The latest version of the Apple II Desktop project has been released. Apple II Desktop is a graphical interface for the Apple II series computers. Joshua Bell has pushed out Apple II Desktop Version 1.2 Alpha 44 and included in this release are the following changes: General Handle mirrored SmartPort drives (ProDOS 2.4 only). #685 Alerts: […]
The Apple II Desktop Project has been updated. Version 1.2 alpha 41 has been released with a complete separation of individual language version floppy sets. These languages include English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. Some of the changes and fixes included in this update are: GeneralConsistently clear text screen when exiting apps. #621File Pickers:Enable Apple+letter selection […]
From the europlus zone blog: [A]lthough it’s not far away, I’m very happy to announce the date for the next WOzFest: WOzFest RC 21/10 will be held on Saturday 2 October 2021, starting at midday Sydney time (UTC+10:00). And, to top off the year, I can also announce that WOzFest 22 will be held on Saturday 30 October 2021, starting at midday […]
From the europlus zone blog: Hot on the heels of WOzFest 18 I’m very happy to announce the date for the next WOzFest: WOzFest 19 will be held on Saturday 1 May 2021, starting at midday Sydney time (UTC+10:00). The theme for WOzFest 19 is “Freedom” – a good friend and frequent WOzFest attendee retires the day before, so I thought what […]
What better way to say to those around you that you not only love them, but are totally cool than to express your love Apple II Style. Rogerio Neves has shared a lovely little one-liner that does this with a high-resolution heart drawn on the Apple II Screen. If you want to try this yourself, […]
Several people lately have been looking at the replica realm with great interest and I found myself looking back through the files at what people had done already. One of the mainstays in the Apple II replica real was Mike Willegal, the former curator of the the Apple-1 Registry. One of the wonderful pages he […]
Mark Jozaitis, who has become renowned for his transparent Apple II series cases, has revealed his lated re-vision of a classic. The Apple IIe Keyboard transparent model. In his announcement, he says: So what does a transparent Apple IIe with a transparent mechanical keyboard look like… Now you don’t have to wonder any more. Final […]
Ben Zotto dis a wonderful research article on the old Beige 1977 Apple II case color. He had a vial of the old touch up paint for the Apple II and started looking into whether or not he had the real thing and just how it compared to the paint color of the Apple II […]
The 6502 Workshop team is thrilled to announce that Nox Archaist has been released! Journey with us back in time to the 1980s an experience an adventure inspired by classics like Ultima and Bard’s Tale. Lord British himself has traveled to Vali, the world of Nox Archaist, to help thee on thy quest! We would […]
IT’S BEEN QUITE A RIDE From back in 1984 when our lead developer Mark Lemmert first had the idea to write a tile-based Apple II RPG, to the founding of 6502 Workshop in March of 2016, all the way through today, the journey has been amazing! But now, we’ve got another exciting date to add […]
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/
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 […]
