Script-Central Special Edition v9n2, Summer 2024 was released June 1, 2024. This 32 MB Disk Image for the Apple IIGS contains several new HyperCard IIGS stacks by author Brendan Bellina. The issue includes all of the regular departments: Q+A, Tips & Trix, Scripter’s Workshop and the Lounge. The Lounge has been updated to include a musical slideshow inspired by the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, France. Updated versions of the HCGS.BugTracker stack and the HCGS.Xtras stack are included. HCGS.Xtras is…
Colin Leroy Mira has released STP, a new FTP client package for the Apple IIc. According to the release notes published by Colin: New release of my #AppleII things!STP, my FTP client, is now much more usable. It gets search, is ported to non-enhanced Apple II, and more importantly can now transfer floppy images (.po and .dsk) to a floppy, in the same way that ADTPro does.This means that if you make yourself an STP floppy (with ADTPro), you won’t…
From the KansasFest Committee: In 1984, Apple Computer hosted the Apple II Forever event at the Moscone Center. During the event, Apple announced the Apple IIc, designed by Rob Gemmell and featuring the Snow White design language of Hartmut Esslinger in a portable and elegant reimagining of the Apple IIe. Now, in 2024, KansasFest invites you to join us in Springfield, Illinois, as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apple IIc. The event will feature five days and nights…
From Emmanuel Castello Following Paul Letellier and Michael Mendelsohn bug call, just fixed the problem regarding the physical paddles inversed buttons. Remember that you can skip the bitmap slow scroll up by pressing the key.
The latest beta release of Apple II Desktop, version 1.4-alpha9 pre-release has been unveiled. Curated by programmer Joshua Bell, this alpha release introduces a plethora of enhancements and improvements, albeit with a cautionary note to use it with care due to its alpha status. Key Features of Apple II Desktop v1.4-alpha9: Compatibility: Users can now seamlessly integrate this release with Apple //jse or Apple2TS, ensuring a smooth experience across various Apple II environments. Downloadable Disk Images: Easily accessible through the…
Wozamp 2.4 has been released. The author, Colin Leroy-Mira, announced the release with a miriad of video improvements including the following: * Better sound * Perfect sync * Better compression * Implement pause, rewind, forward * Implement volume normalization and control * Implement clean text subtitles * Leak fixes * Implement full-screen mode * Implement half-lines mode * 80-columns
to prepare for Cinco de Mayo, which seems appropriate in view of this column being a little late in the mad panic to get the graduates across the stage and out into the “real” world, where their work week hours will be halved. It’s budget time, there’s a $10K typo, meetings galore, research season is ramping up and the Spy’s been busy preparing a paper for a literary conference. The title is Alternate and Future History Speculative Fiction as Mythopoesis….
from Fredrik Ramsberg: PunyInform v5.4 is out! https://github.com/johanberntsson/PunyInform/releases So, this is quite minor update to PunyInform. This also means it’s very easy to upgrade, and nothing much can go wrong.
