Category: Software
The Apple II hacker, 4am (@a2_4am) has announced that the Apple II Disk Image cracking utility Passport has been updated. Passport is a utility for the Apple II computer which automatically removes the disk protection schemes from the original disk, leaving the program completely unprotected. Passport v20171114 includes a host of new features and fixes including: Supports ProDOS RAM disks to read an entire disk at once (IIgs RAM disk, RAMFactor, RAMWorks, modern clones) NEW: DOS 3.2 support (MUSE, Edu-Ware,…
The Nox Archaist RPG Team has added two new members to their programming team. According to the note from their lead programmer, Mark Lemmert: The team at 6502 Workshop had a blast with the Nox Archaist Kickstarter! While it fell short of our goals, hundreds of people pledged a substantial amount, which proved to us that there is a real interest in a new Ultima-inspired Apple ][ RPG. As we forge the plan for our reboot campaign, we are continuing…
Ciderpress 4.0.3 a2 is now available from the Ciderpress releases page. Ciderpress allows users to manipulate disk images and hard drive images on a windows machine. This update to the program in this minor alpha release ncludes the following changes: Added support for MouseText and inverse text in AppleWorks 5 WP docs. MouseText can be converted to similar Unicode symbols or ASCII. You can download the release from the Ciderpress website at: https://github.com/fadden/ciderpress/releases/
A new version of the Beagle Bros game, I.O. Silver for the iPhone and iPad has been released. The iOS game, developed by Evergreen Computer Services, LLC has been updated to version 1.3, includes updates to the package for iOS 11 as well as fixing a host of items including: – Fixed a problem when bugs are released and come back on the screen, sometimes they act as if they’re squashed by a non-moving chip and vanish — to be…
A new release of Ciderpress is now on the GitHub repository for the application. Version 4.0.3 alpha 1 contains fixes for a 64-bit math issue which was causing problems with disk partitions over 4gb in size. This version and other previous releases are available for download from the GitHub Ciderpress site. For more information or to download Ciderpress, go to the releases page at: https://github.com/fadden/ciderpress/releases/
There is still time to join Richard Garriott and Rebecca Heineman in playing Nox Archaist and get your hands on all the awesome feelies! http://kickstarter.noxarchaist.com “I greatly look forward to exploring this realm!” –Lord British, Creator of Ultima “I can’t wait to play this game on my Apple IIgs!” –Rebecca Heineman, Creator of Bards Tale III Click here to back Nox Archaist today and help make this project a reality!
6502 Workshop, LLC announces the launch of a Kickstarter campaign for Nox Archaist on September 16, 2017! http://kickstarter.noxarchaist.com Nox Archaist is an Ultima inspired 8-bit fantasy role-playing game with a classic Apple II look and feel, set in a world ruled by sorcery and swords. Players will explore a robust storyline within a non-linear world containing numerous castles, towns, dungeons, and NPCs. Nox Archaist features skills-driven character development and strategic turn-based combat scenarios which integrate with the game’s storyline. Nox…
Brutal Deluxe Software have announced that Bitsy Rip, a new low-level copy program for the Apple II is now available. According to the announcement by Antoine Vignau of Brutal Deluxe Software: Bitsy Rip is a low level disk imaging software using an Apple IIgs and a standard 5.25″ disk drive, no extra hardware is required! This 0.4 version is pre-alpha and really more proof-of-concept than a usable product. It requires 4 MB of ram and stores the disk nibble data…
– One of the simplest cards I’ve ever used, just connect and run! For a long time, the Apple II has enjoyed a plethora of hardware that extends, connects, and enhances it. Among them, speed accelerators have been sought and venerated. The Apple IIe had a few of them: the TransWarp, Titan, Speed Demon, Zip Chip, and Rocket Chip. These products have not been manufactured for 30+ years and hence they are sometimes expensive and hard to obtain, leaving some…
Marco Verpelli has created a volume of the MECC titles on a single hard disk image. The volume which is the complete collection (Well, 158 titles is a mostly complete collection anyways), contains the available Apple II titles from 1980 to 1999 and is on two digital format .2mg floppy disks. For more on this and the process which allowed this volume to be created, check out the What is the Apple II gs website. The image volume is also…
From the realm of Antoine Vignau: i’m fEDD up goes v2.3 and now supports RamWorks 8M from a2heaven.com: – You can load your 5.25″ floppies in a single pass, that may help create images of sync’ed titles, – We have added more messages for Brian Wiser 😉 Get your copy @ http://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/products/apple2/imfEDDup/ Next step is sync support for AppleSauce!
