The March edition of Apple II News and Notes has been released by author Ryan Suenaga. You can download a copy here at A2Central.com..

Jeff “The Machine” Fink has released Silvern Castle, the RPG for 8-bit Apple II computers, version 7.2. The new update archive can be used as either a fresh install or as an updater for an older version of Silvern Castle. This version adds auto-notes, which will track specials by type and location, including any messages, on the automap screen. The automap also draws faster, as does the maze itself. You can download the update here..

Delphi announced today that, effective May 1, their textside services will be permanently shut down. This includes email accounts, email forwarding, chat, message boards, and so forth. If you use a delphi.com email address, you need to switch to another address as soon as possible..

The South Bay Apple Computer Club will meet on Tuesday, March 13, at 7:30 PM in the Church of Christ at 3525 Maricopa St. in Torrance, California. Tony Diaz will fly up, weather permitting..

Alltech Electronics announced today the immediate availability of two models of Focus internal hard drives for the Apple II. 170 MB drives are available for $69, and 340 MB drives are just $89. Backorders should be shipped out within the next week..

Kim Howe has updated his Yahtzee NDA to fix an unspecified bug. You can download the updated version right here at A2Central.com..

Kim Howe has released a Yahtzee NDA that supports one to four players playing the classic dice game from within any Apple IIGS desktop application. You can download it right here at A2Central.com..

The Aurora (Illinois) Area Apple Core will meet on Thursday, March 8, at 7:00 PM at 900 N. Lake St. in Aurora, in the basement community room. This month, Howard Katz of the Lost Classics Project will discuss rescuing copyrighted software for legal distribution..

On Tuesday, March 6, starting at about 1:00 PM PST, we will begin one last hardware upgrade, replacing a secondary server with more powerful hardware. The outage should last only an hour or so..

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