Ewan Wannop has released an update for the Spectrum Platinum communications suite for the Apple IIgs. Version 2.5.5 includes a number of new features. Prior to Kansasfest, Ewan released his toolset, The Undo Manager, which according to Ewan was his pre-Kaansasfest offering to the community. The Undo Manager is a tool which according to Ewan, adds 32 levels of Undo and Redo to your LineEdit, TextEdit, or Picture controls. To activate Undo and Redo Menu Items, simply install the Undo…
The 2018 edition of Kansasfest has closed and along with this ending came the announcement by the committee of the 2019 dates for the event Can’t wait for the next #A2KFest? It’s less than a year away: July 15–21, 2019! pic.twitter.com/AsuWiV5rX0 — KansasFest (@kansasfest) July 22, 2018
The NetBSD project has announced the availability of the sixteenth major release of the NetBSD operating system. NetBSD Version 8.0 includes a number of bug fixes and includes new hardware support as well as additional security features. NetBSD is designed to run on over 50 platforms including the Macintosh 68K and Power PC machines. Some of the fixes and enhancements included in the latest version are as follows: USB stack rework, USB3 support added. In-kernel audio mixer (audio_system(9)). Reproducible builds…
Denis Molony has announced an interim update to allow WOZ format disk images to be recognized by DiskBrowser as raw files. Version 1.0.27 is now available from the DiskBrowser website at: https://github.com/dmolony/DiskBrowser/releases
James and John have released the latest rendition of their RetroMacCast podcast. This time around, they take a look at a host of new items including The Latest eBay finds: NeXT brochure, pallet of Apple stuff, and TechStep. A chat with Noah Leon about Love Notes to Newton A variety of news items including MacBook Pro updates, General Magic, and cross-stitch Control Panel. To listen to this edition of the RetroMacCast or other older editions, check out their website at:…
Henry Courbis of Reactive Micro and Anthony Smith of Ultimate Apple2 have announced an effort to continue the tradition of the KansasFest Garage Giveaway which has been the brainchild of Sean Fahey and James Littlejohn until now. According to the email from Henry, As announced previously, this is unfortunately the last year of the Garage Give Away. We all owe Sean and James our gratitude for their past efforts and the great memories. Thanks from one and all you two!…
Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has released a new manual for the Apple II word processor MicroWriter by William H. Starbuck. MicroWriter is a screen-oriented word processor for the Apple II computer that is easy to use and will satisfy the needs of most users. It shows as much text as possible so that you can see your words in context. It is more complex than the simplest word processors, and simpler than the most complex ones. Availability MicroWriter…
Denis Molony has announce the immediate availability of version 1.0.26 of his Apple II DiskBrowser program. DiskBrowser is a Java based browsing program which allows users to view the contents of their Apple II disk images in native formats. DiskBrowser supports all of the popular disk image formats including John Morris’s WOZ format disk images. It also includes all of the main program and operating system formats. This update to DiskBrowser completes the move to Java 10 for the Application. …
The third and final installment of the saga of the Rev 0. In the first two videos (here and here), Chris Torrence attempted to fix a Revision 0 Apple II which was stuck in an infinite loop of bells. Finally, in the latest episode, Chris tracks the problem down to a broken trace. See how he diagnoses and fixes the problem!
What’s wrong with Chris Torrence’s Apple II Plus? Check out his latest video to find out how he fixes not one, but two problems with his Apple II Plus! Then, dive into his next video for a review of Daniele Liverani’s new Apple II game, Genius 2. Plus, you can download both Genius games here!
Gerard Putter, creator and curator of Virtual II the emulator, has announced a new version of the software. Virtual II is the premier Apple II emulator for Mac OS X and has been consistently updated for more than 10 years now. Version 8.5 was released today with a host of patches and fixes including: Added Dark Mode support for macOS 10.14 (Mojave). Woz disk image files are now shown correctly (enabled) in the disk open panel. Reading an empty diskette…
Seattle, Washington — July 5, 2018 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.), Bruce Jones, and Lane Roathe are proud to announce the immediate availability of the book Tome of Copy Protection. Copy protection is designed to keep people from making copies of a disk. Because of the complexity and ‘hidden’ aspects of copy protection, most people have little or no idea how this protection works. This 380 page book is designed to help you understand what is going on…
Seattle, Washington — July 5, 2018 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) is proud to announce the immediate availability of our book All About Applesoft: Enhanced Edition. As a comprehensive guide to Applesoft BASIC, “All About Applesoft” examines the construction and use of the BASIC programming language on a variety of levels. This new “Enhanced Edition,” encompassing 280 fact-filled pages, features the improved readability of modern fonts and typesetting, memory maps, example programs, many programming references, how-to’s, and a…
Seattle, Washington — July 5, 2018 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) is proud to announce the immediate availability of our Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine: 40th Anniversary – all 96 color pages are now in print! Normally, only A.P.P.L.E. members can enjoy our digital magazine, but now this special magazine is available in print. This February 2018 issue includes a variety of articles covering the history of A.P.P.L.E., the founding of The Apple Programmers and Developers Association (APDA) by A.P.P.L.E., coverage…
Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has released a new manual for the Apple II programming language Blankenship BASIC by John Blankenship. Beyond improved readability from modern typesetting, this 80 page manual makes using, understanding, and expanding the programming language easy. John assisted us with this release, and he is eager to see how people expand their programs. Blankenship BASIC, last released 1987, expands the power of Applesoft BASIC by vastly expanding available commands and capabilities for Apple II programmers…
Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has released a manual for the Apple II copy protection program The Scrambler by Jerry Jongerius. The software was originally published in 1983 by A.P.P.L.E., but no manual was released at that time. The Scrambler, which also includes Fast Disk Check and Password, is a suite of DOS 3.3-based utilities that enable users to copy protect 5.25″ disks and data, set a password for disks, and verify the integrity of disks. If you…
Chris Torrence continues his hacking on Mike’s Rev 0 Apple II. In this episode, he hooks up the Apple II to an Arduino to try to diagnose what’s wrong with the computer. Hilarity ensues…
The Applewin Apple II Emulator has been updated. Verison 1.27.5.0 is now available to all users. This update of Applewin includes a host of bug fixes including the following: [Bug #567] Fixed Mockingboard/6522: Reading the 6522’s IER now returns 0x80|IER. [Bug #556] Allow system key combinations to be read: Open Apple (left ALT) + ESC/SPACE/TAB. Also fixes #145, #198, #448. Support new command line switches: -no-hook-system-key, -alt-enter=<open-apple-enter|toggle-full-screen> Fix for save-state which wasn’t correctly saving last key. [Bug #555] Reverted 1.27.4’s…
First mentioned here back in 2005, and oft referenced since, the Spy’s Fourth Law: Marketshare lags mindshare by two to five years. has proven a robust marketplace staple, applicable to both entire technology companies and individual products. On the way to becoming the global technology giant, Apple earned mindshare with meticulously designed and executed hardware and software. Not everything Apple did was truly innovative, but their products worked better, lasted longer, won people over, made friends who then bought their…
From the europlus zone blog: Yes, I know I’ve been slack not posting my WOzFest DB9 Recap and Photos Galleries, but I am able (and happy) to announce the date for the next WOzFest, WOzFest X – Saturday 21 July 2018, starting around midday Sydney time (UTC+10:00). I haven’t set a theme for WOzFest X – however, I have organised the usual Kansas Fest video hookup we try for each year. The Skype call is slated to start at around 14:00 local time (23:00 Friday Kansas…
