///SHH Systeme has now released the LANceGS ethernet card to the general public; priced at $175 each including printed manual and software on disk, or $169 each without manual and disk. a2central.com will be hosting the online technical support at http://lancegs.a2central.com, and this section has been updated with ordering information, specifications, and more. .

The Aurora Area Apple Core user group of Aurora, Illinois will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, September 14, at 7:00 PM. The meeting will take place at 900 North Lake St. (Route 31), in the basement community room. After a short business meeting, Lyle Syverson (editor of The Lamp!) will demonstrate the new Time In a Bottle CD collection. For more information about the meeting, or membership questions, visit http://people.delphi.com/hkatz/aaac.html. .

Sweet16, an Apple IIGS emulator for BeOS systems, has been updated to version 1.5.1. This update includes several bug fixes (including a fix for a crash in the Mount Physical Disks window) and adds the ability to reset the IIGS using the keyboard. Visit the SheppyWare Online web site’s Sweet16 section for details. .

Kelvin Sherlock has released GShisen 2000, the latest version of the hit puzzle game. The update fixes a few bugs over the previous version. A2Central.com has been selected as the exclusive Internet source for the game. Visit our GShisen 2000 page for further information. .

An Apple 1 computer will be auctioned off at the Vintage Computer Festival in San Jose, California on September 30, between noon and 5 PM Pacific Time. This complete Apple 1 system (including motherboard, cassette interface, manual, BASIC manual, 12″ monitor, Cherry keyboard, 2 Triad brand transformers, and SPDT power switch, fuse holder, and AC power cord) was a display model at a midwestern computer store in the midwest and was never sold. For more information, visit http://www.vintage.org/2000/apple-1.html..

Steve Wozniak has signed an Apple IIe that his school is selling to raise money for its computer lab. There are about 11 hours left as of this writing; get in there and grab this exciting item while you can!.

Ryan Suenaga’s “Apple II News and Notes” online newsletter has been released for this month. You can download it from a2central.com..

A new version, 5.1, of the 8-bit role-playing game Silvern Castle has been announced. The update fixes a bug when using the wrong key on a locked door when you’re carrying more than eight keys, as well as a couple of other minor fixes. The new version also speeds up scrolling through the store’s item list using Apple-number combinations to scroll to the corresponding relative position in the list. The update isn’t available for download yet..