The source code for three text adventures from Phoenix Software has been released by the original programmer, Paul Berker. Adventure in Time (1981), Birth of the Phoenix (1981), and Queen of Phobos (1982) were published for both Apple II and Atari, with source code for both platforms now available from the AtariAge forum. These releases […]
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VNCView GS updated to v1.0
Stephen Heumann has updated VNCView GS to v1.0. The update includes optimized raw pixel decoding routines, meaning raw pixels can be decoded and displayed incrementally while receiving data and there is now an added option to tune Marinetti for high throughput. This software allows an Apple IIgs to connect over a network to any computer […]
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KansasFest 2016 HackFest videos and downloads
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_8ByM2n4E2vNBY4gv_73iQaV1Ahpr6K2 Rob McMullenOmnivoreJumpman Level Editor Jeremy Rand Bejeweled Project Page Bejeweled Bootable Disk Image Kay Savetz Kaverns of KFest Project Page Kaverns Bootable Disk Image Paul Hagstrom WavyDots Project Page
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4am releases Passport, automated copying tool
Passport is a verification program for 5.25-inch Apple II floppy disks. It can verify all unprotected disks and many copy-protected disks. It can also create a copy of the original disks in a standard 16-sector format, and optionally apply patches to the copy to help make the copy work properly. BOOM! Jeremy Barr-Hyde is already […]
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Call-A.P.P.L.E. releases updated books for KansasFest
Try using checkout code LULU30 or SHIPSAVE16. Press Release: Seattle, Washington — July 22, 2016 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) is proud to announce the immediate availability of the classic book The Apple II Monitor Peeled. Last published by A.P.P.L.E. in 1979, this release returns the book to print and for the first […]
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Lawless Legends Team produces Ancient Legends Game
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Genius Episode 1 “Into the Toy Warehouses” now available
It’s mid-2016 and a new Apple II game has been published called GENIUS, Ep.1 “Into the Toy Warehouses” by Daniele Liverani. Billed as a strategic, fast-action high-res arcade game, you must help GENIUS save an imprisoned prince by tackling 80 levels of obstacles, puzzles and enemies. The first copy of the game is up for […]
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MSX games and applications on the Apple II?
Ian Kim of South Korea is a busy person. He’s apparently working on a Z80 co-processor board that will run MSX programs on the Apple II. I’ve used Google Translate (the site is on Korean) to get a pretty good translation here.