPro to 1.1.3 and Ryan Suenaga gets the lowdown from Mt. KeiraFest via Andrew Roughan in the latest edition of A2Unplugged #0033.
Posted inHardware
Carte Blanche shipping
The first batch of the highly anticipated Carte Blanche card is now shipping. Apple II enthusiasts who reserved a CB are being notified that their card is ready for shipment. Carte Blanche has been completed and your remaining card is now ready for delivery. All cards have been fully tested, packed and are ready to […]
Posted inProduct News
Get Lamp distribution survey
Jason Scott, creator of BBS: The Documentary, continues his work on his next project: a documentary of text adventures entitled Get Lamp. Media distribution has changed much in the four years since Scott’s last release, and he’s looking for his audience’s perspective on how they want this next documentary delivered. To that end, he has […]
Posted inHardware
CFFA3000 prototype debuts
Rich Dreher’s CFFA3000 prototype has made its public debut (at least an assembled version has). It doesn’t work yet; Rich says there is still much work to be done with the card’s logic before it’s ready… but if all goes as planned, the new card is projected to be completed by mid-2010. In addition to […]
Posted inEvents
Vintage Computer Festival East 6.0
The sixth annual Vintage Computer Festival East will be held September 12-13 at the InfoAge Science Center in Wall, New Jersey. VCF is a public event celebrating the history of computers from the 1940s – 1980s. Â Each day’s morning events include lectures and workshops, while the afternoons offer an open exhibit hall where classic computers […]
Posted inSoftware
Virtual II 6.3 released, works with Snow Leopard
Gerard Putter has updated Virtual ][, the leading 8-bit Apple II emulator for Mac OS X to version 6.3.
Posted inSoftware
Sweet16 2.1.3 released
An updated Sweet16 (Apple IIGS emulator for Mac OS X) has been posted. Sheppy’s announcement is attached:
Posted inKansasFest
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 — […]