Author: Bill Martens
The Apple IIix project, curated by Aaron Culliney of Deadcode.org, has been updated. Apple IIix is an Apple II Emulator for POSIX devices. Currently, the Android Release Candidate for version 2.0 is available on the Apple IIix website. For more infromation or to download the latest version of Apple IIix, go to the github page at: https://github.com/mauiaaron/apple2
James and John at RetroMacCast have been busy boys this past week with the release of two episodes of the RetroMacCast podcast. Episodes 482 and 483 have both been released and are available for your listening pleasure. In Episode 482, James and John discuss eBay finds: Macintosh brochure, prototype TechStep, and Macintosh Picasso dealer sign. They talk with Derek from Macintosh Folklore Radio, and news includes an upcoming Apple Event, and the Apple Museum Cafe. In Episode 483, they look…
The AppleCommander Apple II data conversion software has been updated.AppleCommander has long been a go to tool for many users converting data from Apple II disk images to standard files on the Mac and Windows. The program includes support for all standard disk sizes and formats as well as 32mb HDV type hard disk images. AppleCommander version 1.5.0 was released with a number of changes including: New images Updates to AppleSingle support. Also see the asu utility for direct manipulation…
The Applewin Apple II Emulator has been updated. Applewin version 1.27.12.0 includes a few changes to the program including: [Change #574] Add support for PAL/European or custom 8K video ROMs: Added new command line switch: -videorom <file> Replaces the video ROM for the Enhanced //e. Support video ROM sizes of 4K, 8K and 16K (top 8K only). NB. The rocker switch is set to the European video ROM position. F10 (for //e or Enhanced //e models) emulates the PAL //e’s…
When Hackaday held their Supercon, they gave electronic badges to all of the attendees. Well, this in turn has produced a number of hacks and additions, including this one which caught out eye — An Apple-1 Emulator running on the badge https://hackaday.io/project/3620-l-star-software-defined-6502-computer/log/155608-l-star-as-a-supercon2018-badge-add-on
The Applewin Apple II Emulator has been updated. Version 1.27.10.0 has been released by Tom Charlesworth, curator of the Applewin project. Included in this update are the following items: [Change #590] Apple II original: default to 48K (so no LC installed in slot-0). Added new command line switch: -s0 <languagecard|lc> (‘lc’ is an alias for ‘languagecard’) When LC is in slot-0, it now use the Apple II+’s F8 (auto-start) ROM [Change #408] Support Saturn 64K and 128K cards in slot-0….
Oliver Schmidt has announced a major update to the IP65 TCP/IP Stack for the Apple II Computer. According to his press release in the CSA2, “It is likely that you think of IP65 as an asm written TCP/IP library for asm programmers. But IP65 has significantly changed recently in two directions: 1. C Interface The IP65 programming model has deliberately always favoured simplicity over flexibility. However, targeting only asm programmers there weren’t too many to appreciate that design. Since I…
The Gryphel Project has announced the immediate availability of Mini vMac version 36.04. The latest version comes with a slew of changes, fixes and updates including interchange of data to and from the emulator via the Clipboard of the actual machine. For more information or to download the latest version of Mini vMac, check out the Mini vMac webpage at: https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/index.html
kboohk, the producer of the wDrive Floppy Disk Emulator, has announced the immediate availability of the wDrive. The wDrive comes in two flavors. White and Transparent. The units are currently selling for $69 USD on the kboohk website and apparently is shipping immediately. Features of the wDrive are: * Supports 5.25 disk image in nib, edf and woz format. * Supports disk read/write(for game save,disk copy). * Transfer floppy disk to .WOZ through disk copy. * Support Fat/Fat32 file system….
