Author: A.P.P.L.E.

The latest version of the Apple II disk boot utility, Anti-M has been updated. Anti-M version 2.2 adds support for booting ABM. Anti-M is a disk boot utility created by the Apple II hacker, A2_4am, which allows users to boot older games made specifically for the Apple II and II plus on their Apple IIe and Apple or IIgs machines. The booster users a modified PROM that can boot any disk allowing the machine to bypass ROM checkers that are…

David Schmenk has released a new version of PLASMA. According to the release notes, PLASMA version 2.11 is a minor update to address the relocating loader for EDASM generated modules with 8 bit fixups. All modules up to now have been generated by PLASM and only use 16 bit fixups. Mostly usefull for future modules built with EDASM. You can download the latest version of PLASMA for the Apple-1, Apple II or Apple III computers from the Plasma Github page…

From Antoine Vignau of Brutal Deluxe Software: rSounder goes v3.1 – A small but useful update to the great sound toolbox published in 1995 by Paul Benson.I wanted all sounds to be page aligned when saved, now they are (and Paul’s copyright suffix is also removed, shhh) => https://github.com/antoinevignau/source/tree/main/rsounder rsounder31.jpg

The author of the Apple II game Castle Dain is offering a physical release of his mini-RPG game for the Apple II. This limited release includes a 6″ x 9″ folder, 5.25 disk, quick-start guide, cross-section diagram of the castle, and 4 collectible cards. The cost is $25 plus shipping. For more information and an in-depth video about this release, click on the video below: Castle Dain physical copy (Apple II)

Four hours of selling, buying, trading, showing off and community discussion completely free of charge thanks to generous donations from Frank Linares of Retro Rewind, Martin Jenkins, Peter Bartusek as well as the continued support of the Commodore Chronicles’ Fast Load Collective (Petzel, Pones, Nelson, BeardedSonOfNel and Nagel). Retro Rewind will be in attendance, offering their incredible products surrounding the Commodore 64, 128, Plus 4, C16 and Amiga computers as well as the Tandy COCO line of computers. See https://www.retrorewind.ca…

Colin Leroy-Mira has announced the latest release of Mastodon for Apple II, version 1.14.0! It provides a big performance improvement on the serial bandwidth, all the way to 115,200bps. This is especially visible for loading images. You can download the latest version and find out more about the program at:

If is not often that we post Tandy related news here at Call-A.P.P.L.E. but this new Apple II emulator for the Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer 3 was just a bit too fun to pass up so here it is: From: Todd Wallace Via Facebook TRS-80 Color Computer group Hello all! I uploaded a new version of my Apple II+ emulator   It felt unfinished when I first put it out there and so I wanted to give it some more love….

Total Replay version 5.1, the Apple II Emulation frontend created by the Apple II hacker a2_4am and puts 100s of games at your fingertips, has been released. This latest version includes the following additions and changes to the platform: Download You can Download Total Replay version 5.1 (2024-02-16), in the form of an Apple II emulator ready 32 MB disk image from here, and the release notes of what’s new here About Total Replay is a ready to use frontend for exploring…

From David Schmenk : A great number of performance and reliability improvements. The big feature update is PLFORTH, a FORTH language module for PLASMA that makes FORTH a first class citizen to the PLASMA environment. Many programming tools for software development or use PLASMA as a command line interface with a full suite of file manipulation tools and program launcher. Included in this release are many bug fixes and new FORTH language support: https://github.com/dschmenk/PLASMA/releases/tag/v2.1

The latest update to the ApplePi Apple IIe emulator, version 0.2.3 in now available. This release of the ApplePi Apple IIe Emulator brings a plethora of changes and updates, addressing several bugs that had snuck into the emulator. One notable fix includes the swapping of the Apple IIe and enhanced IIe ROMs, ensuring correct functionality. Additionally, The proper Apple II and Apple II Plus character sets have been added to the emulator. ApplePi, crafted by retired engineer J.B. Ward, stands…

from David Greelish  This is a documentary that explores the history, technology, people, stories and industry influence of this lesser-known personal computer. The film profiles important individuals involved in the creation of the computer, plus its life after cancellation, both as an entry-level Macintosh compatible and as a collectible. The work of Douglas Engelbart and his team, plus advances from the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) with their Alto and Star workstations were the initial innovators of the Graphical User…

The 2024 rendition of the Basic 10 Liner Programming Contest has begun. This is the 13th Edition of the BASIC 10 Liner Contest, run by Gunnar Kanold. Some of the Legal systems for the contest include Any 8-bit computer systems. This includes the BBC Micro, Acorn, Electron, MSX, Pet, Commodore 64, and the Apple II computers in addition to many others. Choice of the system is up to the individual user. The Authorized BASIC dialects for the contest include the…

From Emmanuel Castello I wrote a new game for the apple II, and arcade simple game, based on one of the oldest video games, PONG. So here’s the version 1.0 of PONG RELOADED, for the Apple II. Except for a few bitmaps minor bugs, the only untested part is the physical paddles on a real Apple II because I don’t have them at home. So if anyone does, please let me know how the game feels on the real hardware….

According to Antoine Vignau of Brutal Deluxe Software has announced the immediate release of a maintenance release of our NinjaTrackerPlus Finder extension player. https://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/products/apple2gs/ntp/

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/

Apple II Desktop Version 1.4 Alpha 6 has been released by Joshua Bell, the curator of the project. Updates to the latest Alpha include the following items: General DeskTop Selector Desk Accessories The latest version of the Apple II Desktop can be downloaded from the Github page at: https://github.com/a2stuff/a2d/releases/tag/v1.4-alpha6

Seattle, Washington — February 2, 2024 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) is pleased to announce the immediate release of DODGEMS! – a new, exhilarating arcade-style Apple II game developed by Raphael Rezende. It offers a captivating experience that puts players’ skills and endurance to the ultimate test.  With fast-paced gameplay, endless levels, and challenging mechanics, DodgEms! promises to deliver an unforgettable journey across the byways. Availability To accompany the game, A.P.P.L.E. has published an accompanying PDF manual –  disk image is available for purchase in our…

Card Cat version 1.6 has been announced by the creator of the program, Henry Lowe. This latest release of the Card Cat program includes a number of fixes and updates including the following: The latest version of Card Cat and installation / usage instructions are available from the Card Cat website at: https://henrylowe.net/card-cat/

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A new version of KEGS, an Apple IIgs emulator is now available.  Kent Dickey, the author and curator of the KEGS Apple IIgs Emulator announced version 1.34 today with the emulator being available on the Mac, Windows, and Linux.  You can download the latest version of the KEGS Apple IIGS Emulator at: http://kegs.sourceforge.net/ Some of the changes in KEGS v1.34 include the following additions: For more information about KEGS or to download the source code for the emulator, check out…