Brandon Robert has announced a major update to the JACE Apple II Emulator for Java. JACE 3.0 requires user to have Java version 17 installed and will emulate the Apple II with the following addon and peripheral specifications: According to the author, JACE is a mature cycle-accurate emulation of an Apple //e computer. The full library of software for that series is 100% compatible with this emulator, as well as many popular hardware add-ons. Some of the other features of…
For those users still running their retro macs, this is another return to normalcy for you. Weatherbot is an app specifically made for users running Macs with Mac OS 7 – 10.11 (El Capitan) which will provide the 7 day forecast to your desktop. Some of the Features include: There are three versions of the app: One for the 68K Mac, the PPC and the Intel based machines up to Mac OS X 10.11. System requirements for the Weatherbot app…
The Ample graphical interface for Mac OS X has been updated. Ample 59 with its retro Apple II, Apple II clone and Retro Mac series primary focus, has been updated to include the items included in the MAME 0.267 emulation system. The Ample interface has been updated recently to also include Atari, Tandy, Dragon and Oric computer platforms. Ample 59 can be downloaded from the Ample Github page at:https://github.com/ksherlock/ample
MacEffects has announced that that the BOOTi Hard Drive card for the Apple II computer is once again available through the MacEffects website. BOOTi is a Hard Drive emulator card which simulates a block device on the Apple II. MacEffects is best know in the Apple and Macintosh communities for their clear cases and special replacement keyboards. For more information or to purchase the BOOTi card, check out the MacEffects website at:https://maceffects.com/products/maceffects-booti-hard-drive-emulator-for-apple-ii-series
Ciderpress II, the command line based version of the Ciderpress App for Windows has been updated to version 1.02. Included in this release are the following changes: The full Installation instructions for the App can be found on the GitHub page at: https://github.com/fadden/CiderPress2/blob/main/Install.md The following Installation instructions are a brief version for those already familiar with the system: There are pre-built binaries for 32-bit Windows, 64-bit Windows, 64-bit Mac OS, and 64-bit Linux. Downloads with _fd are framework-dependent, meaning you…
From Stefan Wessels: Back in 2021 I started making a version of Time Pilot for the Apple IIgs. This was after I loved Jeremy Rands’ BuGS game. I got to the point where I had to make the AI and then I got sidetracked. Finally, I have now made the Apple IIgs version so it can be released. The gameplay is done, but it has no audio or icon. I will post about that in the #appleiigs channel, but the long and…
Ralle Pa, creator of a number of Apple II products that are currently for sale, has announced that he has created a new Apple II Disk II controller card. According to Ralle: I finished a new project today. A2DISK2 – my version of the Apple2 DISK2 controller. Two versions actually. One with 2x 256-byte proms and another with 2x EPROMs. The former are really hard to come by and few people can program them. The latter should be easier to…
Joshua Bell has announced the immediate availability of the latest version of the Apple II Desktop project. Apple II Desktop is a graphical user interface platform for the Apple II series computers and includes an array of utilities and programming languages built into the platform. The first beta release in the version 1.4 chain comes with a slew of updates including the following items: DeskTop Disk Copy Desk Accessories Apple II Desktop can be downloaded from the Apple II Desktop…
Disk Jockey is an app for creating and analyzing disk images for retro computing platform emulators as well as actual hardware, including the Apple II, Amiga and Atari ST. The add will run on the following Mac OS platforms: It also runs natively on Intel and Apple Silicon machines and will run offline. Changes in Disk Jockey version 3.4 include the following items: You can download the latest version of Disk Jockey as well as older versions at:https://diskjockey.onegeekarmy.eu/
From Jesse Blue: New features: Fixes: Download via Marketplace or from here https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dagenbrock.vscode-merlin-assembler
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,…
