To quote David: “If you haven’t seen GSport before, it is a derivative of Kent Dickey’s KEGS Apple IIgs emulator.Ă‚ Virtual printer support from Chris Mason (now with plain text output!) and Uthernet emulation from Glenn Jones are the big-ticket improvements over that code base, along with other contributions gathered up from several other KEGS […]
February 2012
Posted inHardware
Did Apple really revolutionize power supplies?
Ken Shirriff takes an in-depth look at the history and design of computer power supplies in this well-written piece over at his blog, and takes a moment to question the conventional wisdom held by fans and historians, that Rod Holt’s design for the Apple II power supply revolutionized the industry, a view which was also […]
Posted inElsewhere, General, Nostalgia & Preservation
Large collection of vintage Apple ads posted
Egan Ford notes in his post to comp.sys.apple2 that a large collection of vintage Apple print ads – 80 in all – has been posted over at Neat Designs. Ă‚ The collection is extensive, covering a span from 1977 to 1999, and includes ads that don’t often appear elsewhere on the Internet. Ă‚ Check out the ads […]
Posted inElsewhere, General
Remembering Steve Jobs
Today would have been Steve Jobs’ 57th birthday and The Unofficial Apple Weblog has posted a nice set of videos in remembrance. Ă‚ Check them outĂ‚ here.
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An insider’s look at Cortland
Karl Grabe worked at Apple Computer, Inc. from 1983 to 1998. Ă‚ In 1985, he was transferred from the Cork office to Cupertino to work on the Apple IIGS diagnostics and was the lead for the machine’s ROM diagnostics. Ă‚ Karl has posted some rare information and pictures of the Cortland project on his web pageĂ‚ here. (HT […]
Posted inElsewhere, Nostalgia & Preservation, People
PC World: “If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It”
PC World magazine recently posted a nice article showcasing examples of old technology still in use today. Ă‚ The piece covers a wide variety of “obsolete” tech, from an IBM 402 automated electromechanical tabulator that handles the payroll and accounting at a chemical process filtration firm in Texas, to a Tandy CoCo 3 that today functions […]
Posted inElsewhere, General, Hardware
Bill Garber opens SEPA Electronics
Several years after closing his GarberStreet Electronics business, Bill Garber has announced that he is re-opening his web-based store under the “SEPA Electronics” name.Ă‚ Currently, the only thing you can order there is the 12-bit VGA board for the Carte Blanche card, but according to Bill’s csa2 announcement, more will be added soon: The web […]
Posted inSite News
A2Central Google Currents edition republished
At some point over the weekend, the Google Currents edition of A2Central disappeared. No warning, no follow-up explanation from Google — just gone. I republished the edition this morning, but you’ll need to delete the old version in your Currents client (if it’s still there) and re-subscribe by visiting this new link in your device’s […]
Posted inNostalgia & Preservation, People, Product News
Brian Fargo to fund Wasteland sequel through Kickstarter
According to this article over at IGN, Brian Fargo, the man behind the original Apple II hit Wasteland, wants to create a sequel and he’s looking to fund it through a Kickstarter campaign. Plans are still vague at this point and the campaign has yet to go live, but you can read Brian’s thoughts on […]
Posted inElsewhere, General, People, Podcasts
The Not Another Apple Podcast episode #1 posted
David Greelish and Blake Patterson team up to bring you a new Apple-related podcast.  The first episode, which focuses on Apple Retail Stores, has been posted and you can listenÂ