Category: Apple IIgs

GS Speaker App for Listener Released

Chris Vavruska has released the GS Speaker App on the Microsoft Store which allows a WindowsPC to communicate with your TCP networked Apple IIGS running the Listener application by Jeremy Rand. For more information or to download Listener, check out the Listener Github page at: https://github.com/jeremysrand/Listener The App is a free download from the Microsoft […]

HyperCard IIgs Extras Released

Brendon Bellina has announced the release of the HyperCard IIgs Extras. Best known for his Scipt-Central SE packages, Brendon mentions that this “Extras” stack release will greatly enhance the capabilities of HyperCard IIgs. According to the HyperCard IIgs Extras webpage, “Apple included many stacks for the Macintosh version of HyperCard that were never released for […]

ListenerGS Version 1.0 Released

From Jeremy Rand: ListenerGS version 1.0 is available: https://www.rand-emonium.com/2022/04/10/listenergs-version-1-0-released/https://www.rand-emonium.com/listenergs/ This app lets you do speech dictation to an Apple IIgs.  You must have a network interface on your GS and have Marinetti setup.  You also need a modern iPhone, iPad or Mac.  With that, you can do speech dictation in desktop application on your GS […]

Apple IIgs Listener Updated

From Jermy Rand: “I have updated the Listener beta builds.  Both the iOS/macOS and the GS side software have had updates.  For information about how to join the beta, links to the GS software and some video demos of the app, check out this page: https://www.rand-emonium.com/listenergs/ Among the fixes: The NDA now actively closes the connection […]

Script-Central Special Edition 2021 Released

Brendan Belina has released his most recent collection of Apple IIgs Hypercard Stacks. Script-Central Special Edition 2021 is a collection of Hypercard stacks . Script-Central SE 2021 Stacks This year’s release of Script-Central includes the following stacks: HyperTuneMaker Haiku Stack Xmas.Display.21 Itsy Bitsy Spider TuneBuilder (an updated version of Apple’s stack) Birthday Warp Speed IIGS […]

Genesys Resource Editor Updated

Brutal Deluxe Software has released an update to Genesys, the #AppleIIgs resource editor. This release includes a number of bugs fixes as well as all features of #AppleII System 6.0/6.0.1 controls being added. Also a new editor for rUpdateInfo by Ewen Wannop is included. Developing for the #AppleIIgs is fun! You can download Genesys from […]

HFS 1.04 Beta Announced

Petar Puskarich has announced the immediate availability of the latest beta 4 build of hfs.fst for GSOS. This release FIXES many of the old corruption issues found over the years. Mount the .po file Drag the new hfs.fst to your System FSTS folder. INACTIVATE the old hfs.fst or remove it from the folder. Only one […]

Kickstarter for Clear Case IIe and IIgs is NOW LIVE!

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. […]

Anti-M 1.6 Released

Anti-M v1.6 is out: https://github.com/a2-4am/anti-m/releases/tag/v1.6 Anti-M can boot any 5.25-inch Apple II disk on any Apple II, including – 13-sector disks – SpiraDisc on //c or IIgs – games that require a ][+ or 6502 – booting from drive 2 Version 1.6 of the Anti-M program adds support for Personal Software 13-sector disks.

A MicroDrive Turbo Rebuild

Chris Morrison has posted an interesting new item to his VintageGeek Blog this past couple of weeks. He takes the viewers on a ride through the ups and downs of building a MicroDrive Turbo card for the Apple IIgs using images from the Alex Lee curated WITA2GS website as well as the utility CiderPress running […]

KbooHK WDrive floppy emulator – first look

The Apple II floppy emulator options have been shrinking lately, with availability being limited to a few devices. From the CFFA 3000 last run to most other devices deprecated, there’s only two or three available right now. That’s why KbooHK coming into the Apple II community is quite welcome, and their product promises a great […]