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

The Applewin Apple II Emulator has been updated. Version 1.30 release 21.0 includes a ton of changes, code refactoring and updates. Many of the updates included in this version are from Applewin contributors Audetto and Jamila’s. Updates items in this release of Applewin include: You can download the latest version of Applewin from the Github page at:https://github.com/AppleWin/AppleWin NOTE: This is the last update of Applewin that will support Windows XP.

The latest version of the Virtual II Apple II emulator for Mac OS has been released. Virtual II version 13.0 includes a slew of changes and updates including the following items: Virtual II is a full featured mature Apple II emulator which includes emulation for the Apple II, II+, IIe and IIc machines. It also includes the capability of handling large capacity disk images. To download the latest version of the Virtual II emulator, go to the Virtual II website…

Brutal Deluxe Software has announced the immediate availability of the latest version of BenchmarkeD for the Apple IIGS computer. BenchmarkeD is a benchmark utility for the Apple IIgs. It allows you to calculate an average throughput in reading and writing files and sequential disk blocks of your ProDOS volumes. BenchmarkeD version 1.1 does a condensed version of the benchmarks which will appear in a single page. BenchmarkeD uses standard GS/OS routines to perform its tests. You can download the ZIP…

Jawaid Bayzar, famous for the Apple IIgs Second Sight card, has been working on a new Apple IIgs Emulator for the past several months. He has just released the latest update of his work. GSSquared 0.3.0 is now available on Jawaid’s github page. According to the press release with the emulator: The video display now offers three modes: NTSC (default), RGB, and Monochrome. Monochrome offers three colors: white, green, and amber. Pressing F2 will cycle between the three modes. In…

From the author, David Schmenk: PLasma Enhanced InterActive Development EnvironmentS After a long gestation period, PLASMA has been reborn as PLEIADES with many new features, enhancements and bug fixes. TLDR; Check out the video: https://youtu.be/nrCwYxA_N_E From the GitHub project page: https://github.com/dschmenk/PLASMA PLASMA has grown from a language compiler to a full featured interactive environment for developing and running applications. With the addition of FORTH and LISP to the PLASMA ecosystem as well as support for assembly programming with EDASM and…

The KEGS Apple II GS emulator has been updated to version 1.38. This release includes the binaries for Linux, Mac OS X 10.13 and newer as well as the Windows 10 binaries. Some of the changes in this latest release of KEGS include: You can download the latest version of KEGS as well as previous versions from the KEgS SourceForge page at: https://kegs.sourceforge.net/

Brutal Deluxe Software has announced a fix for the Adventure game “Mystery of Kikekankoi”, in which one command within the game would not work. According to the post by the developer of the Apple II version, Antoine Vignau: One could not CUT ADHESIVE on the boat of “The Mystery of Kikekankoi”. Now, one can UNGLUE TAPE and get the key. A maintenance release of the English version of the game is now available @ https://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/products/apple2/kikekankoi/ Antoine Vignau of Brutal Deluxe Software…

Over the past several weeks, Thomas Cherryhomes has been taking on a project of reverse engineering the FROB development platform for the Atari 2600. The FROB development platform allows Apple II users to develop software for the Atari 2600 through the use of the FROB card. As the owner of the only FROB known to exist currently, Thomas has spent many days working through the engineering bits of the card and test the software and entire platform and has now…

Brutal Deluxe software has announced the release of PicViewer version 1.07 for the Apple IIGS. This version of Pic Viewer includes a major bug fix in the program. PicViewer was one of the first extensions written by Brutal Deluxe software for the Apple IIGS System 6 FinderExtras. PicViewer will handle picture viewing up to 3200 colors. For more information about this release or to download the latest version of PicViewer and the Source Code, check out the Brutal Deluxe Software…

The Ample MAME Emulator Interface has been updated. Ample is a graphical emulation interface specifically tuned for those users running MAC OS and includes easy to use interfaces for a number of retro computing platforms including Apple II, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore among others. This release of Ample brings the latest version of MAME, version 0.276, into the interface. It is available for download from the Ample GitHub page at: https://github.com/ksherlock/ample

Seattle, Washington — November 30, 2024 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) is pleased to announce the immediate release of Droid Raid – 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, Droid Raid promises to deliver a challenging and unforgettable gaming experience as you maneuver through the grid, battling the endless levels of aliens. Availability To accompany the…

From the Kansasfest Committee: People come to KansasFest for the Apple II and stay for the people. The creativity, resilience, and dedication of the community developed over the last 37 years is worth preserving and nurturing. People and organizations change though, and this year marks an evolution for KansasFest as we strive to do better for the community. The leadership of KansasFest is changing. Sean Fahey first joined the planning committee in 2004 and became president in 2015. This year, he is…

Apple II Desktop project curator, Joshua Bell, has announced the latest release of the Apple II Desktop project. Version 1.5 Alpha 3 introduces a Bulgarian version of the graphical platform for the Apple II. Changes since the previous version include the following items: General DeskTop Selector Disk Copy Desk Accessories The latest release of the Apple II Desktop package is available in one of 10 languages from the Apple II Desktop project Github page at:https://github.com/a2stuff/a2d

Programmer Robert Baruch of Mountain View, California, has announced the complete reverse engineering of the game Lode Runner for the Apple II series. Once one of the most popular games for the Apple II, this reverse engineering provides users a means by which to re-assemble the game and check out the inner workings of Lode Runner. The file, main.pdf, is the literate programming document for this project. The explanation of the disassembly is contained within the lines of the source…

From the creator of FujiNet, Thom Cherryhomes: The newest firmware for ATARI, Apple2, CoCo, and Coleco Adam devices, FujiNet Firmware 1.5, has been released! Below you’ll see a distilled set of changes that have gone into this firmware release, which supersedes the 1.4 release that happened last year in August.A huge thank you to everyone who helped get this release cut! FujiNet is a multi-peripheral emulator and WiFi network device for vintage computers. The first completed hardware was for Atari…

An apparently lost episode of the Open Apple podcast from 2018 featuring Applesauce Floppy Disk Controller creator John Morris has been located. Originally from July 2018 and hosted by Em Maginnis and Quinn Dunki, this two hour episode, Open Apple #86 (July 2018): John Keoni Morris of Applesauce FDC, includes a ton of Tidbits about the Applesauce Floppy Disk Controller and its workings. To listen to the episode, check out the Open Apple podcast website at:https://www.open-apple.net/2025/03/31/show-086-john-morris-applesauce/

Registration for Kansasfest 2025 has now opened. This year’s event will be a completely virtual event from July 18-20. Be sure and get your tickets soon to reserve your part in this annual Apple II related event. Check out the website for more information at: www.kansasfest.org/registration/

Get VCF East 2025 Tickets now! Early bird prices end 4/3! Prices are higher at the door! https://events.humanitix.com/vintage-computer-festival-east-2025The show is April 4-6 in Wall, NJ

From the author, Richard Soberka: Hi everyone, I just wanted to let the Apple II community know that I’ve made my game Zephyr available for download as a disk image (.DSK). It’s available for free on my personal website:https://www.soberka.com/games/ Zephyr is an action game — a combat flight simulator in double hi-res monochrome (DHGR, 560 × 192 pixels), designed for Apple IIe (128K), Apple IIc, or Apple IIgs computers. I wrote Zephyr in 1987 for the French publisher Froggy Software. The game was scheduled for…

Thomas Harte, Developer of the Clock Signal Emulator, has announced a bug fix update to the emulator. The latest version includes the following Macintosh related bug fixes: The Clock Signal Emulator is a clock accurate multi-platform emulator and is available for free download from: https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK