The Korean Apple II Community has been busy this month! Keonwoo Kim has released AIPC, an Apple IIe emulator for Windows with an impressive list of features! AIPC is freely available open source software released under the GPL. Source download: https://github.com/sosaria7/appleinpc Latest release: Apple in PC 0.1.34.4 Screen shots: https://github.com/sosaria7/appleinpc/wiki/Apple-in-PC—Screen-Shot If you can read Korean, […]
February 2016
Posted inKansasFest, Podcasts
Open Apple #56 (February 2016) : Peter Lount, Gemstone Warrior, KansasFest
This month on Open Apple we sit down with Peter Lount, co-developer of Gemstone Warrior and Gemstone Healer for the Apple II. Canadian programmer Peter and his partner Trouba broke new ground in video games by combining fast action combat with procedurally generated caves and dungeon content. Gemstone Warrior doesn’t get credit for being the […]
Posted inElsewhere, General, Hardware, It's a Hack!, Product News
Ian Kim produces first internal Mockingboard for the Apple IIc
Ian Kim has beat a few other similar projects to the punch with his new Mockingboard 4c, an internal Mockingboard compatible card for the Apple IIc. It appears to be music only (no speech synthesis). Details are very limited at this time, but we know (or don’t know) the following: Lots of pictures to see […]
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ZDNet posts article on how communist-era clones of the Apple II influenced today’s technologists
ZDNet has posted an interesting story on how clones of popular computers (notably, copies of the Apple II) built during the communist era have influenced today’s technologists in Bulgaria, Romania and other former Soviet Bloc countries. Even today, the Apple II Community is benefiting; Plamen Vayssilov’s A2Heaven.com is a great example.
Posted inElsewhere, General, Product News, Software
Brutal Deluxe releases fEDD up v2
Antoine Vignua of Brutal Deluxe has announced the latest version of “i’m fEDD up” version 2.0, now with support for 3.5 disk nibble files and other improvements. Get it here: http://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/products/apple2/imfEDDup/
Posted inElsewhere, General, Nostalgia & Preservation, People
“Classic Computing: The Complete Historically Brewed” now a free download
Back in 2011, David Greelish ran a successful Kickstarter to republish “Historically Brewed”, a series of ‘zines for fans of retro-computing. It was one of the first Kickstarter projects I’ve backed, and I was pleased with the results. It’s not an Apple II-specific ‘zine, but there are plenty of articles of interest for the Apple […]
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Brutal Deluxe releases DustHead! disk mechanism exerciser
DustHead! is a utility for exercising your 3.5 and 5.25 drive mechanisms (IWM controllers only). When used in conjunction with a cleaning disk, it can help keep your drives in tip-top operating condition. It can also come in handy when lubricating your drives!
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KansasFest 2016 opens for registration
KansasFest 2016, the 28th annual Apple II convention, is now open for registration. Users, programmers, hobbyists, and retrocomputing enthusiasts are invited to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 19, through Sunday, July 24, for six days and five nights of sessions, demos, announcements, contests, and camaraderie. Mike Harvey, a business executive, salesperson, […]