Author: Bill Martens
The RetroMacCast Episode 274 is now available on the RetroMacCast website. This episode includes discussions on: The latest interesting eBay finds including an Apple organizer, 2c flat panel collection, and brass paperweight. Discussions about General Magic, and news includes World Emoji Day, Apple employee #345, and using a IIsi today. You can hear Episode 274 as well as all of the RetroMacCast podcast episodes on the RMC website at: http://retromaccast.ning.com/
The Applewin Apple II Emulator has been updated. Version 1.27.6.0 of Applewin, is primarily a maintenance release which addresses a few bugs including [Bug #570] Fixed lag when repeat-stepping in debugger. [Bug #558] Fixed ClosedApple + <key> not working (when using right ALT key). Applewin is made for the Windows operating system and can be downloaded for free from the Applewin Github releases page at: https://github.com/AppleWin/AppleWin/releases
Ewan Wannop has released an update for the Spectrum Platinum communications suite for the Apple IIgs. Version 2.5.5 includes a number of new features. Prior to Kansasfest, Ewan released his toolset, The Undo Manager, which according to Ewan was his pre-Kaansasfest offering to the community. The Undo Manager is a tool which according to Ewan, adds 32 levels of Undo and Redo to your LineEdit, TextEdit, or Picture controls. To activate Undo and Redo Menu Items, simply install the Undo…
The 2018 edition of Kansasfest has closed and along with this ending came the announcement by the committee of the 2019 dates for the event Can’t wait for the next #A2KFest? It’s less than a year away: July 15–21, 2019! pic.twitter.com/AsuWiV5rX0 — KansasFest (@kansasfest) July 22, 2018
The NetBSD project has announced the availability of the sixteenth major release of the NetBSD operating system. NetBSD Version 8.0 includes a number of bug fixes and includes new hardware support as well as additional security features. NetBSD is designed to run on over 50 platforms including the Macintosh 68K and Power PC machines. Some of the fixes and enhancements included in the latest version are as follows: USB stack rework, USB3 support added. In-kernel audio mixer (audio_system(9)). Reproducible builds…
Denis Molony has announced an interim update to allow WOZ format disk images to be recognized by DiskBrowser as raw files. Version 1.0.27 is now available from the DiskBrowser website at: https://github.com/dmolony/DiskBrowser/releases
James and John have released the latest rendition of their RetroMacCast podcast. This time around, they take a look at a host of new items including The Latest eBay finds: NeXT brochure, pallet of Apple stuff, and TechStep. A chat with Noah Leon about Love Notes to Newton A variety of news items including MacBook Pro updates, General Magic, and cross-stitch Control Panel. To listen to this edition of the RetroMacCast or other older editions, check out their website at:…
Henry Courbis of Reactive Micro and Anthony Smith of Ultimate Apple2 have announced an effort to continue the tradition of the KansasFest Garage Giveaway which has been the brainchild of Sean Fahey and James Littlejohn until now. According to the email from Henry, As announced previously, this is unfortunately the last year of the Garage Give Away. We all owe Sean and James our gratitude for their past efforts and the great memories. Thanks from one and all you two!…
Denis Molony has announce the immediate availability of version 1.0.26 of his Apple II DiskBrowser program. DiskBrowser is a Java based browsing program which allows users to view the contents of their Apple II disk images in native formats. DiskBrowser supports all of the popular disk image formats including John Morris’s WOZ format disk images. It also includes all of the main program and operating system formats. This update to DiskBrowser completes the move to Java 10 for the Application. …
Gerard Putter, creator and curator of Virtual II the emulator, has announced a new version of the software. Virtual II is the premier Apple II emulator for Mac OS X and has been consistently updated for more than 10 years now. Version 8.5 was released today with a host of patches and fixes including: Added Dark Mode support for macOS 10.14 (Mojave). Woz disk image files are now shown correctly (enabled) in the disk open panel. Reading an empty diskette…
