Category: Vintage
Includes Apple-1, Apple ][, Apple ][+, Apple //e, Apple //c, Apple ///, Apple Lisa, Apple Newton, and Mac 68K
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….
From Colin Leroy-Mira: Wozamp is a simple network music player for the Apple II. It can: Requirements: Wozamp should run on any 64k Apple II with a serial card. In addition to that, it requires a surl-server proxy to handle the transcoding and resampling. Screenshots: Playing « Jesus built my hotrod » from Ministry Browsing my ftp://diskstation.lan/music share Preparing to listen to 8bit.fm Installing the surl-server proxy: See the dedicated surl-server page. Transferring the floppy to your Apple II: Download the latest…
We release A][ VGA MINI card. This is a forked project originally drafted by Mark Aikens and our project page can be found here. For this project, we know that various vendors design PCBs used Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040) and make cards that function the same way, but for our card we aimed to design something that I would want myself… Our AII VGA MINI cards have 2 colors There are Purple and Black colors, but only the Black one…
Our open source project “Grappler Minus” has been completed. I was able to check the latest PCB, and new ROM revision V6a so I made a new post. The difference with Grappler Plus is that the printer interface function is removed. As a result, SPIISD can now be used on Apple IIplus, which was previously unavailable due to timing issues. In the new PCB version, all multilayer ceramic capacitors have been changed to dip type to make it easier to…
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This interview was posted August 2, 2015, and is being reposted in honor of Jennell Jaquays who passed away January 10, 2024. I had the pleasure of meeting Jennell a year before this interview and spending several hours with her and Rebecca. Jennell’s artistic talents always impressed me, along with her naturally caring and expressive way. She will be missed. —— At KansasFest in July 2015, I had the pleasure of interviewing two game industry veterans – Rebecca…
from our friends over at @BlueSCSI: BlueSCSI Transfer Util is a new 68k Macintosh app (OS6-9) that allows you to pull & put files directly from an SD card, no emulator required to get OregonTrail on your Mac Plus HD image! Give the Beta a try – let me know if you run into any issues: https://github.com/erichelgeson/BlueSCSI-Toolbox#bluescsi-transfer-utility
When it comes to the world of vintage computing, the Apple IIGS stands as a true icon, and its sound capabilities were nothing short of revolutionary back in 1986. At the heart of the Apple IIgs was the now legendary Ensoniq 5503 digital synthesizer chip, which set a new standard for sound quality in 16-bit personal computers. If you’re fascinated by the IIGS sound chip and its remarkable contributions to the computing world, you won’t want to miss this upcoming…
SenseiPlay 2.0 is now available, bringing a host of new features and enhancements to your Apple IIgs music experience. Developed by Dagen Brock, SenseiPlay is a lightweight NTP (NinjaTrackerPlus) “Module” player that’s perfect for those looking to enjoy their favorite tunes on the Apple IIgs. What’s New in SenseiPlay 2.0? The latest version of SenseiPlay introduces several exciting features and improvements: About SenseiPlay SenseiPlay is designed to be a fast and lightweight player for your NTP songs. It is written…
In an exciting development for retro computing enthusiasts and fans of Bulletin Board Systems (BBS), the highly-anticipated release of Icy Term version 0.6.5 has just hit the scene, offering a comprehensive suite of features that promise to elevate the modern day BBS terminal experience to new heights. Icy Term, the brainchild of dedicated developers Mike Krüger and Bryan Ashby, allows users to connect to BBSes across various computing platforms, including Linux, macOS, and Windows, via Telnet, SSH, Websockets, and Raw…
Do you remember the SmartportSD that Katherine Stark created about two years ago? It is based on SmartPortCFA programmed by Robert Justice and ported to Arduino hardware by Andrea Ottaviani. Unfortunately Katherine has left Facebook, but I’ll be posting on her behalf. https://gitlab.com/nyankat/smartportsd I tried to miniaturize this device. The program was designed for Arduino Nano, but I found that it works well on the same chip, UNO and Pro Mini. So I ported this to Pro Mini. Read my…
