Chris Torrence reviews the Total Replay game engine from 4am and qkumba. Watch now!
John Keoni Morris has made a second run of his Applesauce Floppy Disk Controller available. The run is 20 units of the deluxe model and 5 units of the basic model. The Applesauce FDC allows users to make digital duplications of their floppy disks and store and use them on modern platforms. Applesauce FDC will duplicate Apple II, II+, IIe, IIc, IIgs, and Apple III floppies as well as Mac 400/800K floppies. For more information or to purchase a unit,…
RetroMacCast, the long running retro Macintosh podcast hosted by James Savage and John Leake, has reached the 500th Episode. This episode is special to us here at A.P.P.L.E. as well, as it features our own Brian Wiser talking about the Lordlings of Yore project as well as the 2019 rendition of Kansasfest. James and John discuss eBay finds: Apple Computer Clubs membership kit, Fat Mac/coolerand reproduction signs. John interviews Brian Wiser to talk about his KansasFest experience, and news includes…
Orbitrack for iOS lets you explore spacecraft in orbit using augmented and virtual reality. From the original developer of the SkySafari apps, Orbitrack 2.2 includes new graphics, detailed 3D spacecraft models, illustrated mission descriptions, and a database of more than 8,000 satellites updated daily from n2yo.com and celestrak.com. Orbitrack includes many classified military satellites, and SpaceX’s new Starlink mega-communications-satellite constellation. Both visual and radio observers will appreciate Orbitrack’s up-to-date catalog, which includes frequencies and call signs for amateur radio satellites,…
Well, the mind of the Charles Mangin has once again come up with a project which will rock the world at its core. Bit Coin Mining on the Apple II. Yes, you heard right. Mining actual Bit Coins on the proverbial Apple II computer, the 1MHz wonder machine which has lasted 40 plus years now. While this project would have been almost a perfect April Fools project such as the now very real Java Virtual Machine for the Apple II…
Denis Molony has updated his java based Apple II Diskbrowser program. The free program which allows users to view a variety of disk images for the Apple II, has gone through a series of updates this month adding more accurate WOZ support for the application. Coordinating effort with John Morris, creator of Applesauce and the WOZ format, Denis has added support for WOZ 2.0 format to the version 1.37.0 of the Diskbrowser program. Diskbrowser also supports multiple flavors of hybrid…
Technology News and Views Since 1983 The Future–Not What It Used To Be August 2019 The usual bunch of idiots will be no longer. Mad magazine, which gored everyone’s ox in ways that ranged from hilarious to despicable (depending on whose ox) but were always in exquisitely wretched taste will cease publishing new material. One supposes that after a few retrospective collections, the whole thing will fold up like a deck of jokers. “What has this to do with a…
John Brooks has made another alpha of ProDOS 2.5 available for the general public. ProDOS 2.5 Alpha 2 is the latest release in the new production of ProDOS which began with the release of ProDOS 2.4. and has undergone a number of changes addressing bugs and capabilities in ProDOS. This latest release is primarily a public preview according to the lead programmer and will definitely have some caveats in its functionality. For more information about ProDOS 2.5 Alpha 2, check…
The Applewin Apple II Emulator has been updated. Version 1.29.1.0 was released with the following changes to the emulator: Fixed WOZ ‘Wizardry III’ not booting. Fixed WOZ ‘Space Quest I’ not booting reliably. Fixed PAGE2 not displaying correctly when in full-speed mode. Applewin is a Windows based Apple II emulator and should run on nearly every Windows platform. You can download the latest version of the Applewin emulator as well as all of the source code from the Github page…
Seattle, Washington — July 19, 2019 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has released their new book “All About DOS: Enhanced Edition.” As a guide to DOS 3.3 for the Apple II, All About DOS contains many useful programs and in-depth topics. This new Enhanced Edition, encompassing over 560 pages, is improved with a new design, art, glossary, and technical appendices. It includes a wide variety of references and how-to’s, making it a great reference for Apple II programmers….
