“Elk Cloner,” largely believed to be the first computer virus released outside a lab environment, turned 30 this year and tech news website The Register took the opportunity to interview its author Rich Skrenta, who was just 15 at the time of its release in February, 1982. The boot sector virus was written for Apple […]
December 2012
Posted inProduct News, Software
Eamon Deluxe 5.0 Public Beta now open, “Stronghold of Kahr-Dur” released
According to the Eamon Adventurer’s Guild Online blog, the Eamon Deluxe 5.0 Public Beta has been released. Additionally, the previously announced “Stronghold of Kahr-Dur” by Derek C. Jeter is available for the first time. Find all the details and downloads here.
Posted inProduct News, Software
JACE build 2012-12-09 released
Brendan Robert has released the latest Java Apple Computer Emulator (JACE) build. Here are the changes: ] Fixed nasty bug that caused crashes when joystick buttons (alt-keys) were pressed. Airheart is 100% playable again! ] RamWorks support is now available for up to 8 megabytes of memory. In addition to the RamFactor support it is […]
Posted inPodcasts
Open Apple podcast #22 (December 2012) now available
This month on Open Apple, Mike and Ken chat with Kay Savetz, Internet publisher and author of the memoir Terrible Nerd. We cross enemy lines to look at a book about the cultural, scientific, and philosophical implications of Commodore 64 programming, some of it applicable to the Apple II. Paul Terrell’s Polaroid snapshots of the […]
Posted inAuction, General, Hardware
Prototype //c on eBay – $5500 (or make offer)
If you’re into collecting Apple II gear, you know prototypes are hard to find and highly sought after. So when an authentic prototype like this Apple //c shows up anywhere, it gets some attention. This specimen appears to be from late in the development phase, and it may even be a seed machine ie. pre-release […]