The stars must be in alignment, as not one, but TWO original Apple 1 computers are available for sale. The eBay auction is from the collection of early Apple employees Dick and Cliff Huston. The listing description has a detailed account of how the computer was acquired (as well as some great side history). The […]
May 2012
Posted inKansasFest
Reminder: KansasFest early bird pricing ends next week
KansasFest is still more than a month and a half away, but you’ll want to hurry up and register now if you haven’t already. Ă‚ After May 31 – that’s next Thursday for those of you without a handy calendar – prices go up. Ă‚ If you get in before the deadline, Ă‚ $375 will cover your conference, […]
Posted inAuction
Seen on eBay: Steve Jobs’s Apple IIe?
Could it really be Steve Jobs’s personal Apple IIe? The auction description is vague and doesn’t offer much in the way of documentation or even pictures of the machine. Check it out for yourself on eBay auction 150822390887. If you want it, it can be yours for a mere 45K USD (negotiable) and $35 shipping […]
Posted inNostalgia & Preservation
Byte reprints Woz’s Apple II System Description
On the 35th anniversary of its original publication in the May 1977 issue, ByteĂ‚ magazine has reprinted Stephen Wozniak’s article, “System Description:The Apple-II”. Ă‚ You can read it directly on their web page or download a scan of the original in PDF formatĂ‚ here. Ă‚
Posted inHardware, It's a Hack!
32 Gig Apple II
Ever wanted to add more memory to your Apple II? Ă‚ A lot more? Ă‚ How about 32 GB? (HT: Sean Fahey)
Posted inGeneral, People
Woz hired to advise Jobs biopic
According to this Reuters report, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak has been hired to act as an advisor on the new Steve Jobs biopic. No, not that one. This is the film currently being written by Aaron Sorkin and backed by Sony Pictures. Woz’s role is being described as that of “tutor” for the technical aspects […]
Posted inGames, General
Apple Games Disassembly Project – Ultima 1
Over at comp.sys.apple2, an extensive message detailing the disassembly of Richard Garriott’s Ultima 1 has been posted. Ă‚ It’s a great read and definitely worth checking out if you’re at all interested in Ultima, game programming or just Apple II programming in general. Ă‚ Check it outĂ‚ here.
Posted inGeneral
A2Central Updates
We’re obviously a few days behind on the news here at A2Central… Ok, a week… or two. Ă‚ Anyway, life sometimes happens and it’s sure been happening around here lately, but we wanted to let you know that things are returning to what passes for normal around these parts, and more regular updates should resume shortly. […]
Posted inPodcasts
Open Apple podcast #15
This month on Open Apple, Mike and Ken chat with David Finnigan, proprietor of the Mac GUI Web site and author of the upcoming book, The New Apple II User’s Guide. Our eyes are caught by another new book release, The Best of Creative Computing: Volume 3, as well as the upcoming biopic based on […]
Posted inProduct News, Programming, Software
Daniel Kruszyna releases sixtyfive assembler
From Daniel’s comp.sys.apple2 post: I wrote a forth style Apple II cross assembler: http://krue.net/sixtyfive/ sixtyfive is a forth style assembler. It’s only been tested with gforth, but I’m open to adding support for others if it’s not too much trouble. sixtyfive supports 6502, 65c02, and 65c816 opcodes. sixtyfive can output a limited set of OMF […]