Mike Willegal has just finished work on converting his SuperProto card into a Jef Raskin SwyftCard kit. The SwyftCard firmware contains a set of instant-on word-processing and calculator applications which don’t require an operating system to load or store data files on diskette. The cost of the kit is $65 USD plus shipping. Good soldering […]
August 2013
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Bill Buckels releases programming aids for Aztec33 C65 compiler
Bill Buckels has released several utilities (and source code) for DOS 3.3 users of the Aztec33 C65 compiler:
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Ian Kim’s SD DISKII Emulator
Meanwhile, over in Korea… Ian Kim has been busy developing his own SD-based Disk II emulator. The site is in Korean, but movies of the card in action are available for viewing.
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Lawless Legends
You may recall from our KansasFest 2013 coverage that Martin Haye gave attendees a sneak peek at an upcoming NEW Apple II game called ‘Lawless Legends’, a fantasy role playing game set in the wild west for the Apple II & other platforms! Today, Brendan Robert announced the launch of the Lawless Legends community page […]
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A2Command version 1.1 released
Payton Bird has announced an update to his ‘commander-like’ file manager utility A2Command. You can download it from: https://a2command.codeplex.com/ RELEASE NOTES This new release features several bugfixes and some improvements including: In addition, Payton says: We have many new features in the pipeline but we want to have a solid working program first. Thanks for […]
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Sweet16 3.0.1 Apple IIgs emulator for Mac OS X released
Eric Shepherd has announced the release of version 3.0.1 of Sweet16, the Apple IIgs emulator for Mac OS X. This release fixes a few bugs in the KansasFest-launched version 3.0, and adds one new feature to the debugger. Some highlights of the changes include: Shepherd notes that it’s necessary to install updated versions of the […]
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Briel Computer’s annual ‘can’t solder’ sale underway
Blatant Plug It’s that time again when our friend Vince Briel sells his awesome retro-computing kits assembled, but at DIY kit prices. Save time and money! Check out Briel’s I can’t solder sale 2013. The sale ends August 12th.
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Apple-1 Registry gets an overhaul
With all the recent news about Apple-1 computers fetching the 21st century equivalent of a king’s ransom seemingly every few months, and more and more units emerging from storage units, garages and attics, Mike Willegal decided it was time to give his Apple-1 Registry a facelift. Â The new layout features a clickable table of units […]
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Eric Shepherd announces ‘S-Prize’
Eric ‘Sheppy’ Shepherd has announced the “S-Prize”, a project to encourage and reward the development of a SMB2 compatible FST for GS/OS, the graphical operating system for the Apple IIGS. Sheppy has fronted $400 of his own money, and will accept donations to increase the reward. See the S-Prize site for rules and requirements. Edit: […]
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Open Apple special KansasFest 2013 coverage
The Open Apple team forced Carrington Vanston of 1 MHz and KansasFest first-timer Kay Savetz of the new (and excellent) ANTIC: The 8-bit Atari Podcast into a room in the basement of Corcoran Hall at Rockhurst to record the very first Open ANTIChertz. Listen in as we discuss KFest goings-on, from Kevin’s impressions — both […]