Glenn Jones of A2RetroSystems announced that Pre-orders for the new Uthernet II cards for the Apple IIe and IIgs were being taken in an email to the Uthernet mailing list. The new cards, according to the website are based on the Wiznet W5100 chip. It has an embedded hardware IP stack. Contiki, IP65, Marinetti and ADTPro have been updated to work with the new card. While actual fulfillment of the cards is expected in mid to late October, the cards…
John Morris has announced the immediate availability of the latest version of the Applesauce Floppy Disk Controller client software. Applesauce FDC client version 1.05 will add a myriad of fixes and enhancements including: New disk visualization system. Better performance and the output file sizes are 30% of what they used to be. PNG files now also contain metadata. Fast Imager has undergone a significant upgrade. It will now allow for light copy protections, like volume number changes and E7 bitstream,…
The Eaten By A Grue podcast, episode number 22 has been released. The EBAG podcast, which is run by Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston, endeavor to lead the listeners through the Infocom game CutThroats this episode. Set sail for Hardscrabble Island, where sly divers vie for sunken treasure. Can Kevin and Carrington avoid the dangers of the deep long enough to enjoy the game? Don’t hold your breath. To listen to the Eaten By A Grue podcast, go to their…
John Brooks, the co-creator of the VidHD 1080p Card for the Apple II computer, has released a video of the capabilities of the card. The VidHD card allows users to use modern HDMI monitors with their Apple II computers. The Video demonstrates the high quality look of the video by using the following games via the NTSC mode of the VidHD card: Airheart, Rescue Raiders, Captain Goognight, Drol, Hard Hat Mack, Mr. Do, The Bard’s Tale, Wizardry, Dazzle Draw DHGR…
The latest version of the Applesauce Floppy Drive Controller client software has been released. John Morris, creator of Applesauce, pushed the update out through the automatic update feature now included in Applesauce. Included in this release are the following updates and fixes: * Flux Imaging now happens 25% faster! * Created Bulk Processing system under the Tools menu. * Added bulk processor for updating A2R files to the new version 2.0 format. * Added bulk processor for changing the Contributor…
We’re announcing the availability of the Tome of Copy Protection Errata. Anyone who purchased the Tome of Copy Protection prior to August 21, 2018 will find this errata useful. This errata is based on dozens of hours of discussion between a number of members of the Apple II community and author Lane Roathe. Additional credit goes to Antoine Vignau of Brutal Deluxe Software for his tireless attempts to ensure that everything was covered alongside Brian Wiser of A.P.P.L.E. The Tome…
The Apple II DiskBrowser has been updated. DiskBrowser, a creation of Denis Molony, is a utility which allows users to view the contents of Apple II disk images on their Macintosh computers. The java based utility has had additional graphics capabilities added to the program and offers rudimentary WOZ disk image support at the moment. DiskBrowser is a free utility and the latest versions of the utility are available for download from Github at: https://github.com/dmolony/DiskBrowser/releases/
The Virtual II Emulator has been updated. Virtual II version 8.6 is a highly rated shareware Apple II emulator and has received a host of Bug fixes and enhancements including: Added a keyboard shortcut to enter and exit full screen. The Inspector’s instruction trail now also shows the processor cycle count at the start of each instruction. The instruction trail can now be saved as a tab-separated text file. Increased the maximum capacity of the instruction trail to 9999999 instructions…
The Applewin Apple II Emulator for Windows has been updated. Version 1.27.7.0 has been posted by Applewin’s curator, Tom Charlesworth. Included in this update are the following bug fixes: [Bug #564] Fixed ‘Save State on Exit’ not working correctly when there’s a Configuration change to the hardware. [Bug #556] Reverted default so that ALT+TAB is not hooked Support new command line switch: -hook-alt-tab to support hooking ALT+TAB. [Bug #558] Reverted default so that ALT GR’s fake LEFT CONTROL is not…
Denis Molony has released a new version of the Apple II Disk Browser. The latest update to the popular disk browsing utility includes updates to the graphics handling within the program. You can download Version 1.0.28 of the Apple II Disk Browser JAR from the Disk Browser github releases page at: https://github.com/dmolony/DiskBrowser/releases
The “Eaten by a Grue” podcast, run by Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston, has announced the release of two new episodes of their popular Infocom based podcast. Two, yes TWO, new episodes of the #EatenByAGrue podcast are posted today, both recorded at @KansasFest https://t.co/Bqla5rpw7K #a2kfest #interactivefiction — Kevin Savetz (@KevinSavetz) August 7, 2018 The two new episodes, #19 and #20 cover the game Rollercoaster, the very first game to use the Laserdisk and the Infocom Non-Interacive releases including their production…