Chalk another win up for France in the technology wars. SiliconSlider is now selling a wonderful aesthetic Apple-1 Integer BASIC Rom Card with 4K. According to the sales webpage on Tindie at:https://www.tindie.com/products/siliconinsider/4kb-apple-1-integer-basic-rom-card/ You are purchasing a newly made 4kb ROM card preloaded with Integer BASIC for the Apple 1 computer. The board is manufactured in a double sided printed circuit board with out solder mask and fully gold plated and is professionally hand assembled. The 4kb EPROM (2732) comes pre-loaded…
Brutal Deluxe Software, the group renowned for their Apple IIGS software, has announced the immediate release of their latest creation, the NinjaTrackerPlus FinderExtension. This new extension is specifically designed for the Apple IIgs System 6.x and provides users with the ability to play NTP (NinjaTrackerPlus) songs directly from the Finder. The NinjaTrackerPlus FinderExtension is a FinderExtras extension that enhances the functionality of the Finder by allowing users to double-click on NTP song icons to play them instantly. This streamlined approach…
A new graphics mode for the Apple IIgs has been developed by programmer Dagen Brock, called HDGR. This new mode uses two Double-Lores images to create images at 80×96 with 16 colors. While this is currently a proof-of-concept and only IIgs compatible code is included, it may be possible to make it portable to the 8-bit Apple II with 128k with more effort given to timing and synchronization code. Although software-based mixed modes have been done for years, this is…
The Classic Mac Holy Bible (Filemaker) by Darrell Johnson is an application that provides a full-text searchable version of the Holy Bible for classic Macintosh computers. This application can run on Mac OS System 6 through Mac OS 9. It will run on a Mac Plus 68K all the way to the PowerMac G4. It even runs on Mac OS X with the Classic Environment. Version 1.0.0 of The Classic Mac Holy Bible can operate as a stand-alone classic Mac…
Today, I learned about two uncommon but risky situations with the VidHD card for the Apple II that can result in data loss. John Brooks and I discussed the details and I’ve edited and updated the manual on our website. In brief: Most users do not encounter the first problem as they boot to a menu, or boot from a hard drive or other mass storage in the first six seconds, so the 5.25″ drive is not active during the…
Joshua Bell has announced the immediate availability of the INTBASIC.SYSTEM Integer BASIC system file for ProDOS version 0.9. This system file allows users to run Integer BASIC under ProDOS and runs many original DOS 3.2 / 3.3 Integer BASIC Programs. This version of the program is the first official release of the INTBASIC.SYSTEM file and includes support for these commands: Addition Notes about the INTBASIC.SYSTEM file: You can download the latest version of the ProDOS order disk with the INTBASIC.SYSTEM…
A.P.P.L.E in coordination with Kevin Smallwood and Paul Lee are pleased to announce the official release of ACOS GBBS Version 2.2 for the Apple II series computers. There are a host of changes to this latest release including the following: For users who have purchased the printed manual, there are a few other typos including the following: You can download the latest version of ACOS GBBS Pro for the Apple II series computers from Call-A.P.P.L.E.’s Github page at:https://github.com/callapple/GBBS Additional information…
Chris Vavruska has announced the release of the Homer finder extension for the Apple IIGS. Home is an extension of the Extras Menu “Make Alias” function in Apple IIGS System 6.0. Home proves an easy to use means to give you a quick route to finding the location of the alias as well as to examine the structure of the EasyMount alias files. It also opens the original folder where the alias points to. You can download the latest version…
The Apple II Desktop has been updated. Version 1.2 Alpha 48 includes a ton of updates. The program is now available in eight languages. Updated features include: General Added Sample.Media folder with some samples of various file types. Improved appearance of keyboard shortcuts in buttons. Improve appearance of ()^ glyphs in system font. DeskTop Improve error message for full volume directories. Show prompt when double-clicking a binary file, instead of just ignoring. Disk Copy Show disks as “DOS 3.3” rather…