Digital Eclipse, which recently released both the interactive documentary The Making of Karateka and a modern remake of Wizardry, has agreed to be acquired by Atari.
October 2023
Posted inEmulation
MII Apple II emulator now available
Michel Pollet has released MII, an open-source Apple IIe emulator written in C for Linux
Posted inHardware
The 8-Bit Guy releases Apple II history video
David Murray, aka The 8Bit Guy, has published his latest video, a 39-minute historical look at the Apple II line of computers.
Posted inGames
Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard
Microsoft has completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, including the complete library of Infocom’s text adventure games.
Posted inEvents
Apple II at Portland Retro Gaming Expo
Kay Savetz photographed the small number of Apple II computers found at the annual Portland Retro Game Expo (PRGE) in Oregon this weekend.
Posted inHardware
Tiger Learning Computer project begins
The Tiger Learning Computer is the subject of renewed scrutiny & disassembly by David Schmidt of ADTPro.
Posted inEvents
Mactoberfest meetup in California on October 14
Steve Chamberlin of Big Mess o’ Wires will host the inaugural Mactoberfest classic computer meetup in Belmont, California, on Oct 14, 2023.
Posted inPodcasts
Retro RPG Roundtable episode #3 now available
Mark Lemmert of 6502 Workshop and Nox Archaist fame features in this third podcast episode about retro-style role-playing games.
Posted inHardware
MacEffects launches Kickstarter for Apple IIc cases
MacEffects has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for injection-molded Apple IIc computer cases in clear and black.