Hello, hello. A2SERVER 1.2.5 is now available. Its main new feature is to offer to install GS/OS 6.0.1 for network boot (as it did before), as well as community releases 6.0.2 and 6.0.3. It also now includes HFS.FST with the install, and has a handful of bug fixes. You can update by typing “a2server-update” at […]
2015
Posted inElsewhere, General, Programming, Software
French Touch releases Raster Bars
A mini demo with raster bars and Mockingboard sound support! Get the disk image at http://www.ctrl-pomme-reset.fr/french-touch/
Posted inElsewhere, General, Hardware, Product News
UltimateMicro to begin shipping their new 8Meg IIGS RAM Card v2.0
UltimateMicro will begin shipping pre-orders of their new 8Meg IIGS RAM Card v2.0 starting next week. Priced at USD $249 in their store, there will also be a $279 Buy It Now option via eBay. The design of this card started out as a clone of the CVTech 8MB card, but it’s an entirely new […]
Posted inInterviews, Podcasts
Open Apple #52 (October 2015) : GEOS! Robert Bowdidge, and more GEOS!
This month on Open Apple we sit down with Robert Bowdidge, one of three interns at Berkeley Softworks who ported GEOS to the best line of 8-bit computers. We talk about what a great place Berkeley Softworks was, along with the power of good tools and proper software engineering. Robert has great memories of the […]
Posted inApple III, Interviews, Podcasts
Drop /// Inches #13: Dr. Wendell Sander
This month on Drop /// Inches, Paul’s Apple /// has trouble connecting with the world outside, so he speculates on possibilities for WiFi connectivity, and Mike’s Apple /// has trouble connecting with any worlds at all. So, we turn our attention to literature, including the full Apple /// patent, a survey of Apple II users, […]
Posted inElsewhere, General, Nostalgia & Preservation, People
8 Bit Weapon posts tribute to Fallout 4
Using the Lawless Legends engine, 8 Bit Weapon posts a fun tribute to the upcoming Fallout 4.
Posted inDeals, General, Hardware, Product News
CFFA3000 Run #4 now available for ordering!
Rich Dreher of R&D Automation has announced the opening of sales for the fourth run of his wildly popular CFFA3000 flash storage and disk emulation card. You can order the CFFA3000 from here. Initially, there is a limit of 2 boards per customer.
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Tecnobytes announces Tecnowarp reserve list
Tecnobytes is now accepting pre-order reservations for the upcoming Tecnowarp accelerator card for the Apple II Plus and IIe. The Tecnowarp features four software selectable speeds (1.0MHz, 2.0MHz, 3.6MHz and 7.2MHz) and can use an external switch to toggle turbo mode off and on. It also boasts user upgradeable firmware and jumperless configuration via inbuilt […]