Have an old Parallel interfaced Connectix Quickcam sitting around collecting dust? David Schmenk may well have just found a purpose for it. Using a standard Apple //e and Low Resolution graphics on the //e for display, David has managed to get real time data into the machine and displaying fairly respectably. While this setup does require a massive wired connector as was so stated by David in his video, it is a setup which works and proved that there is…
Darren Crawford has managed to do what no one ever considered possible: Post a Facebook posting from an Apple //e computer. In what is a first ever event, Darren posted his message using a combination of Lynx and the mobile version of the Facebook website. It wasn’t just an instant success, but instead was a work of some trial and error. In discussions in the A2C.Chat channel of A2Central’s IRC, much of the discussion was about issues with character loss…
The Original Angry Birds has been marked to Free by Rovio Entertainment Ltd. Normally, Angry Birds is a $0.99 cent download. The company has also updated the app with 15 new levels, marking the first update in the app in a long while. Upon updating it, they also released the game to the public for free download, although no timeframe has been specified for this giveaway. You can download the original Angry Birds game from the Apple iTunes store at:…
Java once again is at the firestorm of vulnerabilities with Apple. The latest release of Java 6 has been exploited again and Apple is pushing out an update, Java for Mac OS X 2013-002. According to the information provided in the update panel, “Java for OS X 2013-002 delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_43. On systems that have not already installed Java for OS X 2012-006, this update disables the Java SE 6…
Paris, March 3rd, 2013 – Brutal Deluxe Software is proud to announce Mr Sprite, a command-line tool to manage sprites and to simplify the integration of sprites into Apple IIgs games. Programmers spend a lot of time to prepare Sprites sheets : – You have to ensure the Sprite width is a multiple of 4 pixels (16 bit), – You have to prepare both Even and Odd aligned version of the Sprite, – You have to organize your Sprites into 320×200 pictures to…
WITA2GS has added a bevy of home brew courses for the Apple IIgs Golf Game from Accolade, Mean 18. According to the posting on the website, “Sorting through many miscelleous archives forwarded on from Antoine as he comes into contact with random collections and images each disk from them, I came across 8 disks worth of golf courses for Mean 18, the excellent golfing sim from Accolade.” For more information check out the WITA2GS website posting at: http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/homebrew-helpings-lots-of-courses-for-mean-1/
The Apple ][ specific Cassette Tape collection maintained by Brutal Deluxe has reached 589 tapes and is continuing to grow nearly daily. Antoine Vignau, curator of the site has added a number of items in the past few days including items from the following vendors: A.P.P.L.E. (Library pak 1C/2B), Hayden (Applesoft utility programs, Engineering mathematics-1, Revive, Slow list/stop list) MUSE (Maze game) Programma (Ampersoft, Jumpout/Shooting stars, Saucer war, Time clock) Systems design lab (Funpak I by Chuck Sommerville) Tsukumo (Apple…
Gerard Puter, the developer of the Virtual ][ Emulator has released an update to the emulator. Virtual ][ Version 7.1 is primarily a bug fix release witht he following items changed: Fixed an issue that could cause Apple II screen pixels to be randomly shown or hidden. Improved implementation of the “mounted OS X folder” feature to fix an incompatibility with EDASM. Some of the Applescript demos didn’t work in version 7.0; this has been fixed. Virtual ][ is a…
A security breach with Evernote’s servers has exposed more than 50 million users passwords, causing the Evernote Corporation to issue a complete password reset. The announcement by the Evernote Corporation states that there was no data exposure but to be safe, the company is forcing all users of the popular note taking service to reset their passwords. The full announcement is at: http://evernote.com/corp/news/password_reset.php
Apple’s stock continues to behave strangely, but with more explanation in recent weeks. Seems a couple of large hedge funds sold billions in Apple shares over a short period, driving the price down. More recently, another fund manager speculated on a stock split, which caused a short rally in the shares. Yet another wants to extract cash from Apple’s hoard into his own pocket. All these moves are both short-sighted and self-serving. Indeed, it seems to the Spy that any…
