User Group Membership Joining our User Group has many benefits, such as our new full-color Call-A.P.P.LE. magazine that is usually around 50 pages with lots of photos, technical articles, reviews, and interviews with legends of the industry. You also have access to all previous issues published back to 1978. Additionally, the Apple User Group Bulletin we share has discounts on software for your Mac from a variety of vendors around the Apple world. If you are not an A.P.P.L.E. member…
Kelvin Sherlock has announced the immediate availability of the latest version of the Ample MAME Interface for Mac OS. This latest version of the emulation system includes the following: Ample-MAME changes of note You can download the latest version of Ample from the Github page at:https://github.com/ksherlock/ample
From the Kansasfest Committee: We are pleased to announce that Rob Gemmell, Apple employee from 1981-89 and one of the key designers of the Apple IIc, will be joining us virtually at KansasFest 2024 as a featured speaker! From 1981 to 1989, Rob was the Apple industrial designer of computers and accessories, then Creative Director of packaging, tradeshows and events, corporate signage, and Apple’s identity. Since 1990, he has been an entrepreneur, designer, artist, CMO, marketing coach, and consultant to Apple,…
The 2024 rendition of the FAPPLE2 Fest was held yesterday with 11 people showing up for the annual event in Kawasaki, Japan. The FAPPLE2 Fest is the annual get together of the Japanese Apple II hobbyists, originating from the 1980’s and is held each year at the home of one of the members, Atsushi Ushiroda. This years event included 11 hobbyists and a ton of machines and Apple II series computer related items including those from A.P.P.L.E. With the space…
The Applesauce Floppy Disk Controller client software has been updated. Release notes from Applesauce FDC creator, John Morris stated: Client Release 1.88.5 – https://evolutioninteractive.com/applesauce/Applesauce_1885.zip
Big Mess O Wires (BMOW) has announced the availability of the Mac Sync-inator, a sync signal converter dongle for the Apple IIgs and Macintosh. According to the website, “The Mac Sync-inator supports all classic Macintosh computers and video cards with a standard DB-15 monitor connector, and is also compatible with the Apple IIgs (a 15 kHz monitor is also needed for the GS). The Apple IIc uses the same physical connector but has different video signals, and is not compatible with the…
Colin Leroy-Mira has announced the availability of the latest version of his WOZAMP Video and Audio player for the Apple II series computer. “I’m happy to say I’ve released Wozamp version 2.3 at https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/wozamp-an-apple-ii-music-and-video-player/You may notice that the page’s title is now “a music and video player” Please find attached to this message’s replies a few examples!”
From our friend of the program, curator of the Free Tools Association (FTA) and creator of the ActiveGS Plugin and iOS app emulator – Back in 2011, I published my first iPhone app as a tribute to my Apple 2GS/FTA days. It was both a challenging journey to develop for iPhone 3GS/4 and iOS 3.2 back then, but also the beginning of a hectic journey… as the app was banned by Apple 2 years later for violating the infamous 2.8…
Jeff Mazur has announce the immediate release of the updated Firmware 1.2.0 for all ROMX* (ROMX+, ROMXe, ROMXc, and ROMXc+) which is now up at https://theromexchange.com/utilities/romxce Also, images for instant load ProDOS 2.4.3. https://theromexchange.com/rom_images/romxce theromexchange.com ROMXc ROMXc+ ROMXe ROMX+ | ROMX ROMX – The ultimate ROM replacement for your Apple ][! theromexchange.comROMXc ROMXc+ ROMXe ROMX+ | ROMXROMX – The ultimate ROM replacement for your Apple ][!
