George Ostrom, noted columnist for the Columbia Falls, Montana Hungry Horse News needs an Apple II to replace his (currently malfunctioning) machine so he can look up archived data and stories for his column. If anyone in the northwest USA region can help him out, please contact him. He lives in Kalispell, MT. You can […]
January 2014
Posted inGeneral, Hardware, Product News
Uthernet II progress report
Glenn Jones reports that he and Oliver Schmidt are working on the next revision of the highly successful Uthernet card. The appropriately named ‘Uthernet II’ will be based on the Wiznet W5100 chip, which will require a new packet driver and support software. Key developers Oliver Schmidt (Contiki driver), Jonno Downes (IP65 W5100 support), David […]
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Mike Willegal to lead ‘BYO SwyftCard’ workshop at VCF East 9.1
EDIT: Mike wrote in to clarify that he’s custom making a reproduction of the SwyftCard and that it won’t be based on his SuperProto hack. Given Mike’s eye for detail, it’s going to be every bit as good as the real thing. Good news for SwyftCard enthusiasts, Mike Willegal has implemented the SwyftCard using his […]
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Brian Picchi releases Retro Fever
Brian Picchi (and friend Brandon Bogle) have released a new game for the Apple II series, Retro Fever. The game’s premise should be a familiar one – you’re an Apple II collector trying to obtain more items for your collection while overcoming obstacles and baddies. Brian’s announcement is attached. Introducing a new hi-res arcade game […]
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News from UltimateApple2
Anthony Martino dropped us an update on their re-opening and future plans. What is up with the Apple2Pi….. It’s been some time since any news about our new card, the Apple2Pi (or A2Pi for short) for your beloved Apple2 has been announced. We wanted to thank everyone for their support and encouragement. We are happy […]
Posted inGeneral, Hardware, Nostalgia & Preservation, Rants and Raves
Happy 30th Birthday Macintosh
The Apple II is still better than you’ll ever be.
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Penguin/Polarware Software library now available on Apple2Online.com
Via Applefritter Dr. Kenneth Buchholz is pleased to announce the addition of a new product library dedicated to Penguin / Polarware Software for the Apple II series of computers on www.Apple2Online.com. Working with Mark Pelczarski, founder & President of Penguin Software, the entire product line has been located, archived and made available on A2OL. Mark […]
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Andy McFadden releases CiderPress v3.0.2d1
It’s been 5 long years since the last update, but CiderPress (for Windows) finally gets some love that includes a few new features and bug fixes. In case you don’t know, CiderPress is the essential utility for working with Apple II disk images on Windows-based PCs. It supports ShrinkIt (NuFX) files, and disk images with […]