Seattle, Washington — July 19, 2019 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has released their new book “All About Pascal: Enhanced Edition.” As a guide to the Pascal language for the Apple II, All About Pascal contains a wide range of useful programs and in-depth topics. This new Enhanced Edition, encompassing over 180 pages, is improved with new art, a glossary, and maintains most of the original layout with enhanced scans. It features many example programs, references, and how-to’s…
A new version of Marinetti, the implementation of TCP/IP for the Apple IIgs, is now publicly available. The previous public announcement of a release of Marinetti was 3.0b9 in July 2018. Since then there have been several bug fix versions that have not been made widely available. This release includes fixes for the following issues: – TCPIPSendIPDatagram was not using the correct Direct Page and looks like it never worked correctly. – TCPIPReadLineTCP now returns the correct error code and…
Daniel Henderson has given the Apple II community the latest Apple II game. Oubliette is a simple yet effective game for the Apple II which puts the user in the position of trying to work their way through seven levels of a dungeon, collecting the prize in each level. According to the author, “Ok… It basically a medieval themed puzzle game. The knight is trapped in a dungeon (or oubliette) you and has to work out how to get to…
Applewin, the Apple II emulator for Windows machines, now has support for John Morris’ WOZ Format. The Applewin emulator is curated by Tom Charlesworth and a host of other well known Apple II community programmers. Changed in the latest release, version 1.29.0.0 include: WOZ1 and WOZ2 formats supported. read-only: images forced to write-protected (so ‘Stickybear Town Builder’ doesn’t work). only 5.25″ (not 3.5″). known issues: ‘Wizardry III’ not booting. You can download the latest version of the Applewin emulator as…
Seattle, Washington — July 9, 2019 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) and Brian Wiser are proud to announce the immediate availability of his new book “The Etch-a-Sketch and Other Fun Programs.” This is a collection of his Apple II software programmed when he was a student. BASIC and machine language programming were once taught in schools, and here you’ll find a variety of useful graphics, education, utility, and game software. The author also shares fun stories about his…
Seattle, Washington — July 8, 2019 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has released a newly designed manual for “Signature GS” by Duilio Proni. Signature GS is a collection of Control Panels (CDEVs) that make your Apple IIGS easier and more fun to use by adding a Screen Blanker, a Desktop Pattern Editor, a Sound Selector, and a Boot Setup Utility to GS/OS version 5.0 or later. Originally published by Quality Computers, Inc. in 1992, this redesigned edition was…
Seattle, Washington — July 8, 2019 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has released a newly designed manual for “Six Pack: A Refreshing Collection of Utilities for Apple IIGS System 6” by Bill Tudor. Six Pack, the first collection of Apple IIGS Finder Extensions, adds 13 new features to System 6. Just click the icons you want to work with, then select the Six Pack functions you want to perform from the Extras menu. Originally published by Quality Computers,…
Seattle, Washington — July 5, 2019 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) and Bill Martens are proud to announce the immediate availability his programming manual “Appilot/W1.” Appilot/W1 is a complete and interactive Pilot Programming Environment for the Apple II. Appilot/W1 allows users to create and execute full-fledged Pilot programs in a single lightweight environment without sacrificing time or effort. Comes complete with built-in DOS, editor, and interpreter. Availability The “Appilot/W1” manual is available through the A.P.P.L.E. bookstore with production…
Seattle, Washington — July 5, 2019 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) is proud to announce the immediate availability of “DOS Disk Analyzer” by Ronald A. Thisted. DOS Disk Analyzer views and prints the raw contents of an Apple II DOS 3.3 disk. It features a specially-formatted printout of the VTOC, Catalog, and Track/Sector list. Once this information is read from the disk, sectors can be viewed for any file. Availability The “DOS Disk Analyzer” manual is available through…
Seattle, Washington — July 5, 2019 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has released the manual for “Applesoft Carpenter II.” Applesoft Carpenter II is a collection of seven utility programs for Applesoft programmers that enhance programming productivity. The tools were written for the Apple II by three well-known programmers: Wayne Eastwood, Glen Bredon, and Val J. Golding. Availability The “Applesoft Carpenter II” manual is available through the A.P.P.L.E. bookstore with production and fulfillment by Lulu.com. A disk image will…
