Howard Katz has posted the December issue of Apple II News & Notes, the free monthly newsletter designed for user groups and others to redistribute..

We’re in the process of building a new public file download area for some of the most critical files we want everyone to have free access to. While the majority of our files will remain in our Syndicomm Online members-only library, system software and other key utilities will be provided for free. Click the Public File Library link to the left to visit our small but growing public library..

While surfing around for a G3 upgrade, I found this on the Macsales.com website; “(*) Applied Engineering HEAVY DUTY Power Supply for Apple II+ and Apple IIe Computers. New, Sold As-Is.” There are four in stock for $15 apiece; the item number is APLIIEPOWER. These have since sold out..

a2central.com now provides the most recent set of Apple II File Type Notes in Adobe Acrobat format. You may download them as a complete set or individually.The file type index included in this upload is not current, and will be updated in the near future..

The cc65 compiler has support for many 6502 based computers, including the Apple II. Among this release’s many new features are several specific to the Apple II such as a joystick driver, extended memory driver and TGI drivers.”This is a major release with many new features and (of course) bug fixes. Lots of things have changed since the last major release. The compiler itself got only a few user visible changes, but there are many visible additions to the libraries. Hardware support has been much improved thanks to the help of many contributors. Serial drivers are now loadable at runtime, which means that applications can support a much broader palette of serial devices (and can even support hardware that wasn’t known when the application was built). Serial support is now available for more machines than before, so the Contiki team has something to do over christmas:-) Lots of new extended memory and graphics drivers are available. To sum it up: Library support for more platforms and better library support for existing platforms. The assembler has gotten some nice enhancements: Better 65816 support, improved scoping, and the addition of structs/unions and other high level constructs. And last but not least: The documentation has been extended, the function reference is much more complete, and there are now docs that outline the special features for each platform.”.

Syndicomm has started adding individual issues of Softdisk magazine on disk to its online store. Over the coming weeks and months, every issue will be made available for US $5.00 apiece.The individual issues are a great choice if you don’t have a CD-ROM drive (in which case the compilations on CD-ROM aren’t very helpful) or if you have all but a handful of issues on floppy disk and want to round out your collection.

According to Syndicomm, they hope to release a few issues each week until they’re all available..

The special $100 price (which is $25 off) for this collection of Softdisk G-S, Softdisk, and UpTime for the Apple II is about to expire at Syndicomm’s online store. If you want to take advantage of this special price, order before the new year starts!.

Syndicomm has added several “Telecomm Starter Kit” disks to its online store. These used to be available directly from A2Central.com in the past, but we’re merging our distribution into Syndicomm’s offering for everyone’s convenience. These disks sell for $2 apiece plus shipping and handling, and are available for the Apple IIgs, IIc, and IIe..

Syndicomm has revamped the Juiced.GS web site, adding new content and updating out-of-date information. In addition, Volume 8 (2003) of Juiced.GS is now available as a back-issue set in the Syndicomm Online Store..

Here’s an Apple II friendly version of Twas the Night Before Christmas. “Apple II Forever, and to all a good night!”.