The recently announced (and demonstrated) 4soniq 4-channel sound card from Manila Gear is now available for pre-order at the introductory price of $99 (regularly $119).
May 2016
Posted inGames
Kerbal Space Program for Apple II
Vince Weaver has written an Applesoft version of the game Kerbal Space Program, a simulator for building spacecraft and flying them to assist the Kerbals achieve their mission of conquering space. You can get the games instructions, source code and other bits from the KSP for Apple II website.
Posted inElsewhere, Events, General, KansasFest, People
KansasFest early-bird registration ends May 31st!
Reminder! Discounted early-bird registration for KansasFest 2016, the 28th annual Apple II convention, ends May 31. On June 1, prices rise $55, so reserve your spot now. Official KansasFest shirts are extra and optional and must be ordered by June 22; registration for staying on-site closes July 1. Users, programmers, hobbyists, and retrocomputing enthusiasts are […]
Posted inAuction, General, Hardware, Product News
ByteBoosters introduces new 4MB/XLP IIGS RAM card
Alexander Krauss writes:
Posted inProduct News, Software
Brutal Deluxe updates i’m fEDD up
Brutal Deluxe Software offers a maintenance release to their 5.25? and 3.5? preservation software. Now at v2.1, i’m fEDD up fixes two bugs and better supports available blocks on the volume where the different disk images are saved. You can download it at http://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/products/apple2/imfEDDup/
Posted inSoftware
French Touch releases Pure Noise
French Touch writes: New release: Pure Noise, a Music Disk with 6 ‘true” channels tracks! video: youtube.com/watch?v=njBpe DSK: ctrl-pomme-reset.fr Enjoy!
Posted inDeals, Elsewhere, General, Hardware, It's a Hack!, KansasFest, Product News
KansasFest Special from UltimateMicro: Universal PSU Kit $89.99
Henry Courbis writes: With KansasFest only weeks away I wanted to remind attendees about the specially priced show offer from Ultimate-Micro.com for the Universal PSU Kit: https://goo.gl/amFHma You’ll receive a $10 discount plus save the regular shipping charges, plus your order will be hand-delivered to you at KFEST. Ultimate-Micro staff will also be available to […]
Posted inPodcasts
Open Apple #58 (April 2016) : Huibert Aalbers, IIGS Stuff, Taiwanese Ham
This month on Open Apple, we sit down with Huibert Aalbers, author of Soundsmith. It’s hard to overstate what a platform-defining piece of software this was for the Apple IIgs. Few people appreciated what the audio system in this computer was capable of, until Huibert unlocked it for the world to hear. Games and scene […]