The Free Tools Association announced the release of the core source code from the ActiveGS plug-in used on the Virtual Apple ][ website. The code, which is based largely on the Kegs 0.91 emulator. This version of the kernel has been modified to integrate improvements and bug fixes. Active development on the new plug-in was […]
April 2010
Posted inApple 1, Software
Brutal Deluxe site adds many Apple I cassettes
Antoine Vignau and Olivier Zardini’s Brutal Deluxe Software site has a huge collection of Apple program cassettes. In addition to over 230 Apple II tapes, they have just added 15 Apple I cassettes. Pictures and audio extracts are provided. And we thought floppies were old school…
Posted inSoftware
Virtual II 6.3.7 released
Gerard Putter has updated Virtual ][, the leading 8-bit Apple II emulator for Mac OS X to v6.3.7 What’s new in version 6.3.7 The upgrade is free for all users of Virtual ][, and can be downloaded on http://www.virtualii.com
Posted inIt's a Hack!
Chris Yerga hacks an Apple //e into a retro Tweetwall
Brendan Robert found and posted news about an interesting hack by Chris Yerga, who took an Apple //e and with a little bit of coding and interface magic, turned it into a Tweetwall. You can read all about it at the Hack A Day and Atom&Electrons sites. I bet Chris could sell a few of […]
Posted inSoftware
drHirudo releases Wall Defence game for Apple II
Bulgarian programmer Ventzislav Tzvetkov (aka drHirudo) has ported his Amiga game Wall Defence, to the Apple II. In Wall Defence you play a knight defending your castle wall from a horde of invading orcs. The knight must throw stones at the orcs ascending the wall on ladders. If an orc is able to win the […]
Posted inElsewhere, General
March/April 2010 Call-A.P.P.L.E. available for download
The March/April 2010 issue of Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine is now available for all users to download. You will need the latest version of the Adobe PDF viewer to read the magazine. See the A.P.P.L.E. website at http://www.callapple.org for the magazine.
Posted inElsewhere, Nostalgia & Preservation
Applied Engineering Repository site expanded, relaunched
Most Apple II users, when asked to name one company (besides Apple) that made the Apple II series so great, will immediately think of Applied Engineering. Usually referred to simply as “AE”, the Carrollton, Texas company manufactured an assortment of innovative peripherals that could transform an ordinary Apple II into something better than it was […]
Posted inElsewhere, General
Retrogaming Times includes monthly Apple II Incider column
Donald Lee covers Apple II games in his monthly Apple II Incider column for Retrogaming Times. This month he looks at Mario Bros. In recent past issues he has paid tribute to Joe Kohn and covered games such as Thexder, Lode Runner, Uninvited, Spy Hunter, Marble Madness, California Games, Computer Baseball, and many more. Retrogaming […]
Posted inKansasFest
KansasFest 2010 registration now open
KANSAS CITY, MO — April 9, 2010 — KansasFest, the 21st annual convention dedicated to the Apple II computer, is now open for registration. Users, programmers, hobbyists, and retrocomputing enthusiasts are invited to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 20th, 2010, through Sunday the 25th for six days and five nights of […]
Posted inHardware
Apple IIGS Laptop Project announces bare-bones pricing
The team behind the Apple IIGS Laptop Project has announced base pricing for their ambitious portable IIGS — $1399 USD for the bare-bones A2GS-L01. This configuration is intended for those who want to add their own compact flash storage, accelerator or extra RAM. Pricing for the “loaded” A2GS-L01 with these amenities included hasn’t been determined […]