April 1, 2017 /RPNewswire/ — The 8-Bit Bunch announce an unexpected discovery for the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Apple II – an original game from 1977. You may have thought that Lemonade Stand and Little BrickOut were the titles to show off the capabilities of the Apple II. This, Light Cycles 3D, was the game that was supposed to ship with the computer but was pulled at the last minute for unknown reasons. We discovered the cassette…
A new 503 byte Sector Viewer created by John Brook has been released. The viewer includes all source code as well as the executable. According to John’s post on CSA2, ” This is a single-block (503-byte) ProDOS utility which will read DOS 3.3 sectors and dump+display them as both hex and ascii. It runs on all Apple II computers including Integer ROM and ][+ machines. It is a SYS file and can be run from Basic.System or launched directly. It…
Chris Morrison has a new writeup at his blog, “The Vintage Geek Blog”, that takes a look at all five of the versions of Bank Street Writer, a popular word processor during the 1980’s for the Apple II Computer. The overview includes versions of the program for the Apple IIe, Iic and IIgs and highlights some of the idiosyncrasies of each version. You can check it out at:https://vintagegeek.wordpress.com/2017/02/22/bank-street-writer-for-apple-ii-5-versions/
Brutal Deluxe Software announces the maintenance release of i’m fEDD up, their copy/preservation utility program. Now at version 2.2, the program can export 5.25″ disk bitstreams in a .FDI file. If you own an Apple IIgs, the copy process runs in a single pass. A faster copy means more chance to reliably preserve track sync’ed titles. For easier convenience, the prefix command displays all files and is able to delete unlocked binary files to make room on your destination volume….
Nintendo Super Mario Run released just days ago for iOS has been updated. Super Mario Run is the first Ninendo produced game to run under the iOS platform. It had been promised earlier this year and was released this month. A version 1.0.1 has been released to address an issue with Friend List linking within the game. You can download the game with the first 3 levels for free from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/super-mario-run/id1145275343?mt=8
Titanium Software has released the latest version of their OnyX system maintenance software. OnyX version 3.2.2 includes a host of improvements designed to make the software integrate a bit better with the Mac OS X Sierra operating system. • Deleting the logs improved • Deleting the system archived logs improved • New replacement icons • Integrates new version of Network Link Conditioner • Integrates version 3.15.2 of SQLite 3 • Slideshows added in the Animated desktop background option • Misc….
A new version of 1Password has been released which allows syncing of iOS devices including the Apple Watch. From 1Password Whats New in version 6.5.1 Happy holidays, everyone! Before the final rush of the season we wanted to provide you with one more update that drops a few extra marshmallows into your hot cocoa. As the year comes to a close we hope you have a safe, happy, and secure holiday season. 1Password never prompts you for a review because…
We here at A.P.P.L.E. have had a busy year and as many of you know, we produced our first iOS app here this year. Structris was a coordinated effort between Martin Haye, Brian Wiser, Olivier Goguel and Bill Martens to bring the game to the iOS platform. Now just in time for Christmas, we are announcing a 50% off sale. That means the app is now just $0.99! For more information, check out the Structris Website at http://www.structris.com If you…
NeoFinder, the popular digital asset cataloging and management tool, has been updated to version 7. NeoFinder is quit simply the best such tool that I’ve ever used. It makes it very easy to create a simple catalog of drives and disks, and can store complex metadata about documents, photos, songs, and movies along with optional checksums to verify integrity. The program has been updated and enhanced for over 10 years, and the latest version has a number of new features:…
