Category: Apple Computing

Crow Cousins have released Magic-Pixels, a double lo res painting program, based on Marc Golombeck’s awesome Double LORES graphics library! The paint program can create “drawing format” files (similar to those Graphics Magician images used in hi-res adventures back in the day) plus a bitmap image format. Both image formats can be loaded and displayed using the included source code, which can be freely incorporated into your own Applesoft BASIC creations.  Magic-Pixels works on an Enhanced Apple //e, //c, or…

The latest version of the Mactracker App has been released. Version 7.9.2 of Mactracker includes the following changes: Adds MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) and MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) Updates Support Status for Apple’s latest Vintage and Obsolete products Other minor changes and additions To download the App, go to the Mac App Store or from the Mactracker website at: http://mactracker.ca/index.html

Mactracker, the app which allows users to get information on all products Apple related, has a new update. Version 7.9.1 of the Ian Page programmed Mac OS X app includes several new bits and pieces as well as application fixes including the following: Adds Magic Keyboard for iPad Adds performance scores for additional models from Primate Labs Geekbench 5 Updates Support Status for Apple’s latest Vintage and Obsolete products Fixes an issue where user data would fail to load Other…

While many users may have been getting these fake Flash is Out Of Date messages, the trojan which is the most responsible for this is the Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Shlayer.a or the shlayer trojan as it is known. Apparently, the shlayer trojan is so prevalent that it accounts for almost 30% of all infections on MAC OS X. Kaspersky put out a breakdown of the entire package and code earlier this year. You can find that here:https://securelist.com/shlayer-for-macos/95724/

The next two-liners programming exhibition from the Apple II Software Enthusiasts group runs through July 31st, 2020. The theme for this next round will be “Fancy Screen Stuff“. Write and submit your most impressive and inspired code that showcases the Apple II and your abilities as it relates to the theme above (and your own personal interpretation of course). You can make something animated, lo-res, hi-res, text, it’s completely up to you! Just bring your A-Game! The winner selected will…

As some of you already know, the Apple II Software Enthusiasts Facebook Group hosted a friendly, game-themed two-liner programming exhibition in the first quarter of 2020. The exhibition concluded yesterday with a number of amazing, compact, and fun little gems! A free collection of .dsk images along with information (where provided) about how each game is played and/or created can be found on the Crow Cousins – Two Liners page. We hope that you’ll download and try out each little game and, maybe, learn…

In his latest video podcast, Chris Torrence does a video review of Ian Kim’s SD Music+ sound card.

The dates for the 2020 rendition of the Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest have been announced. When: Saturday, March 21st and Sunday, March 22nd 2020 (Load-in on Friday, March 20th, 2020)Where: Living Computers:Museum in Seattle, Washington If you would like to attend or to be a vendor or exhibitor at the event, check out the VCF PNW webpage at:http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-pacific-northwest/

Target Date All of us here at 6502 Workshop hope that you all had a great holiday season! We look forward to the new year and putting Nox Archaist in your hands. On that note, as we draw closer to release, we’ve gotten a much stronger idea of when we’ll be able to ship the game. We have every major remaining step defined and documented, and will continue to give you regular progress updates. In fact, starting with this update and…

In the latest episode of the Assembly Lines podcast, Chris Torrence reviews the new Booti card for the Apple II. Watch now!

A fragment from the lost manual of the Order of Nox Archaist Ages ago a group of philosopher adventurers discovered a powerful energy emanating from deep underground. They learned to harness this energy with their minds and project it to kinetic and psychological effect, which we now call magic. They called themselves the Order of Nox Archaist, and members were granted the use of the title “Nox”. Initially, the power was very weak on the Overworld and could only be…

Across the digital prairie, over in the Apple II Software Enthusiasts Facebook group it feels like it’s the 1980’s all over again. The group is sponsoring a “two-liners” contest, where Apple II programmers, hackers, and other lovers of code are challenged to cram as much fun or purpose into two lines of either Applesoft or monitor code. The crowned winner will receive a “$50 Amazon gift card and all the bragging rights you can fit into 48K of memory!” Outside…

From the europlus zone blog: I’m very happy to announce the date for the next WOzFest, WOzFest 14.25045 MHz – Saturday 23 November 2019, starting around midday Sydney time (UTC+11:00). The theme for WOzFest 14.25045 MHz is the Apple ][ europlus, my favourite Apple ][! More generally, international Apple ][s (including the j-plus, which I have just secured a sample of) and clones will be the sub-theme – changing the PSU voltage and crystal frequency to allow (monochrome) PAL output is just…

In his latest video, Chris Torrence shows how he fixed a rev 4 Apple II from the Media Archaeology Lab. The problem turned out to involve 6 different chips on the main logic board.

Want to run Total Replay on an Apple IIGS via the CFFA3000? Chris Torrence shows you how in his latest video:

Greetings everybody! The RetroChallenge is now calling for entries in the RC2019/10 competition (1st-31st October, 2019). Time to get you thinking caps on and come up with a retro inspired project and join in the fun with other contestants blogging, tweeting, and generally having fun. If you haven’t joined in before, pop on over to http://www.retrochallenge.org/ and look at previous entries to get an idea of the wide scope of possibilities, and remember, you – yes you, set your own…

The Mactracker app has been updated. Mac tracker, a program created by Ian page, gives details of all the current and past Mac and Apple systems products and devices. Mactracker version 7.8.2 was released on 6 September and offers the following updates to the application. Adds details on the latest macOS releases. Update support status for apples latest vintage an obsolete products. A variety of other minor changes and additions to the application. You can download the Mactracker app for…

Chris Torrence reviews the Total Replay game engine from 4am and qkumba. Watch now!

Chris Torrence has opened a new retro computer t-shirt store, with retro-themed t-shirts and mugs, including Choplifter, Oregon Trail, Eamon, and more. Visit the store at https://ct6502.org. And, to get a discount code, subscribe to his YouTube channel:

Check out this detailed review of ReactiveMicro’s new clone of the Phasor Sound Card. Chris Torrence takes a look at how the card performs, how to install it, where to buy one, and more! Watch now!