Fredrick Ramsberg announced the release of The Airlock Collection of text adventures created with the Puny Inform and PuddleBuild tools. The collection of adventures is available for a number of computing platforms including those shown in the sections below. This collection is available for free and according to the announcement and website: The Airlock Collection Welcome to hours of fun on your favourite platform! This collection contains polished post-jam releases of some of the games that were entered in Punyjam…
For a changethe Spy will do a “normal” (sic) and less long winded column despite the date on the calendar–sporting only the usual random observations, and a few extended thoughts on common themes. He’s not in the mood for fool-ishness. Intelligence–of various kinds and degrees:In general terms the Spy sides with Roger Penrose (“The Emperor’s New Mind”) on the subject of AI ever becoming a straight out equivalent-part replacement for the human mind–the former resides on a finite state machine,…
The Applewin Apple II Emulator for Windows has been updated. Applewin 1.30.18, curated by Tom Charlesworth, was released with a number of changes and bug fixes including the following: Applewin is a full fledged freely downloadable Apple II emulator that includes support for a number of features including Peripheral cards and add-on hardware supported: You can download the latest version of the Applewin Apple II emulator from the Applewin Github page at:https://github.com/AppleWin/AppleWin
From the Kansasfest Committee: While the evenings and nights of KansasFest are renowned for their spontaneity, the mornings and afternoons are reserved for sessions spanning a variety of uses, extensions, and applications of the Apple II family. Similarly, the virtual event features a variety of topics ranging from Apple II artwork to hooking your retro computer up to the internet. Just as varied as these sessions are the good people who volunteer to present them. If you have a topic you’d…
For those of you following the Apple II Desktop project, the latest alpha release is now available. The changes in the latest version of Apple II Desktop, version 1.4 alpha 8 includes a slew of changes including the following: Changes relative to previous v1.4 alpha: DeskTop Disk Copy Desk Accessories Misc Try it now with Apple //jse or Apple2TS Try if now The Apple II Desktop package is available in one of 9 languages: Downloads
Kelvin Sherlock, creator of the Ample GraphicalUser Interface for the MAME emulator, has released a new version of the interface. Release 56 of Ample brings the interface in line with the 0.264 release of MAME and includes a host of fixes and changes including the following: Ample Changes MAME 0.264 Changes of note Ample-MAME changes of note The Apple IIgs driver now supports the host.fst wdm protocol. (A disk image of the driver and fst are located in the Ample.app/SharedSupport/…
This little two line program from Lee Fastenau is sure to give your Apple II computer a bit of a complex and as he said, an Identity Crisis.
From: Bob Giddings I think I have worked on this enough. Here is my command line demo called CLEAR. Included with a few commands. It is mostly meant for 80-cols, some commands won’t display properly in 40-cols. Although most of the commands will work on a II+. The most powerful command is included. The ALIAS command will let you make aliases of Basic, Binary and System files. There are a couple of commands that need some explanation. Type COMMANDS at…
From Henry Lowe: RAMWerks 2 is now available for testing. In addition to testing RAMWorks-compatible Apple II memory cards, this new version also tests RAMFactor, Apple Memory Expansion (‘Slinky’) and Saturn compatible RAM cards (with some limitations – see web page). RAMWerks now runs on all Apple II computers and supports 40 or 80 column displays. You can download a disk image of RAMWerks 2 from: https://henrylowe.net/ramwerks/
From Antoine Vignau: Watch the six double-sided eduware laserdiscs for the Apple IIgs @ https://www.youtube.com/playlist… This ScienceVision series was directed by Professor George Dawson in 1992, and was published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
from Michel Pollet: MII Apple II Emulator version 1,8 has been released. The latest version of the MII emulator is available from the Github page at: https://github.com/buserror/mii_emu 1.8 Change Log: Poor quality gif, It is a LOT smoother at 60fps in the program! Super Serial Card config dialog libmui Internals
From Todd Holcomb: The 90’s Mac underground scene is back for the month of March at The Crow’s Nest BBS – download the latest Mac releases, read some HackAddict/Happle Mac underground G-Files, browse the message forums, and play some old-school door games all from your vintage Mac! The Hermes II v3.1.1 BBS software is running on a 40MHz 68040 Carrera-accelerated Mac IIci with a CSI Hurdler II 4-port serial NuBUS card connected to 5 WiModem232’s and one dial-up Zoom modem….
