We have 20 OEM Adaptec CD-R software CDs for Windows on auction on eBay. Not really Apple II related, but if you need it, we can use the money. .

Lucas Scharenbroich has released beta 1 of his Generic Tile Engine, a graphics library for creating tile-based games, including side-scrolling games. Visit his web site for more information, including a download and the online manual. .

We’re now selling a Saturn 128K RAM card and a Videx 80-column card on eBay. .

We have a winner! Eric Le Bras of Aubagne, France correctly guessed that Allen’s Ford Mustang has 21 Apple IIGS CPUs stuffed into it in the photo! Congratulations, Eric, your prizes will be on the way soon!.

A2Central.com asks “How many Apple IIGSes are in that trunk?” in our new contest. Read on for the contest information and rules..

The Byte Works has updated the ORCA/Shell to fix a cosmetic Y2K+1 bug in the CATALOG command. Updates are available free of charge via email to any registered owner of any ORCA language, GSoft BASIC, or Opus ][ product. If you own Opus ][ you may also request an update for the source code for the shell. Email mikew50@aol.com to request the upgrade; be sure to mention your name..

Ewen Wannop has released a new version of the popular Spectrum telecommunications software, version 2.5.1, which is a free upgrade for owners of Spectrum 2.4 (which is available from Shareware Solutions II). A beta version of SOAR, his freeware offline reader program for A2Central.com members, is available for download as well. SOAR automates the process of logging into A2Central.com and fetching and posting messages, providing a convenient and friendly user interface to do so. SOAR requires Spectrum 2.5.1..

How fast is the Apple II you use the most?.

A2Central.com is now auctioning off an Andromeda Computer Systems 16K RAM card for the Apple ][+. This card has a write-protect switch that lets you prevent changes to the contents of the card once the desired data is loaded into it. Check it out!.

A2Central.com has added support for email forwarding to its growing online service. Simply select option 7 from the MAIL menu to establish a forwarding address for your a2people.com email address..