Kelvin Sherlock has announced the immediate availability of the latest version of the Ample MAME Interface for Mac OS. This latest version of the emulation system includes the following: Ample-MAME changes of note You can download the latest version of Ample from the Github page at:https://github.com/ksherlock/ample
From the Kansasfest Committee: We are pleased to announce that Rob Gemmell, Apple employee from 1981-89 and one of the key designers of the Apple IIc, will be joining us virtually at KansasFest 2024 as a featured speaker! From 1981 to 1989, Rob was the Apple industrial designer of computers and accessories, then Creative Director of packaging, tradeshows and events, corporate signage, and Apple’s identity. Since 1990, he has been an entrepreneur, designer, artist, CMO, marketing coach, and consultant to Apple,…
The 2024 rendition of the FAPPLE2 Fest was held yesterday with 11 people showing up for the annual event in Kawasaki, Japan. The FAPPLE2 Fest is the annual get together of the Japanese Apple II hobbyists, originating from the 1980’s and is held each year at the home of one of the members, Atsushi Ushiroda. This years event included 11 hobbyists and a ton of machines and Apple II series computer related items including those from A.P.P.L.E. With the space…
The Applesauce Floppy Disk Controller client software has been updated. Release notes from Applesauce FDC creator, John Morris stated: Client Release 1.88.5 – https://evolutioninteractive.com/applesauce/Applesauce_1885.zip
Big Mess O Wires (BMOW) has announced the availability of the Mac Sync-inator, a sync signal converter dongle for the Apple IIgs and Macintosh. According to the website, “The Mac Sync-inator supports all classic Macintosh computers and video cards with a standard DB-15 monitor connector, and is also compatible with the Apple IIgs (a 15 kHz monitor is also needed for the GS). The Apple IIc uses the same physical connector but has different video signals, and is not compatible with the…
Colin Leroy-Mira has announced the availability of the latest version of his WOZAMP Video and Audio player for the Apple II series computer. “I’m happy to say I’ve released Wozamp version 2.3 at https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/wozamp-an-apple-ii-music-and-video-player/You may notice that the page’s title is now “a music and video player” Please find attached to this message’s replies a few examples!”
From our friend of the program, curator of the Free Tools Association (FTA) and creator of the ActiveGS Plugin and iOS app emulator – Back in 2011, I published my first iPhone app as a tribute to my Apple 2GS/FTA days. It was both a challenging journey to develop for iPhone 3GS/4 and iOS 3.2 back then, but also the beginning of a hectic journey… as the app was banned by Apple 2 years later for violating the infamous 2.8…
Jeff Mazur has announce the immediate release of the updated Firmware 1.2.0 for all ROMX* (ROMX+, ROMXe, ROMXc, and ROMXc+) which is now up at https://theromexchange.com/utilities/romxce Also, images for instant load ProDOS 2.4.3. https://theromexchange.com/rom_images/romxce theromexchange.com ROMXc ROMXc+ ROMXe ROMX+ | ROMX ROMX – The ultimate ROM replacement for your Apple ][! theromexchange.comROMXc ROMXc+ ROMXe ROMX+ | ROMXROMX – The ultimate ROM replacement for your Apple ][!
Fredrick Ramsberg announced the release of The Airlock Collection of text adventures created with the Puny Inform and PuddleBuild tools. The collection of adventures is available for a number of computing platforms including those shown in the sections below. This collection is available for free and according to the announcement and website: The Airlock Collection Welcome to hours of fun on your favourite platform! This collection contains polished post-jam releases of some of the games that were entered in Punyjam…
For a changethe Spy will do a “normal” (sic) and less long winded column despite the date on the calendar–sporting only the usual random observations, and a few extended thoughts on common themes. He’s not in the mood for fool-ishness. Intelligence–of various kinds and degrees:In general terms the Spy sides with Roger Penrose (“The Emperor’s New Mind”) on the subject of AI ever becoming a straight out equivalent-part replacement for the human mind–the former resides on a finite state machine,…
The Applewin Apple II Emulator for Windows has been updated. Applewin 1.30.18, curated by Tom Charlesworth, was released with a number of changes and bug fixes including the following: Applewin is a full fledged freely downloadable Apple II emulator that includes support for a number of features including Peripheral cards and add-on hardware supported: You can download the latest version of the Applewin Apple II emulator from the Applewin Github page at:https://github.com/AppleWin/AppleWin
From the Kansasfest Committee: While the evenings and nights of KansasFest are renowned for their spontaneity, the mornings and afternoons are reserved for sessions spanning a variety of uses, extensions, and applications of the Apple II family. Similarly, the virtual event features a variety of topics ranging from Apple II artwork to hooking your retro computer up to the internet. Just as varied as these sessions are the good people who volunteer to present them. If you have a topic you’d…
