Author: A.P.P.L.E.
The Plasma 2.0 Apha 2 Programming Environment has been released. From Dave Schmenk : “Let’s start 2023 off with some critical bug fixes.” 1. Improved entry/exit for 128K Apple IIe //c 2. Improved entry for Apple /// 3. Improved entry and function calls for 16 bit VM 4. Apple3 ReadyToRun compatible images PLASMA is a medium level programming language targeting the 8-bit 6502processor. Historically, there were simple languages developed in the earlyyears of computers that improved on the tedium of…
A.P.P.L.E in coordination with Kevin Smallwood and Paul Lee are pleased to announce the official release of ACOS GBBS Version 2.2 for the Apple II series computers. There are a host of changes to this latest release including the following: For users who have purchased the printed manual, there are a few other typos including the following: You can download the latest version of ACOS GBBS Pro for the Apple II series computers from Call-A.P.P.L.E.’s Github page at:https://github.com/callapple/GBBS Additional information…
Stefan Wessels has announced the initial release of his CC65 based Apple II version of the popular game, Gomoku. According to his anouncement,
Tom Charlesworth has announced the release of the latest version of the Applewin Apple II Emulator. Applewin is a windows based full featured Apple II Emulator. The latest version of Applewin, version 1.30.13.0 includes several changes and bug fixes including the following: You can download the latest version of Applewin from the Applewin Github page at:https://github.com/AppleWin/AppleWin Some of the features included in Applewin include support for a variety of Apple II series machines and clones, many of which are hard…
The Virtual II Apple II Emulator has been updated. Gerard Putter, the curator of the Virtual II emulator announced the update this morning and noted that he had added more features and quashed some bugs in the earlier version of the program. The latest release of Virtual II, version 11.2, includes additional support for the Apple //c and Apple //c+. A complete list of changes included in this release of Virtual II include the following: You can download an evaluation…
Enrico Rolfi has announced the immediate availability of The Music Studio for the Apple IIgs, the unofficial version. The Music Studio for the Apple IIgs Version 2.0.3 is available for download on Enrico’s website. According to the release notes on the site: The Music Studio is a music composition software for the Apple IIGS that was first released between the end of 1986 and the beginning of 1987. Armed with nothing more than the original program binary, I decided to…
A Note from Peter Forth, curator of the Forth2020 Programming language legacy Group on Facebook:
Ian Schmidt has released a new version of his Night Driver for the Apple IIgs. Night Driver GS 1.1 includes the following features and fixes: Night Driver GS 1.1 is a free download and is available at:https://www.callapple.org/soft/a2gs/games/nd11.po
For those of you who have been waiting for the AppleSqueezer accelerator for the Apple IIgs, Niek Van Suchtelen, the creator of the AppleSqueezer has announced that production is forthcoming. In the announcement on his wesbite, he says:
The final release of the Apple II Desktop Version 1.2 is available. That means that there are no more Alpha or Beta versions and that this will be the last update to that particular version. Apple II DeskTop is a graphical file and disk manager that also includes a host of graphical desk accessories for the Apple II series computers. Apple II desktop has also been known and sold as Mouse Desk. Some of the features of the Apple II…
Late last night, Lee Fastenau announced a little Christmas present for the Apple II world in the Call-151 group: the Game Boy version of Tetris for the Apple II, complete with all of the original screens and the source code for the game as well. This version of the game runs not only on original Apple II hardware with 48K of memory but will also run in Emulators as well. Game controls for the game: Downloading the game and the…
Recently, Apple II programmer Brian Picchi had a chance to catch up with Beagle Bros founder, Bert Kersey. According to Picchi, Bert was surprised that so many people still remembered and were fans of Beagle. Here is the recorded video message from Bert Kersey to the Apple II community: https://www.facebook.com/bpicchi/videos/533635638687240
For those of you who are fans of the Wizardry Series, there is now a new restored version of the Wizardry Proving Grounds game for the Apple II. This update includes the following fixes: A number of people contributed to this release including Chris Torrence, John Brooks, and Eric Labelle. A complete list of the changes can be found here: https://www.zimlab.com/wizardry/proving-grounds-restored/files/Wizardry-Proving-Grounds-Restored-v2.2-Readme.txt The disk is available for free download along with further update information at : https://www.zimlab.com/wizardry/proving-grounds-restored/
Brutal Deluxe Software has announced the release of AppleIIgs Karate from . The game runs on an Apple IIgs with either floppy or Hard drive. To gain your way into the upper sect of the holy order, something your father always wanted of you, you must beat many opponents. Your journey will be a difficult one with the finest fighters in the land trying to stop you. From time to time, you may be required to perform tests to prove…
Pierre Dandumont has created a monster. Putting Mac OS 9.2 on the Nintendo Wii. While we have covered some Wii related items in the past, this is the first time where it really comes into the actual Macintosh realm. This install is not exactly a perfect run but it certainly is a good start and Pierre does a really good job of taking the user through all of the aspects of the install including the ups and downs of it….
Joshua Bell has announced the immediate availability of the Apple II Desktop graphical interface version 1.2 Beta 2. This version includes the following changes to the program: DeskTop Desk Accessories You can download the Apple II Desktop as well as the source code from the Apple II Desktop Github at:https://github.com/a2stuff/a2d/
Script-Central SE v7n2 has been released by Brendan Bellina. Details of this release of the Script-Central SE package release are as follows: Script-Central is a HyperCard IIGS stack collection presented as a disk magazine. Originally published on floppy disks in the 1990’s, v7n2 is the fourth issue published by Brendan Bellina released as 16 MB hard drive images. Stacks include hard-to-find content, stacks converted from Macintosh HyperCard, and original stacks. Along with the stacks themselves is a great deal of…
The Applesauce Floppy Disk Controller client software has been updated. John Morris released Applesauce FDC Software version 1.74 with the following changes: New bulk processor named Catalog Disks that will generate directory listings for image files and save them into individual txt files. Writing MFM disks now have improved write precompensation handling. It is automatically handled from the Disk Writer. From within the Mastering system of the Disk Analyzer, you can now specify custom write precompensation settings. The Flux Imager…
Brutal Deluxe Software has announced the immediate release of the 9th software release as part of their 30th Anniversary celebration. The latest release is Froggy Software’s Canal Meurtre. According to the release notes on the Brutal Deluxe website, Attached to your TV like an infant to its pacifier, you enjoy cozy evenings in the calm of your apartment. However, tonight, the incredible has just happened: your favorite journalist has been murdered! Your investigative skills overcoming your acute flemmingitis, you decide…
Chris Vavruska has announced the release of the Homer finder extension for the Apple IIGS. Home is an extension of the Extras Menu “Make Alias” function in Apple IIGS System 6.0. Home proves an easy to use means to give you a quick route to finding the location of the alias as well as to examine the structure of the EasyMount alias files. It also opens the original folder where the alias points to. You can download the latest version…
