Apple Products from the current generation of items.
We start September with great news from ReactiveMicro, the Apple II innovator that provides the community with modern solutions for our vintage hardware, like the Power Supply replacements for all Apple II and /// computers. The new product is a composite to HDMI converter, optimized to be used with retrocomputer signals like the apple II. […]
The Applewin Apple II Emulator has been updated. Applewin is a windows based Apple II emulator and many of the fixes in this latest version 1.29.14 are related to issues with Windows 10 and networking. Tom Charlesworth and his team, winners of the 2020 Apple II Forever Award, have announced more than a dozen fixes […]
An unexpected highlight at KansasFest 2020 was the introduction of a speedy, new Apple II emulator by Tamas Rudnai, dubbed “Steve ][.” Written for macOS Mojave and later, Steve ][ has a modern interface with many options and works with the popular WOZ format. According to Tamas, “Steve ][ tributes the two co-founders of Apple, […]
For those of you who use Facebook, the Apple II Software Enthusiasts group (known for its ongoing two-liner and other programming challenges plus software and programming discussions) is starting a new bi-weekly challenge: “Starting tomorrow, we’re launching a new feature in the group where we’ll be posting a special challenge every couple of weeks to […]
The CrowCousins have released a new version of Magic-Pixels, their double lo-res painting program for enhanced Apple //e, //c, and IIgs models and it’s a big one. Version 2. 6 includes a number of notable features including: – An all-assembly, major UI overall that is wicked fast at 1 Mhz – You can now import […]
Adventurer’s Log Game Day 13: Why did I listen to that ornery mage? Now we’re on a quest to find an uncharted ocean island. Wow, that sea serpent was huge! When it thrashed its tail and swamped the ship, I thought we were goners. Game Day 15: Made it back to the Captain’s Quarters pub. […]
The Crow Cousins have released a new update to Hunt the Gulon, the double lo-res kin to decades old Hunt the Wumpus game, fixing a few minor display bugs and switching to an ultra-fast assembly-based painting routine, soon to be available in an upcoming release of Magic-Pixels. The update is available on the Crow Cousins […]
The Crow Cousins (in this case, Daniel Henderson and Roby Sherman) have collaborated on the world’s first double lo-res whodunit adventure for the Apple II. Set within the sprawling country estate of Screenhole Manor, seven miles north of nowhere, the game begins when another boring family, gathering, filled with the usual threats and melodrama one would expect, […]
The Crow Cousins have released version 2.0b9 of their double lo-res drawing program Magic-Pixels. The 2.0 version introduces a “Blazing Paddles” menu and this version in particular fixes a number of compatibility issues with IIgs and //c computers using mice. As with prior versions, Magic-Pixels will allow you to save your creations in either a […]
What happens when you take the classic cave exploration / hunting game, evict the wumpi, add earthquakes, found arrows, and double lo-res graphics (thanks to power of Magic-Pixels)? You get Hunt the Gulon, a satisfying remake crafted by Crow Cousins for the Enhanced Apple //e, //c, and IIgs. The game is freely available for download on […]
