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 […]
March 2012
Posted inProduct News, Software
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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Prince of Persia source code found
Jordan Mechner announced on his blog today that after years of searching, the original Apple II source code for Prince of Persia has finally been located. You can read the details of the discovery here.
Posted inApple 1, Hardware, Product News
Bare Mimeo PCBs available again
Mike Willegal has announced that as of today, a limited quantity of bare Mimeo PCBs is available for hobbyists who want to put together their own Mimeo 1, Mike’s Apple-1 replica. Full kits are expected to be available later this summer. A bare PCB can be had for US $150. More details are available at […]
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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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Steve Wozniak to keynote CloudCon
We’re fairly certain Woz won’t be atĂ‚ KansasFest this year but if you missed himĂ‚ hanging out in line at the Century City, CA Apple store for an iPad 3, you still have a chance to see him. Ă‚ The jovial Apple co-founder will deliver the opening keynote at this year’sĂ‚
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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 […]
Posted inHardware, Product News
CFFA3000 second run planned for summer 2012
Rich Dreher has announced his plans for a second run of CFFA3000 cards. Ă‚ This is great news for those who didn’t get in on the first run of cards last year. Ă‚ From Rich’s page atĂ‚ dreher.net: “We are now in the process of getting final quotes on parts for run #2 of the CFFA3000. We hope […]
Posted inProgramming, Software
A look at the Apple GEOS file structure
While the Apple II version of GEOS was never as popular or well-supported as the Commodore variant, there are still a few within the A2 community who enjoy this early GUI.Ă‚ Oliver Schmidt has taken the time to dig a little deeper into GEOS, and having discovered the secrets of the file structure, published his […]
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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, […]