4am is a well-known and gifted software cracker best known for releasing detailed step-by-step instructions for cracking commercial copy-protected programs for the Apple II series, and for also producing ‘clean’ cracks, which is to say the so-called ‘warez’ were free of any vanity crack screens (where the cracker usually takes credit for their exploits). The […]
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KansasFest early registration ends May 31st!
Early-bird registration for KansasFest, the 27th annual convention dedicated to the Apple II computer, ends on May 31. After that, prices rise $55. Register now, and you’ll have extra cash to upgrade your Apple II. Users, programmers, hobbyists, and retrocomputing enthusiasts are invited to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 14, through […]
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Apple II Festival France 2015
Mark your calendars! Coming this August 3rd through August 9th is APPLE II FESTIVAL FRANCE 2015, at Maska to Castera-Verduzan in Gers. Join your fellow European Apple II enthusiasts for a week of retrocomputing, gaming, hacking and fellowship. Apple II Festival France 2015 is being produced by Silicium and Groupe Apple II France (Facebook). Click […]
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Play Bob Bishop’s ‘Dung Beetles’ online
Pierre Durant posted via Facebook, his remake of Bob Bishop’s classic game “Dung Beetles” that you can play in your web browser. Check it out at: http://www.monkey-x.com/Apps/app.php?id=347
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KansasFest 2015 opens for registration
KANSAS CITY, MO — April 10, 2015 — KansasFest, the 27th annual convention dedicated to the Apple II computer, is now open for registration. Users, programmers, hobbyists, and retrocomputing enthusiasts are invited to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 14, through Sunday, July 19, for six days and five nights of sessions, […]
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Apple ][ Watch
Check it out at: http://www.instructables.com/id/Apple-II-Watch/
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Check out the source code for Don Worth’s Zap, FixCat and Linker
Em Maginnis is busy posting some of Don Worth’s Apple II legacy online. Check it out at http://www.6502lane.net/ Source code for Zap, FixCat and Linker Beneath Apple Manor Bag of Tricks original manual files More to come!
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VCF East, South East and Midwest coming up
Vintage Computer Festival East 10 – April 17-19, 2015 in Wall, New Jersey Click HERE for details Vintage Computer Festival South East – May 2-3, 2015 in Roswell, Georgia Click HERE for details Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 10 – August 29-30, 2015 in Elk Grove Village, Illinois Click HERE for details (Facebook link)