The Brain Board gets its own web page, a beta manual and an announced ship date. Obviously, we want one (maybe two) and so should you. :)

Andres Lozano has released Virtual Basic, a Python-based conversion tool for creating Applesoft compatible code using a modern text editor (e.g. Notepad++) and programming syntax. Virtual Basic is able to generate Applesoft BASIC program listings (with all commands and operators at your disposal), the only difference is in how you write the code.

Virtual Basic is free, and distributed under the Free Art License.

After almost a year and 3 issues published, retro-computing magazine 300 BAUD is calling it quits. There will be a limited number of printed copies of issue #3 available soon for subscribers, but in the meantime, the publishers have generously provided all three issues as free downloads.

We’re sorry to see 300 BAUD go. It wasn’t Apple II specific, but it was a pleasant blast from our computing past.

Ken Gagne and Mike Maginnis have released their second Open Apple podcast. See link for the podcast summary and relevant links.

You can also subscribe to future episodes in iTunes.

Call-A.P.P.L.E. has refreshed their website and is now publishing community news and info on the Apple II, as well as general Apple topics (iPhone, iPad and Mac).

Here it is, ready for testing — Mike Willegal’s Brain Board.

Mount your disk image files directly under GS/OS, just like another volume with MountIt 1.4 — a Permanent Init File devoted to handling different disk image files (.DSK, .PO and .2MG) of any size (from 32KB to the maximum RAM available). Up to sixteen volumes can be added to the system.

MountIt 1.4 mounts volumes as read-only if the original disk image file is locked. Otherwise, the disk image file is mounted as read/write and the following operations can be performed: read, write and format. The package contains an Installer program which will copy MountIt to your startup disk. Note that the source code of the program can be found under the Documentation folder.

This release fixes a glitch when working with ShrinkIt archives. Download MountIt 1.4 from http://www.brutal-deluxe.fr/