Author: dfinnigan
A few weeks ago, Ewen Wannop, author of the premier telecommunications program for the Apple IIgs, Spectrum, announced that he had transitioned the program to freeware status. He has now released revised and redesigned manuals for his program, including the main program and scripting manuals. Says Wannop, I have updated the various Spectrum manuals to my new PDF format, and combined the original v1.0 and v2.5.3 manuals into single manuals. I have also added the reference manuals for the various…
It is possible that an iPhone 5 prototype has made its way out of the unknown labs at Apple. According to a Gizmodo article, it appears that a Chinese manufacturer of iPhone cases is showing an iPhone 5 in one of their cases, complete with the miniaturized dock connector. The question now: is it really a prototype, or is it just a simple mockup? If we look to history, we know that prototypes from Apple have made it out into the wild,…
David Schmidt, author of the popular Apple Disk Transfer (ADT) program for the Apple II, announced that the latest version, available now, has the ability to transfer ShrinkIt disk archives to Apple II computers. This functionality means that it is no longer required to use an emulator or another means to convert the .sdk file into a .dsk image. Therefore, much time is saved. This new version of ADTPro also fixes a few other bugs. Download ADTPro 1.2.2 at SourceForge.
Just the other day, Marc S. Ressl released the latest version of his Apple II emulator for Mac OS X. OpenEmulator, written by Marc S. Ressl, is the most exciting new Apple II emulator around. Designed to replicate down to the littlest details the experience of using real Apple II hardware, this free, open-source emulator succeeds in providing the full effect! The latest version, 1.0.3, adds emulation of the Apple II Plus and J-Plus computers, as well as the Disk…
Apple IIgs programmer Ewen Wannop announced yesterday that he has decided to change the status of his commercial software to freeware. Said Wannop: As my contribution to KFest ’12, I am reclassifying all my commercial software. From now on, all my commercial titles that have been sold by Syndicomm are now Freeware, and can be downloaded either from Syndicomm at no cost, or from my own web site: http://www.wannop.info/speccie The titles include: Spectrum 2.5.3 Deluxe disk image Spectrum 2.5.3 floppy…
This month on Open Apple, Mike and Ken speak with Rich Dreher, developer of the CompactFlash For Apple (CFFA) card. The first batch of CFFA3000 cards sold out in 2011, and the second batch is now shipping with similar sales numbers. Rich takes us behind the scenes of the product’s success before dishing on other II hardware developers Vince Briel and Mike Willegal. We look at the astronomical numbers rare Apple-1 computers are fetching on eBay and at Sotheby’s and celebrate…
Mozilla announced plans today to build a mobile operating system entirely based on the Web and HTML5, all powered by the popular Firefox web browser. Already, Mozilla has several mobile phone companies behind it, including Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, Smart, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, and Telenor. The Firefox OS will be built on Mozilla’s Boot to Gecko technology, which promises to eliminate several limitations of web development on mobile devices. One of the key features will be the privilege of HTML5…
Google, Inc announced today that it has developed an iPhone and iPad compatible version of its popular Chrome web browser. The browser, which is available now in the App Store, offers many of the same features from the desktop version of Chrome, including synchronization across devices of bookmarks and tabs, as well as private “incognito” browsing. Google Chrome currently has over 310 million active users. The announcement was made on the second day of the Google I/O conference in San…
Well-known Apple IIgs programmer Ewen Wannop released a starter kit for the popular Sweet16 emulator which runs on Mac OS X and emulates the Apple IIgs computer. This kit simplifies the process of using the emulated Apple IIgs to access the Internet, including email, Usenet newsgroups, and FTP sites. The starter kit includes the latest versions of Wannop’s Apple IIgs Internet programs, SAM2, SNAP, and SAFE2. The starter kit is available from the following URL: http://www.wannop.info/speccie/
Lincoln, IL – Jun. 18, 2012 – Author David Finnigan has written and published a paperback book covering the Apple II computer. Before the Macintosh and iPod, Apple Computer became famous for its easy-to-use personal computer. The New Apple II User’s Guide covers everything from setup to programming of this important, early computer. The purpose of the book is to serve as a guide to all models of Apple II, and explain the basics of setup, programming, networking, and other…
