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Andy McFadden has released an update to the CiderPress Disk Management Utility for Windows. The release addresses a bug which occurred with scaling in the Windows environment. CiderPress is a Windows based program and allows users to create and manage Apple II digital file archives and disk images. This update, CiderPress Version 4.4.1-d1 is designed to run on Widows 7 and newer. You can download the latest release as well as all source code from the CiderPress Github Releases page…

The Virtual II Apple II Emulator for MacOS has been updated. Virtual II Version 10.6 includes a slew of user requested additions to the emulator including the following items: Improved the unshrink feature. The extracted files are assigned the metadata stored in the archive: ProDOS file type, aux type, file creation date, as well as file modification date. Support for disk images with 13 tracks per sector (file extension .d13). Note that these disk images can be mounted, but any…

Kelvin Sherlock has updated his Ample front end for the MAME emulator. Ample is a Apple Centric front end for Mame with emphasis on Apple II Series and Retro Macintosh related emulation. Version 0.239 brings the Ample front end in line with the latest release of MAME and adds a new section to the interface for the Franklin line of computers including the Franklin Ace 100, 500, 1000 and 2200. There are also some improvements to the Apple SCSI CD-ROM…

The Apple II Desktop Project has released the latest version of the Apple II Desktop software. The Apple II Desktop Project is run by Joshua Bell and started its life as MouseDesk by Version Soft. Apple Computer licensed the software and released it, at first as MouseDesk 2.0, then rebranded Apple II DeskTop as the initial system software for the Apple IIgsbefore 16-bit GS/OS replaced it. It still functions on 8-bit Apples, including the Apple IIe, Apple IIc, Apple IIc Plus, Apple IIe Option Card…

Terence Boldt has been a busy man lately with his fixes to the ProDOS ROM-Drive Card. He has created a version 3.0 or the card and is currently finalizing the firmware of it, with changes and fixes coming in the past few days. The ProDOS ROM-Drive card is a solid state 1mb card for the Apple II series computer which studied the entire drive into an EPROM. This card will boot ProDOS and BASIC in a blazingly fast 1.5 seconds…

Tom Harte has released an updated version of his Clock Signal multi-platform emulator for Mac OS X. The 19 December update includes a new section of code specifically allowing Clock Signal to emulate the Commodore Amiga. As Tom specifies in his release notes for the update, this release is a “low-Quality” emulator of the Commodore Amiga and he plans on updating it again soon with some better code. Currently the Clock Signal Emulator has a number of emulators including the…

Marc Golembeck has released his entry for the Apple II Software Enthusiasts Challenge 2021 programming contest. The program, The Pudding Strikes Back, is a double low resolution graphical shooter game, is appropriately themed for the Christmas 2021. Pudding runs on an enhances Apple IIe, IIc and the IIgs as well as a variety of Apple II Emulators including Applewin and Virtual II. This is an unusual First Person Shooter game as it features a number of effects not normally seen…

Kelvin Sherlock has released an update to the Ample MAME interface. Ample is a front end for the MAME emulator which is Apple II series and Macintosh centric. Complete with easy to use customization of the emulation setup, Ample is one of the easiest setups to use. The current version matches the current version of MAME. You can download the latest version of Ample from the GitHub page at:https://github.com/ksherlock/ample

Bobbi Manners has released the latest update to her emai//er suite for the Apple //e and Apple IIgs computers. The latest release, version 2.1.13 addresses the following issues in the program: * Both SMTP65.SYSTEM and NNTP65UP.SYSTEM parsed the first 20 lines of the message looking for headers, and failed to stop at the first blank line, as they should. The consequence of this was when forwarding an email, the headers of the message being forwarded were parsed when they should be ignored. Fix is…

In the run up to the holidays, Roby Sherman of Crow Cousins software has Re-released his Snow Display Demo for the Apple II. The Demo which was released last year, carries a Christmas theme and runs through 9 different animated displays as it runs. You can download the floppy disk image from the Crow Cousins Software website at:https://err0r.tech/crowcousins/let_it_snow_2020.dsk

