The Brain Board gets its own web page, a beta manual and an announced ship date. Obviously, we want one (maybe two) and so should you. ?
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Brain Board pic
Here it is, ready for testing — Mike Willegal’s Brain Board.
OpenEmulator announced
Marc Ressl (AppleIIGo project developer) has just announced he’s in the early stages of creating a new project called OpenEmulator. The project site states the current goals of the project are to implement an Mac OS X interface, and get Apple-1 and MOS KIM-1 emulation working.
Datanetics Keyboard reproduction PCB announced
Prolific reproduction enthusiast Mike Willegal is bringing his talents to the Datanetics Keyboard. See Mike’s announcement (attached) for details. The Datanetics keyboard was the most common keyboard used with an Apple 1. You can see several of them in photos of original Apple 1. I am working on a reproduction Datanetics PCB. There were several […]
Pre-orders open for Apple 1 cassette interface replica
Mike Willegal wrote in to announce he was taking pre-orders for his Apple 1 cassette interface. We’re a bit late posting it here, as we received it during the Pre-KFest rush. Mike’s complete announcement is attached: Fellow Apple 1 and II fans, Many of you may know that I have been working on a replica […]
Brutal Deluxe site adds many Apple I cassettes
Antoine Vignau and Olivier Zardini’s Brutal Deluxe Software site has a huge collection of Apple program cassettes. In addition to over 230 Apple II tapes, they have just added 15 Apple I cassettes. Pictures and audio extracts are provided. And we thought floppies were old school…
Mimeo 1 kit available for order soon
The Apple 1 has been replicated and cloned several times but Mike Willegal’s Mimeo 1 promises to be the most authentic recreation to date. Pricing for the Mimeo 1 is USD $666.66 for the kit, or $150 for just the mainboard. Click here for ordering instructions.
New Apple-1.org site caters to Apple 1 and clones
Apple 1 enthusiasts have a new web site to check out: Apple-1.org, run by Cameron Cooper. It’s new, so it’s light on content but otherwise it’s off to a great start focusing on Mike Willegal’s Apple 1 clone project.

