Tag: Japan

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…

A gathering of Apple II hobbyists from around Japan this week put together one of the most interesting events this Apple guy has been to yet.   While most events tend to put together schedules that are structured and adhered to religiously, the schedule for this event was pretty much out the window the minute people started unpacking.  After paying our 2000 yen fee for the event and receiving our lanyards with photographic name tags, we started the event with a…

Apple Japan is trying to get the students on board as they get ready to start school in April.  Japan is one of the few countries where the students start school in April instead of September.   From 14 February until 22 May, students and educators can get a Mac App Store card with the purchase of a machine.  The card with a face value of ¥10,000 JPY is in addition to the normal academic discount.  According to Apple’s website, it…

The Apple, Inc. Japan website is offering free upgrades for all Macs, iPhones, iPads, and iTouches damaged in the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.   (http://www.apple.com/jp/support/information.html) According to the website, repairs must be requested before the end of June.  Keep in mind that their current policy is subject to be pulled at any time so be sure to get your machine in as soon as possible. For those who evacuated from Japan with damaged machines, no definitive word on what can…