Ultima IV Remastered is a fan project with over 40 bug fixes and enhancements upon the original 1985 game by Lord British. Notable features include: trainer menu (optional cheat codes); gender-neutral character creation; faster dungeon exploration with a single-character mode; skull artifact supported in combat; Mockingboard support on Apple IIgs and //c models.  The latest release of the game, Ultima IV Remastered Version 1.2.5, includes changes for a couple of items including: Fixed Lord British says Moonglow is on the…

Gerard Putter has announced the immediate release of an update specifically targeting the Apple Silicon Macs. Issues with the functionality of the Quicktime Movie recording feature on the M1 has led to Virtual Apple II version 10.5.1 being released. To download the latest release of the Virtual Apple II emulator, go to:https://www.virtualii.com

Tom Charlesworth has announced the release of the latest version of the Applewin Apple II Emulator for Windows. Applewin 1.30.6 includes the following updates: [Bug #993] Fix Mousecard not persisting after a machine’s hardware changes. (Regression at 1.30.5.0) [Bug #985] Fix one-shot paddle timers. [xotmatrix] [Bug #989] Debugger: Fix disassembly for NMOS 6502’s JMP (Indirect) not showing correct target address. [Change #987] Debugger: Add ‘lbr’ command to show Last Branch Record for a change to the control-flow from an instruction or interrupt. NB. Bcc…

Long time Apple II hobbyist and business owner, Tony Diaz, has passed away at the age of 54. Born in 1967, Tony was known for his legendary knowledge of the Apple II series as well as for his collection of extremely rare Apple II computers and software. Tony was also known as a civil aviation and military enthusiast, having held the rank of Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Civil Air Patrol. His well-documented and simulcast trips across the US in…

Gerard Putter has announced the release of the latest version of his Virtual II Apple II Emulator for Mac OS X. Virtual II Version 10.5 now includes support for ShrinkIt Files within the emulator. The new features in Version 10.5 include: The File menu now has an “Extract ShrinkIt Archive” item. You can also double-click an archive in the Finder to unpack it. Files inside ShrinkIt archives are automatically indexed for searching in Spotlight, and are shown by the Finder…

Kelvin Sherlock has released a new release of the Ample MAME Interface version 0.236. The previously released version was having a problem with a missing file that was due to a build time problem. The issue has since been corrected and Ample 0.236-1 released. You can download Ample 0.236-1 and the source code for the program at:https://github.com/ksherlock/ample

Daniel Henderson has released a new Apple II Lo-Res demo just in time for Halloween 2021. The demo is a low resolution graphical rendition of Michael Jackson’s Thriller and utilizes Bothe Double Lo-Res via Daniel’s Greasy Graphics as well as Mockingboard sound with Mockingboard conversion using Tom Porters’ Midi2Mock.. You can download the disk image from Marc Golembeck’s website at:http://www.golombeck.eu/index.php?id=53&L=1

Gerard Putter has released a minor update to the Virtual II Emulator for Mac OS X. Virtual II version 10.4.1 deals with the dark mode issue that arose in 10.4 and was subsequently disabled in the release. This has been corrected and turned back on. To download the latest version of the virtual II Emulator, check out the website at:https://www.virtualii.com

Marc A. Golembeck has released the first version of his automatic hardware detection software, Identify II. The program, available in a 5.25 inch floppy disk image for the Apple II series computers will run on both emulated and actual hardware systems and identify all cards and memory in the particular machine as well as the machine specs. Some of the additional features of the program include: Machine detection CPU detection RAM detection (supports: RamWorks and Saturn memory expansion boards as…

The latest version of GS.Pacman has been released. Version 1.2 of GS.Pacman includes several game fixes as well as a new cheat mode with the 8 key on the keyboard. Peter Hirschberg has been quite busy with the updates but the game is coming along nicely. The changelog for version 1.2 shows the following changes: Ghosts now go to “Fright” mode when in the monster pen Ghost point value now resets after eating a power pellet (Hopefully) fixed numpad support…