Tag: QuickTake

DHGR Support added to Apple II Mastodon, Wozamp and Quicktake

I’ve reached a point where I feel confident to release – Mastodon, Wozamp, Quicktake, and assorted utilities all get DHGR support in this release! https://github.com/colinleroy/a2tools/releases/tag/v24.0.1This release also contain the multiple-weeks effort that lead to halving the JPEG decoding time for QT200 photos, and a bit more little things.

Quicktake for Apple II, version 1.13.0, is released!

Quicktake for Apple II, version 1.13.0, is released!This release contains large performance improvements for the Quicktake 100 and 200 decoders, with conversion time halved for the Quicktake 100, 35% less for the 200. https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/quicktake-for-apple-ii/

The World of Forgotten Apple Products

Not every Apple product is destined to be a run-away success. Roberto Baldwin tells of several Apple products that unfortunately, for whatever reason, didn’t have what it takes to catch on with consumers. Apple’s breakthrough products are so massive that it seems everything the company does is destined to succeed. But it doesn’t take much digging to find a trail of failures and false starts. Even in recent years, there are examples of products that seemed great but never resonated…