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 […]
March 2012
Posted inKansasFest
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, […]
Posted inPodcasts
Open Apple podcast #13 published
This month on the Open Apple podcast, Mike and Ken chat with Andrew Roughan, Australian Apple II user and curator of the Marinetti Open Source Project. From Jordan Mechner at PAX East 2012 to John Romero at KansasFest 2012 to Nolan Bushnell at GameFest, we’re all about attending conventions and chasing luminaries. We squabble over […]
Posted inGeneral, Hardware, Nostalgia & Preservation
the ResetVector.com adds a General Files Section
A new files section has been added to the ResetVector.com, in an ode to the BBS era, the General Files section was where you could find files that were other than programs or graphic images. the Reset Vector’s new General Files section aims to pay tribute to this, and serve as a hub of memories, […]
Posted inGeneral, People, Programming
John Romero discusses the Apple II memory map
Jason Scott has been hard at work filming his next set ofĂ‚ documentaries. Ă‚ As part of the process, Scott has been posting to his YouTubeĂ‚ channel “teaser” clips and “test footage” from some of the interviews he’s been conducting. Ă‚ Here’s one that might be of particular interest to Apple II users, in whichĂ‚ John Romero describes committing the […]
Posted inProduct News, Programming, Software
PLASMA – Proto Language Assembler for Apple
David Schmenk today introduced PLASMA. Ă‚ According to David’s write-up, “PLASMA is a combination of virtual machine and assembler/compiler matched closely to the 6502 architecture.Ă‚ It is an attempt to satisfy a few challenges surrounding code size, efficient execution, small runtime and fast just-in-time compilation.Ă‚ By architecting a unique bytecode that maps nearly one-to-one to the […]
Posted inHardware, It's a Hack!
Meet the G4 Apple IIc!
From Charles Mangin comes news of his latest hardware hack, or in his words, “Frankintosh”. Ă‚ This is a G4 Mac Mini hidden in an Apple IIc case. Ă‚ Mangin has a niceĂ‚ blog post where he goes over the steps he took to stitch these two machines together and there’s a greatĂ‚ Flickr gallery to accompany his description. […]
Posted inPublications
Juiced.GS announces new site design, store and sale
Juiced.GS, the longest-running Apple II print publication, today announced a new site design and a new online store. Ă‚ To celebrate the occasion, a new sale has begun. Ă‚ Current publisher and editor Ken Gagne explains the site update: “AlthoughĂ‚ Juiced.GS is primarily a print publication, we understand the importance of having an online presence.Ă‚ Juiced.GS has had a […]