New York, New York – MacMate, the Mac cloud storage and hosting service, which launched to replace Apple’s MobileMe service in 2012, has added its sixth key feature into the growing MacMate cloud service: FileSharing, the ability to easily send any file, any size, to anyone. With a few clicks, users can drag or select a file to share, add a message and send securely. With a few clicks, users can drag or select a file to share, add a…
Ekero, Sweden – Maintain has announced the release and immediate availability of Cocktail 5.4.1 (Lion Edition), the latest maintenance update of Cocktail for users running OS X Lion 10.7. Cocktail is a general purpose utility for OS X that lets you clean, repair and optimize your Mac. The application serves up a perfect mix of maintenance tools and tweaks, all accessible through a clean and easy to use interface. Cocktail’s features are arranged into five categories that helps you manage…
For those interested in running Linux directly or through a virtual machine, this distribution is worth a look. In my case I first tried it on a virtual machine then later on a few bare metal installations. For years I have been saying operating systems (all of them) have become bloated with useless software. The people who created this distribution have proved my point. When running a virtual machine a significant hit in performance is expected. In this case the…
This month on Open Apple, the Apple II community’s only co-hosted podcast, Mike and Ken chat with Jimmy Maher, the historian behind the renowned blog The Digital Antiquarian. A published author, Jimmy provides us with his perspective on the pros and cons of going with a publishing house over the recent trend in retrocomputing toward self-publishing. We gripe about the Steve Jobs film sacrificing historical accuracy for mass appeal and recommend some alternative movies that get it right. We’re still loving…
Sam Shead from ZDNet writes that the USPTO has granted Apple a trademark to its stores in order to cut down on copycats. Mr. Shead states, The approval was granted more than two years after the company first filed the application to trademark its stores in May 2010. Apple has requested that no store be allowed to replicate various features, including “a clear glass storefront surrounded by a panelled facade” or an “oblong table with stools… set below video screens flush mounted…
Apple has introduced a 128gb version of the 4th generation iPad with Retina Display. The new iPad will be available to users on 5 February 2013 but is available for order immediately. The standard WI-FI model will start at $799 USD with the cellular enabled model costing $929 USD. The Press Release from Apple this morning follows: CUPERTINO, California―January 29, 2013―Apple® today announced a 128GB* version of the fourth generation iPad® with Retina® display. The 128GB iPad with Wi-Fi and…
United Kingdom – 360 Studios is pleased to announce MyFace for Facebook for Apple iOS and Mac OS X, a new social networking app that provides a great, reliable alternative to the standard Facebook mobile application. MyFace for Facebook is a powerful client that provides all the functionality of Facebook in an intuitive, easy to use interface. Unique MyFace Features: * Simplified navigation and refined user interface * Stunning MyFace HD photo previews and beautiful photo galleries * Integrated Instagram…
Apple has released an update to iOS. Version 6.1 of the operating system includes the following improvements: • LTE support for more carriers (complete list of supported carriers at http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/) • Purchase movie tickets through Fandango with Siri (USA only) • iTunes Match subscribers can now download individual songs from iCloud • New button to reset the Advertising Identifier According to the update release notes, the update is available for iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad…
Thom Robertson, the guru behind the popular multi-player game Artemis and owner of Incandescent Workshop, has released an update to the iOS version of Artemis to match his PC version of the game. Incandescent Workshop released version 1.701 includes a number of fixes, new features, and changes including: All references to USFP have been changed to TSN. Engineering damcon systems have been adjusted, so they (hopefully) don’t fall out of sync with the server. Collisions have changed, from a soft…
I’m a pretty happy camper at the moment. After buying IIGS games like Mean 18, World Games and Winter Games some 25 years ago, I can now finally play them from a hard drive, thanks to some instructions I found on the TABBS CD-ROM. Thanks to Speccie for making TABBS available to all and for some guidance on using Byte Bagger and understanding sector editing! The article by Joe Jaworski can be found here: http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/files/MOVING_DEPROTECTED_SOFTWARE_TO_HARD_DISKS.txt which was originally taken from…