The Applewin Apple II Emulator has been updated. Verison 1.27.5.0 is now available to all users. This update of Applewin includes a host of bug fixes including the following: [Bug #567] Fixed Mockingboard/6522: Reading the 6522’s IER now returns 0x80|IER. [Bug #556] Allow system key combinations to be read: Open Apple (left ALT) + ESC/SPACE/TAB. Also fixes #145, #198, #448. Support new command line switches: -no-hook-system-key, -alt-enter=<open-apple-enter|toggle-full-screen> Fix for save-state which wasn’t correctly saving last key. [Bug #555] Reverted 1.27.4’s…
For those of you who have been following the A2osX project, there is now a new version of the Source and Build floppies available for download from the A2osX Github repository. The brainchild of Rémy Gibert, A2osX aims to be a multitasking operating system for the Apple II much like Linux or other Unix type operating systems. If you are interested in helping with this project, developers who are familiar with this type of operating system development are welcome to…
DiskBrowser has been updated to version 1.0.25. The latest version of Denis Molony’s Apple II disk image browsing software now supports the WOZ format. DiskBrowser is a Java based application and includes the following features: Applesoft and Integer Basic Pascal disassembler 6502 disassembler Wizardry internals and maps Infocom text adventure internals Appleworks Visicalc HDV and 2mg Compressed disks – shrinkIt, gzip, zip Track and sector display Dual DOS disks CPM disks Comprehensive disk listing You will need the latest version…
James and John have released the 466th episode of the RetroMacCast Podcast. In this episode, they discuss a host of items including: eBay finds: six-color Apple poster, Woz-autographed floppy, and a Peach Apple II clone. They delve into the Takky Mac, and news includes Susan Kare, the end of Airport, and Hap’s prototype collection. To listen to the RetroMacCast podcast, check out their website at: http://retromaccast.libsyn.com/rmc-episode-466-takky?tdest_id=159182
Charity Buzz is currently auctioning off one of the original Apple-1 Computers. The “Duston 2” as this Apple-1 is being named, was previously owned by Adam Duston of Naperville Illinois. One of the original Byte Shop machines, the “Duston 2” has been modified slightly but according to Apple-1 restorer and expert, Corey Cohen, is not in bad physical condition and he gave it a 7.0 rating, stating that “the board would have been an 8,5 had it been all original….
The Applewin Emulator has been updated to Version 1.27.4.0. This version focuses on items related to the Super Serial Card and the recent interest in BBS and Modem related topics. The latest release of Applewin includes a host of improvements and fixes including: Fix for showing 559th DHGR vertical column. But now an HGR HCOLOR=2 vertical line at column 0 is only 1 DHGR pixel wide. Fix TEXT80 to be aligned with DHGR. Fix FLASH in TEXT80 (the inverse aux-memory…
The latest version of the Virtual II Emulator has been released. Virtual II is a Shareware full featured Apple II emulator which offers users near real hardware experiences on Mac OS X. The latest release, version 8.4 contains a host of changes including Improved “woz” disk image compatibility; the application now deals better with several copy-protection schemes. If a woz disk’s internal write protect property has been set, QuickLook now shows the disk without a write-protect notch, to indicate that…
For a spell, the Steve Jobs Archive was the one go-to place on the web to get a good synopsis of the videos of Steve and the associated grouping. The site contains 43 categories of Steve Jobs’ life and the videos which contain that aspect. After the disappearance of the site, A.P.P.L.E. inquired and apparently the interest in Steve Jobs had waned to a point where the curator, Art Matsak, felt that it was no longer needed. However, Since said…
Gerard Putter has released the latest update to his Virtual II emulator for Mac OS X. Virtual II is an Apple II Emulator which is completely standardized GUI and allows the user to experience both the sights and the sounds in addition to the actual functionality of the original Apple II Computer. Virtual II version 8.3 contains a bevy of updates and fixes including: Support for the “woz” disk image format. The woz format and implementation guide was created by…
From Brian Court: The fourth edition of the Apple II Festival France will take place in early August 2018 (1st to 5th). The Silicium association, along with the Apple II France group on facebook, the Maska team and many enthusiasts prepare the meeting. For more information, go to https://www.apple2festivalfrance.fr/
