KansasFest attendees are in for a special treat this year. Vince Briel is attending and will once again host a ābuild it yourself’ workshop. You can sign up to assemble any of his famous kits, including the brand new Ohio Scientific Superboard III (another famous 6502-based micro). Complete details are on the Briel Computers web […]
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Option8 offers discount to KansasFest attendees
KansasFest Special: Order any item for local pickup at KansasFest 2014, and receive 5% off your total order. Offer valid through July 4, 2014. http://retroconnector.com/products/
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Ultimate Apple2 officially reopens — Apple2Pi card now available for sale
The day is finally here! Ultimate Apple2 reopens today with exciting new products and carrying old favorites from ReactiveMicro and James Littlejohn. Available NOW: the Apple2Pi 4.4 for $59.99. Also available, A2Pi Accessory Pack for beginners or anyone wanting to get started with their A2Pi quickly. You’ll also find previously sold out and hard to […]
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They’re back! Ultimate Apple 2 and ReactiveMicro announce re-opening
Good news from Anthony Martino and Henry Courbis! After a lengthy hiatus, they’re coming back online and will soon start offering products to the Apple II Community again. UltimateApple2.com has announced that they will be distributing David Schmenk’s Apple2Pi adapter, as well as the products from their former catalog. Details are still being ironed out […]
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Keep It Simple: The Early Design Years of Apple
Via Marc Esslinger: A new book by industrial designer, Hartmut Esslinger of frog design, famous for being an early collaborator with Steve Jobs, explores how the first Apple computers got designed and developed. Hartmut provides a peek behind the scenes, into the making of the products that revolutionized the digital age, in Keep it Simple: […]
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Steven Weyhrich’s book Sophistication & Simplicity really, really, for real available for pre-order now
Thisā¦ is a blatant plug. After many delays, Dr. Steven Weyhrich’s *highly* anticipated book, Sophistication & Simplicity is now (for reals this time, we promise) available for pre-order on Amazon (again). We’re teasing our good friend Dr. Weyhrich, who has had to endure editorial hell, endless fact-checking, nitpicking Apple II experts and publishing delays to […]
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Briel Computer’s annual ‘can’t solder’ sale underway
Blatant Plug It’s that time again when our friend Vince Briel sells his awesome retro-computing kits assembled, but at DIY kit prices. Save time and money! Check out Briel’s I can’t solder sale 2013. The sale ends August 12th.
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Briel Computer’s second annual ‘I can’t solder sale’
Vince Briel is having what is now an annual āI can’t solder saleā with significant savings on his assembled retrocomputing products. If you’ve been considering a Replica-1 (or any of the other cool kits), now is your opportunity for major savings. Sale ends 09/16.
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Mockingboard v1a clones still available
Are you bummed because you wished you’d ordered a Mockingboard clone from ReactiveMicro (before they shut down)? Do you pine for the dulcet tunes of Ultima IV or the sound effects of MB compatible games? Well, we have good news for you. The person responsible for the Mockingboard v1a production run, Tom Arnold, has made […]
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The Guy Who Sold the Apple Docs For $1.6 Million and the Guy Who Sold Them for $500
In the aftermath of the bidding craze at the SothebyĆ¢ā¬ā¢s auction which resulted in the $1.6 million dollar sale of the Apple founding partnership document, KQED News has posted an article highlighting both Ron Wayne, the third and often unheralded co-founder who sold the three-page document for $500; and Wade Saadi, the seller behind this […]