Tag: apple II

Kelvin sherlock has released the latest version of the Ample MAME interface for macOS. Ample version 0.289 brings the emulation interface for MAME in line with the latest release of the MAME emulator. This release requires an additional 7 ROMs to be downloaded, all of which are downloadable from within the App. You can download the latest version of the Ample MAME interface from the Ample GitHub page at:https://github.com/ksherlock/ample

Seattle, Washington – August 1, 2026 – Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has published a new book, Apple II Notes: Early Technical References & Notes From Steve Wozniak. It contains early technical references for the Apple II computer, encompassing more than 200 pages. It also features Steve Wozniak’s article on High-Resolution Color Graphics, and 14 pages of previously unseen handwritten notes from Woz. Written in 1977, they discuss interfacing with a printer — handshaking, PROM, schematics, assembly code, and instructions for…

Seattle, Washington – August 1, 2026  — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has published The WOZPAK Original Edition: Steve Wozniak’s Apple II Computers, intended for collectors who want to own a reprint of this early work.  It contains almost 300 pages, with much of it in the original handwriting of Steve Wozniak. The WOZPAK is a historically important collection of documentation on using the Apple II computer through BASIC and Machine Language. Originally published in 1978, it served as…

Gerard Putter has announced the immediate release of the update for the Virtual II Apple II emulator. Virtual II Version 13.2 includes the following new features and changes: Virtual II is a shareware emulator and a demo version as well as the update for current users is available for download from the Virtual II website at: https://www.virtualii.com

The latest version of the Clock Signal Emulator by Tom Harte has been released. CLK version 2026-07-20 includes the following changes to the emulator: CLK accurately emulates the a number of platforms including the Apple II and retro Macintosh machines. It is a free download from the CLK GitHub page at: https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK

The latest version of the Apple II Desktop is now available for download from the Apple II Desktop GitHub. This release is an Alpha release for version 1.6 and includes a slew of changes and updated. They include the following: General DeskTop Selector Disk Copy Desk Accessories Apple II Desktop is now available in 10 languages and the latest version of the operating system can be downloaded from the Apple II Desktop GitHub at:https://github.com/a2stuff/a2d

Found this ad in an old magazine. Weird — the issue is from next month. 🤔💾#AppleII #Apple2 #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #8bit #VintageComputing More Info:  https://8bitshack.net/

What is Mini Replay? According to the hacker A2_4am’s posting, Mini Replay is a collection of 8 classic games for the Apple ][. It features documentation of game controls, a loading progress bar, and optional “infinite lives” hacks. There is also a screensaver mode that cycles through self-running demos of each game. The games are all together in a single 140K Apple II floppy disk and requires 48K to run. The disk has been tested on several Apple II and…

From Eric Badger on Facebook: Hi everyone! I wanted to share 3ric, my from-scratch Apple-II-class 65C02 computer. 3ric has real hardware designs, a custom PCB, its own ROM, and a cycle-honest C++ emulator that also runs entirely in the browser. It is an original computer rather than a perfect Apple II clone, but it uses the familiar memory map, video modes, keyboard interface, and Disk II architecture. The browser includes a built-in 65C02 assembler that can export programs as bootable…

From Noncho Savov on facebook: “Hi, I want to share with you my new game: Apple GridLock. It is the classic sliding block traffic jam puzzle, designed for the Apple //e with CRT compatible graphics and mouse support. Comes with 100 levels packed on a disk and with an endless supply available online. You can easily download level packs from my server if you have an Uthernet II card. The game is playable straight in the browser via Apple//Web –…

From Jawaid Bazyar: I am pleased to announce the release of GSSquared v0.9.0. GSSquared is an Apple II series computer emulator. Supported platforms Pre-built binaries This release is about making GSSquared yours: build custom machine profiles, edit them in-app, and launch them like first-class systems. It also brings smoother GS/OS mouse tracking, optional CRT post-processing, SecondSight VGA card support, and better high-DPI display handling. Features Accuracy Bug Fixes Internals https://github.com/jawaidbazyar2/gssquared/releases/tag/v0.9.0

Brutal Deluxe Software has announced that their version of The City of Alzan, originally a ZX-81 game, for the Apple II series computers. From the Website: What is The City of Alzan?The plot takes place in a fictitious city named Alzan, which is built on top of the sea cliffs, and is inhabited by thieves and cut-throats.Your quest is to find a way out of the city before they grab you, or before the plague takes hold of you.Unfortunately, the…

Card Cat 1.94 is now available at: https://henrylowe.net/card-cat/ New card detections Card Cat now detects a number of additional cards, including: System and firmware detection improvements Display and formatting improvements Reliability fixes Preliminary SmartPort support Card Cat 1.94 adds preliminary support for SmartPort device detection:

The latest major update to the Applewin Apple II Emulator for Windows based machines has been released. This version includes dozens of changes including the following items: The Applewin Apple II Emulator is maintained by Tom Charlesworth and a team of almost two dozen other Apple II fans. The emulator is a free download from the Applewin Github Page at: https://github.com/AppleWin/AppleWin One item of note is that with this release, AppleWin-x64.exe is now full release.

From Fredrik Ramsberg: I have released a new version of 350p Adventure, AKA Colossal Cave Adventure, AKA Advent. It has another exploit removed, and it’s faster than before. Get it today at: https://microheaven.com/advent/ The Game download includes builds for a number of platforms including the following: Also, instructions on how to get it running on your flavour of CP/M.

Hideaki Seike has announce that he has a new graphics converstion website tool that allows users to create a variety of retro images for the Apple II, Commodore 64 and other platforms. The tool takes the original image and converts it one of four different variants or the Apple II: HGR, DHGR, Lo-Res and Double Lo-Res graphics. The converter also allows users to select settings for dithering and scan lines. Our own tests of a photo from the AP converted…

The latest version of the Applewin Apple II Emulator is now available. Applewin v1 31.0.3 includes a reworked configuration graphical interface and is the 2nd beta release with this new GUI.. Change in the Tom Charlesworth led Applewin project are as follows: You can download the latest release of Applewin including both he betas and the stable releases from the Applewin GitHub page at:https://github.com/AppleWin/AppleWin

Joshua Bell has released the latest alpha of the Apple II Desktop. Version 1.6 alpha 2 contains a host of improvements over the first alpha of the Apple II Desktop. These include the following items: General DeskTop Disk Copy Desk Accessories Apple II Desktop is a free download and is available from the Apple II Desktop GitHub page at:https://github.com/a2stuff/a2d

The 80th release of the Ample Interface for macOS brings the emulation interface with MAME 0.287. This update includes one additional ROM for the Ample interface. Also, be sure to re-download all of your Apple II related ROMs as they were updated in 0.286. The Ample MAME Interface can be downloaded from the GitHub page at:https://github.com/ksherlock/ample

From Jawaid Bazyar: I am pleased to announce the release of GSSquared v0.7.2. GSSquared is an Apple II series computer emulator. Supported platforms are: Pre-built binaries available for: This is a maintenance release, focusing on user interface – menus and interactive widgets of various types. User Interface Features Bug Fixes Internals *1: On Linux, because Linux is a dumb wasteland of ego, there is no platform-native menu interface an application can use with SDL that will work on all distros,…