ByteBoosters is now selling via eBay, two new Transwarp GS enhancements. High-speed 32KB DarkCache Card to replace the standard 8KB cache piggyback on the Transwarp GS. It uses the fastest SRAMS (8ns) available. $44.44 USD plus shipping – click picture for eBay listing. Complete GAL ICs replacement set, same high using the latest hardware revision […]
August 2016
Posted inDeals, Elsewhere, General, Hardware, Product News
Manila Gear introduces the Apple IIGS VGA Adapter
Mountain View, CA, August 26, 2016 – Manila Gear, makers of the 4soniq quadraphonic sound card for the Apple IIGS, today announced the Apple IIGS VGA Adapter. The adapter lets you connect your Apple IIGS to a VGA monitor that supports 15 kHz. It consists of a DA-15 to DE-15 adapter with an integrated sync […]
Posted inPodcasts
Open Apple #62 (August 2016) : Mark Pilgrim, Passport, Ancient Legends
This month on Open Apple, we sit down with Mark Pilgrim, one of the most active software preservationists in the Apple II community. Mark has been spending his free time working on Passport, an automated cracking tool. It automatically detects and defeats copy protection schemes on Apple II disks, producing copyable disks that are otherwise […]
Posted inEvents
Pics from Apple II Festival France 2016
Thanks to Stephane Briancourt, we can see pictures from France’s premier Apple II retro-computing event. Check out the gallery here:
Posted inElsewhere, General, Hardware, It's a Hack!, Product News
Another prototype in the works from Fabrice Montupet, TI D-VDP9929A graphics card
Remember the Dual Mockingboard card we posted earlier and now want so badly? Check out the latest from Fabrice Montupet! New video modes! Sprites! Colors galore!
Posted inEvents, General, Nostalgia & Preservation, People
Happy 66th Birthday Woz!
It’s Steve Wozniak’s Birthday today!