This is being posted as a service to the retro-computing community. The following message from VCF founder and respected hobbyist Sellam Ismail appeared on the Classiccmp mailing list this evening. eBay seller id “tvrsales” is currently selling property stolen from the Vintage Computer Festival. If you are planning on buying anything of a vintage computer […]
Em Maginnis
Em is the former editor-in-chief of A2Central, as well as a blogger and rescuer of classic manuals and books.
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“Sophistication & Simplicity” now available for pre-order
Dr. Steven Weyhrich’s forthcoming Apple II history book previously announced on a2central.com, “Sophistication & Simplicity: The Life & Times of the Apple II Computer” is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com. Expected to ship in April 2013, the 524-page hardcover tome can be ordered now for $19.57. That’s a 55% discount from the $29.95 retail price. […]
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AppleWin emulator updated to version 1.22.0.0
AppleWin, the popular 8-bit Apple II emulator for the Microsoft Windows platform has been updated to version 1.22.0.0. According to the announcement posted to comp.sys.apple2 earlier today, the following changes and fixes have been implemented: Changes: . [Feature #005557] Support DOSMaster image created by Apple Oasis. . [Feature #003272 and #005335] Support 2x windowed mode: […]
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New Silentype Font released
If you’re looking to add a bit of that retro touch to your documents, you could do worse than Sean McNamara’s newly released Silentype Font 2.0 (version 1 was never publicly released). Ă‚ From Sean’s blog entry: I have great pleasure in announcing that v2.0 of my Silentype font is now officially released as a New […]
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Apple II history book announced
Dr. Steven Weyhrich of apple2history.org has announced, “Sophistication & Simplicity: The Life & Times of the Apple II Computer“, a book based on his extensive and meticulous research into the history of the Apple II. …for the past year, I have been working on revisions and updates to the history, and a re-ordering of the […]
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Activision releases “Lost Treasures of Infocom” for iOS
This isn’t the first z-machine interpreter for Apple’s mobile operating system, but Activision’s just-released “Lost Treasures of Infocom” for iOS is the first official way to play many of Infocom’s classic text adventures on your iPhone or iPad. Ă‚ The app is available for free from the App Store and comes withĂ‚ Zork I: The Great Underground […]
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Ewen Wannop announces ByteBagger, updates SAFE2
Ewen Wannop has released ByteBagger, a new NDA for the IIGS, and updated his popular SAFE2 FTP program.
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Zork co-creators to be honored
Wired is reporting that Dave Lebling and Mark Blank, two of the co-creators ofĂ‚ Zork and co-founders of Infocom, will be honored with the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ Pioneer Award at the DICE Summit in February.Ă‚ Read the whole announcement here and then check out an interview conducted with Lebling by Wired writer Chris […]