Studying the pseudo random number generation with a particle simulation of the binomial distribution using a Galton’s board in Double LORES. DSK-image: http://www.golombeck.eu/fileadmin/downloads/galton1.dsk The simulator uses 96 single “particles” that are kept in constant movement following a pseudo-gravitational force which makes them move through the board. This simulation also demonstrates some of the capabilities of […]
Walland Vrbancic has just released his latest version of Apple II DOS, DOS 4.3 File Management System. DOS 4.3 is based on his earlier release of DOS 4.1H in 2019. DOS 4.3 boots directly into Language Card memory. It retains all of the enhancements found in DOS 4.1 with many more additional features. Most notable are commands to directly […]
Apple II Email Suite Bobbi Manners has announced the release of the email//er Apple II Suite version 1.0. The AppleII Email Suite consists of the following six ProDOS programs: POP65.SYSTEM is a Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) client for the Apple II with Uthernet-II card. EMAIL.SYSTEM is a simple user interface for reading and […]
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. […]
With this new release we have direct access to the graphic functions via a jump-table which gives fixed routine calling addresses that will be preserved in future versions of the library. You can call the functions fro AppleSoft (example given on my webpage) or from assembler. Find the new disk image here: http://www.golombeck.eu/index.php?id=48&L=1 Find information […]
James Davis has created a full Apple II ROM disassembly listing which lists all of the addresses from $C000 to $FFFF in the Apple II Computer. This listing is one of the most complete listings and utilizes many publications including several A.P.P.L.E. Publications and can be viewed on Andy McFadden’s website at:https://6502disassembly.com/a2-rom/ Please follow and […]
MacEffects, LLC, creator of the clear Macintosh SE case, just released the kickstarter for an Apple IIe case, and it’s fantastic! From their project:Our custom case will make your Apple II stunningly unique, yet still recognizable by its classic shape. You will have the ability to peer inside the system at its beautifully engineered internal components. […]
The RELEASE set of media have been finalized and are available on GitHub along with complete and extensive documentation for A2osX. This includes a User Guide, Command Guide and Shell Developers Guide. You can download the media directly through one of these links: RELEASE.140.po – An 140K 5.25″ disk image containing ProDOS FX as well […]
For those of you following the Apple II Desktop project, you will be happy to know that there is a new pre-alpha. Release number 10 of the pre-alpha stage of the Apple II desktop project includes the following changes: DeskTop File > New Folder scrolls new folder into view. #16 DeskTop: Restrict double-click detection to content […]
The latest update to the Apple II Desktop is now available for download and testing from the Apple II Desktop GitHub Page. Version 1.2 Pre-Alpha 9 is contains a bevy of changes and bug fixes including the following items: DeskTop Fix resource leak opening/closing windows – #19 Fix off-by-one year bug for pre-Y2K dates Clear screen […]
