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Juiced.GS Volume 17, Issue 1 now available

Volume 17, Issue 1 (May 2012) of Juiced.GS, the longest-running Apple II publication in print, has been mailed to all subscribers. This issue features interviews with Jason Scott, David Greelish, Andrew Plotkin, Stephen Emond, Vince Briel, and others for whom crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter can help bringing retrocomputing projects to life. Also included are reviews […]

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Ewen Wannop updates SNAP and SAFE2

From Ewen’s comp.sys.apple2 post: “After extensive feedback from testers, I have made many minor changes toĂ‚ SNAP, and fixed some bugs in SAFE2. Ă‚ Ă‚ SNAP 1.1.3, and SAFE2 2.2.5, have been uploaded to my server atĂ‚ http://www.wannop.info/speccieĂ‚  “Please read the Change.List & Version.History files in the archives forĂ‚ more details.Ă‚  “Cheers – Ewen”Ă‚  (HT: Sean Fahey)

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New Eamon newsletter published

A new edition of The Eamon Deluxe Newsletter has been published over at the Eamon Adventurer’s Guild Online blog.  Writes Frank: I’m writing this blog to announce that an entirely original, 10-page Eamon newsletter was just added to the Guild website. While it is named “The Eamon Deluxe Newsletter”, this publication is actually intended to […]

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Wasteland 2 Kickstarter Launched

Last month, A2Central brought you the news that Brian Fargo, the creative force behind the original Wasteland, was considering a sequel for modern platforms and was looking at Kickstarter to crowd-source funding for the project. Ă‚ The Wasteland 2 Kickstarter campaign, which is seeking $900,000 in pledged funds by April 17, 2012, went live yesterday and […]

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KansasFest 2012 registration opens

KANSAS CITY, MO — March 7, 2012 — KansasFest, the 23rd 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 17, through Sunday, July 22, for six days and five nights of sessions, […]