Happy II Year! A New, New Release. But first I would like to address the auxtypo, er auxtype issue recently discovered with the 6.0.3. release. Sometimes there are many ways to accomplish the same task. Most of the time it matters not how it is done so we don’t think about it. The auxtype issue […]
Apple IIgs
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Lon Seidman reviews the Apple IIGS
Lon Seidman, occasional sysop of the Matrix Returns BBS, recently reviewed the Apple IIGS on his popular YouTube channel. The 33-minute video covers such peripherals as the CFFA3000 and software including GS/OS, HyperStudio, Arkanoid II, and California Games. Unfortunately, the Apple IIGS nearly went up in flames during the shoot, resulting in this “yule log“. […]
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Open Apple #47.5 (June 2015) : John Brooks via Matt Ownby
Welcome to a special extra episode of Open Apple! Fellow Apple II enthusiast Matt Ownby recently sat down for a chat with John Brooks, author of Rastan on the IIgs. It’s a fascinating conversation with tons of technical detail that you won’t want to miss. They talk copy protection, cycle counting, fast GS sprite rendering, […]
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KansasFest 2014 registration closes July 10
Registration for KansasFest 2014 closes on Thursday, July 10. This is your last chance to get the sessions, camaraderie, and keynote from Margot Comstock. Also, don’t forget to register for the optional “Build Your Own Computer” workshop with Vince Briel and “Stitch Your Own Apple IIe Ornament” workshop with Sarah Walkowiak by July 10. Here’s […]
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What might have been: a trip through the Eamon IIGS tech demo
In September, the Eamon Adventurer’s Guild Online blog took a look at Whit Crowley’s attempt to port Eamon to the Apple IIGS using HyperCard. The project was ultimately abandoned, as was Darrel Raines’ non-HyperCard porting effort, for which he produced a “tech demo” of what he envisioned for the final product. Today, the EAGO blog […]
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An insider’s look at Cortland
Karl Grabe worked at Apple Computer, Inc. from 1983 to 1998.  In 1985, he was transferred from the Cork office to Cupertino to work on the Apple IIGS diagnostics and was the lead for the machine’s ROM diagnostics.  Karl has posted some rare information and pictures of the Cortland project on his web page here. (HT […]
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Lim Thye Chean’s VirtualGS book now on iTunes
Lim Thye Chean’s IIGS programming book, “Virtual GS” is now available from the iTunes store.  This free iBook was created with Apple’s free iBooks Author app and requires an iPad with iBooks 2 running iOS 5 or later.  Lim’s book covers several popular IIGS programming topics, including Pascal and GSoft BASIC.
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Shrink-Fit X released
Kelvin Sherlock, the IIGS programmer responsible for GShisen and many other popular applications, has released Shrink-Fit X for Mac OS X. Â According to the App Store description:Â “Shrink-Fit X is a utility for opening and extracting NuFX (ShrinkIt) files on OS X.” Shrink-Fit X, which requires Mac OS X 10.6 or later, is available now […]