Pierre Dandumont has created a monster. Putting Mac OS 9.2 on the Nintendo Wii. While we have covered some Wii related items in the past, this is the first time where it really comes into the actual Macintosh realm. This install is not exactly a perfect run but it certainly is a good start and […]
Apologies to our impatient reader for the extreme lateness of this column. The Spy is attempting two full time jobs at once (his own and that of his boss, who has a concussion) plus handle the fiscal year end and budget for his church, and that of the Science faculty, all at once. Moreover, he […]
Joshua Bell has announced the immediate availability of the Apple II Desktop graphical interface version 1.2 Beta 2. This version includes the following changes to the program: DeskTop Desk Accessories You can download the Apple II Desktop as well as the source code from the Apple II Desktop Github at:https://github.com/a2stuff/a2d/
Script-Central SE v7n2 has been released by Brendan Bellina. Details of this release of the Script-Central SE package release are as follows: Script-Central is a HyperCard IIGS stack collection presented as a disk magazine. Originally published on floppy disks in the 1990’s, v7n2 is the fourth issue published by Brendan Bellina released as 16 MB […]
The Applesauce Floppy Disk Controller client software has been updated. John Morris released Applesauce FDC Software version 1.74 with the following changes: New bulk processor named Catalog Disks that will generate directory listings for image files and save them into individual txt files. Writing MFM disks now have improved write precompensation handling. It is automatically […]
The Webb Bang No, that is not a spelling error, but a reference to the James Webb telescope, successor to the Hubble platform, and capable of producing images of long ago and far away. Initial results are disconcerting, as they seem to blow up long accepted models for the “early” universe, by revealing spiral galaxies […]
Brutal Deluxe Software has announced the immediate release of the 9th software release as part of their 30th Anniversary celebration. The latest release is Froggy Software’s Canal Meurtre. According to the release notes on the Brutal Deluxe website, Attached to your TV like an infant to its pacifier, you enjoy cozy evenings in the calm […]
Chris Vavruska has announced the release of the Homer finder extension for the Apple IIGS. Home is an extension of the Extras Menu “Make Alias” function in Apple IIGS System 6.0. Home proves an easy to use means to give you a quick route to finding the location of the alias as well as to […]
The Ample MAME Interface for MAC OS has been updated. Ample is a user interface which focuses on the Apple II series computers and the Retro Macintosh platforms using the MAME emulation platform. Ample Version 0.248 includes the following changes and updates: Includes MAME 0.248. Updated Sparkle to version 2.2.0 Includes experimental Uthernet II / WIZnet W5100 […]
The latest version of the Applewin Apple II Emulator for Microsoft Windows has been released. Tom Charlesworth announced the released of Applewin Version 1.30.12 with the following changes to the emulator: [Bug #1128] Increase paddle maximum offset – fixes ‘Learning with Leepers’. [Bug #1127] Debugger – fix memory search command. [Bug #1126] Fix rare crash […]
The Virtual Apple II Emulator curated by Gerard Putter has been updated. The latest version of the Emulator, version 11.1 includes support for the Apple //c Plus. In order to use this feature, you will need to download an Apple //c Plus ROM and install it in the ROMs directory of the application. You can […]
The latest update to the Applesauce Floppy Disk Controller client software has been released. Version 1.72 and 1.72.1 of the Applesauce FDC Client includes the following changes: Improvements and Fixes in 1.72.0 The Fast Imager gets a big power up this release with support for imaging disks that have mixed track formats (like an FM-encoded […]
Emai//er, the email and Usenet news software package for the Apple //e Enhanced or Apple IIgs, has been updated. Emai//er version 2.1.14 is a major update, coming after a nearly two year hiatus, and updates the suite to the latest version of IP65. Changes in the program according to the author, Bobbi Manner, are as […]
The Apple II Software Enthusiasts Challenges have produced a slew of new games over the past few years and now comes the latest Apple II game from Raphael Rezende: Oribita. Orbita is a high resolution arcade style game completely written in Applesoft with everything in less than 4k! This includes the instructions, the sprites, the […]
VOCinit, a Temporary Initialization File (TIF) for the Apple IIgs computer and the Video Overlay Card has been updated. This update comes 29 years after the initial release of VOCinit and the original author, Richard Wifall has put it out as freeware. Version 1.0 of VOCinit allows users for force the Video Overlay Card settings […]
The Applesauce Floppy Disk Controller software suite has been updated. Version 1.70 was released by John Morris with the following changes: The most anticipated feature of this release is a powerful new disk writing system that works from the Disk Analyzer. Almost anything that can be loaded into the analyzer can also be written to […]
The Spy’s Reader who’s been lurking around here a while will be familiar with his many discourses on the mutual effects of society and technology upon each other (including the entire currently-being-revised textbook on that theme referenced below among his web sites). In order of technological sophistication, the three (kinds of) civilization to date are/were […]
The Apple II Desktop has been updated. Version 1.2 Alpha 48 includes a ton of updates. The program is now available in eight languages. Updated features include: General Added Sample.Media folder with some samples of various file types. Improved appearance of keyboard shortcuts in buttons. Improve appearance of ()^ glyphs in system font. DeskTop Improve […]
A new version of the Ample Interface for MAME has been released. With the release of MAME 0.247, Kelvin Sherlock has updated his Apple centric Ample Interface to 0.247. The Ample MAME Interface is a MAC OS based, easy to use configuration panel and selector for the Apple based emulators in MAME. Ample includes an […]
Vintage Computer Festival Midwest will be held September 10-11, 2000 at Waterford Banquets in Elmhurst, Illinois. The show will open at 9am with Sellam Ismail giving the keynote at 10:00am. As this is the 25th anniversary of the Vintage Computer Festival, his keynote will highlight some of the history of the VCF events. Also highlighting […]