Happy New Year to all of our members and readers. We wish you and yours the best of the new year and all that it will bring. A.P.P.L.E. Staff
The Applesauce Floppy Disk Controller client software has been updated. This update is primarily a patch update with several fixes to the software including the following: Enhancements and fixes for 2.0.1 Also included in this release is an update for the Firmware of the Applesauce Floppy Disk Controller, version 2.77. These updates can be downloaded through the Applesauce FDC Client. For more information about this update, the Applesauce FDC or the client software, check out the website at:https://www.applesaucefdc.com
A2_4am has updated his Apple II game, Million Perfect Letters. The latest version, Million Perfect Letters Version 1.2, has version 1.2, simplifies disk access and compresses some files on disk. Actual gameplay is unchanged from the previous version and according to the posting, this version matches the version included in A2_4am’s Total Replay Apple II compilation library. According to the game page on Internet Archive, “Million Perfect Letters is a shifty word game for the Apple ][. It runs on any…
Henry Lowe has announced the release of the latest version of his Card Cat Apple II card identification program. Card Cat 1.7 includes a host of additional cards in the catalog including the following: Card Cat will run on all Apple II series computers from the Apple II plus through the Apple IIgs. It can identify 87 different Apple II cards and even functions properly on an Apple II emulator. Additional information and the Card Cat 1.7 program is available…
Wayne Goldsmith has produced a new version of the proverbial Matrix screen for the Apple II computer. Using standard ascii text, this little Apple II program will produce an effect to that seen in the Matrix Movies.
VCF East 2025 Exhibitor Registration is open: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSedyn…/viewform… The show will be April 4-6 in Wall, NJ @ InfoAge Science and History Museums Check the web page for updates over the next few weeks https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/
Mark Moxon has announced an update to the Apple II version of the dis-assemblies of the source code for the game Elite. This particular update removes in-text mentions of deep dives as they are unreliable and also include an update of deep dive titles within the elite-data.asm file of the Elite source code. The entire updated version of Elite and the source code is available online at:https://github.com/markmoxon/elite-source-code-apple-ii Other versions of the game are available from Mark’s GitHub page at:https://github.com/markmoxon
The Ample MAME Interface has been updated. The Kelvin Sherlock maintained project for MAC OS is now at version 0.272. This latest version includes an update bringing the Ample interface in line with the latest version the MAME emulator. Also included in Ample version 0.272 is a new ROM management capability which allows users to specify their own URL for ROMs or to use the A.P.P.L.E. supported library. The latest version of the Ample MAME Interface and all source code…
Client Release 2.0 – https://evolutioninteractive.com/applesauce/Applesauce_200.zip The Applesauce client version 2.0 is finally here! After many months of work refactoring, rebuilding, and modernizing the low-level foundations of Applesauce it is all back together and working better than ever. Even though a lot of work went into supporting the upcoming Applesauce+ hardware, I didn’t forget about all of you existing users and have lots of improvements in this release. NEW FIRMWARE 2.76 Current Applesauce units (all revisions) have a new firmware version…
For those of you who missed out on seeing David Greelish’s wonderful documentary movie, “Before Macintosh”, you can now watch it free on YouTube. “Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa” is a fascinating look into the computer that really changed the way we used personal computers; it started the modern personal computer revolution! Not only did key people from the project go on to help create the Macintosh, but so did key components of both hardware and software. In the end, Apple…
Star Fury is a high speed arcade style game for the Apple II by Brazilian game author, Raphael Rezende. His latest game includes elements which make it a challenge for even the best of the gamers on the Apple II and is sure to challenge you. Star Fury version 1.1 includes both keyboard and Joystick control. The full package includes the Apple II Emulator ready 5.25 inch floppy disk image, floppy disk label image, and the game manual in PDF…
We are pleased to announce the availability of another classic utility from the A.P.P.L.E. library. This package contains a small utility disk that provides enhanced CATALOG and TYPE capabilities to DOS 3.3. This includes 22 Line Catalogs as well as a variety of wildcards which give different looks to the catalog and the resulting output. Inverse and Control characters can also be printed. Text files can be scanned with control over the width, speed and pagination. Originally submitted by Erv…
A.P.P.L.E. is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the Snape Productions produced Beneath Apple DOS and ProDOS 2020, a compendium of both of the Don Worth books, Beneath Apple DOS and Beneath Apple ProDOS. This book contains information on the internals of DOS and ProDOS and is an invaluable resource for any Apple II user. If you are an Apple II programmer who wants a greater understanding of some tricks of programming the Apple II computer, then this is…
Nibble Disassembly Lines: Volume 1 is a compendium of all of the Apple II DOS 3.3 “Disassembly Lines” articles that appeared in Mike Harvey’s Nibble magazine as well as Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine during the 1980s. Written by Sandy Mossberg, a medical doctor, avid reader, science fiction fan, bird watcher, photographer and especially a self-taught programmer who had one of the longest-running columns in Nibble. If you are an Assembly Language programmer who wants a greater understanding of some tricks of programming…
Written using Greasy graphics by Sellam Abraham and PT3- Mockingboard player by Deater. Following on from ‘The Shining’, my Halloween demo, I decided to tackle the subject of Penguins dancing and generally being amusing by going back to my roots in single lores. I found an amazing PT3 conversion of a Christmas classic which resides in Aux Ram, so 128k Apple IIe, IIc and IIgs with mockingboard if you want to enjoy it to the max. This is my forth…
Seattle, Washington — November 30, 2024 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) is pleased to announce the immediate release of Star Fury – a new, exhilarating arcade-style Apple II game developed by Raphael Rezende. It offers a captivating experience that puts players’ skills and endurance to the ultimate test. With fast-paced gameplay, endless levels, and challenging mechanics, Star Fury promises to deliver a challenging and unforgettable flight through space as you battle the endless levels of aliens. Availability To accompany…
Silverwand Software has released the ninth and final issue of Script-Central Special Edition. This issue includes many new stacks, many updated stacks, fonts, many utilities and tools, and even Macintosh versions of several stacks. SCSE v9n4 floor plan Highlights of this issue include: HyperMover GS v1.2 – a new version of HyperMover by Brendan Bellina that includes the improvements from HyperMover v1.1u and additional support for the properties sharedHilite, sharedText, dontSearch, and button families. The Macintosh version of HyperMover v1.2…
Seattle, Washington — November 27, 2024 — Thanks to the tireless workings of Paul H. Lee, Henry Pedro, Brian Wiser, and Bill Martens, the popular Bulletin Board System, GBBS Pro, has received a significant update to version 2.4 – both the software and the expanded physical manual that accompanies it with an additional 30 pages, totaling over 410 pages. GBBS Pro 2.4 is a user-friendly, highly-modifiable Bulletin Board System (BBS) for communications and entertainment. It has advanced features that can…
Gerard Putter, the curator of the Virtual II Apple II Emulator project has announced the release of a bug fix release of the Emulator. This release fixes two items that were at hand: This release is a free download for all users of the Virtual II Emulator and is available at:https://www.virtualii.com/
In this episode of the RetroMacCast, James and John discuss their latest eBay finds including the following items: John also takes a few minutes to show off his MacRecorder. Some of the News Items in this episode include the Mac IIvx, Apple Twiggy Macintosh auction, and overclocking an LC475/Quadra 605/LC575 and Mystic Color Classic to 40 MHz and beyond. If you would like to subscribe to the RetrroMacCast or to listen to their latest episodes, be sure the check out…
