Tag: apple II

James Davis has created a full Apple II ROM disassembly listing which lists all of the addresses from $C000 to $FFFF in the Apple II Computer. This listing is one of the most complete listings and utilizes many publications including several A.P.P.L.E. Publications and can be viewed on Andy McFadden’s website at:https://6502disassembly.com/a2-rom/

The Applewin Apple II Emulator for Windows operating systems has been updated. Applewin Version 1.29.12 includes numerous changes and updatees including the following: [PR #757] Allow use of an INI-file for configuration instead of the Registry (fixes #709). new command line switch: -conf  [Change #773] Added Apple II J-Plus support. [Bug #778] Fixed for when Joystick(s) are disabled. [Bug #777] Fixed Phasor speech (SSI263) to match Mockingboard (when in Mockingboard mode). fixes: #698 (Rescue Raiders), #753 (Bejeweled). also improvements to Phasor card’s native Phasor mode. [PR #775] Debugger: Fixed so…

Just as the world was going into full lock down mode, the French Touch, released a new demo for the Apple IIe. Digidream demonstrates some of the Apple IIe and IIc computers sound capabilities featuring the Mockingboard. For this and other French Touch demos, check out their website at:http://fr3nch.t0uch.free.fr/ or their video page on YouTube at:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_oJwEI4Abnb98ryTUS_IAQ/videos

A version of the ZX Spectrum game, Manic Miner has been released by StewBC. This initial version incorporates all of the features of the original Manic Miner but on the Apple II, uses a screen scrolling feature in order to get the entire game board on the screen. You can download the release of the game from the Manic Miner releases page on Github at: https://github.com/StewBC/mminer-apple2/releases

Gerard Putter has released an update to his Apple II emulator for Mac OS. Virtual II version 9.3 includes a bevy of changes and fixes including the following items: Added support for the 13-sector Disk ][ card. In macOS 10.15 (Catalina) the window position is now correctly restored when starting the application. Game controller calibration is now saved between runs of the applications. Improved the accuracy of the analog game paddle input values. Solved a number of issues of the embedded…

The Epple II Emulator, which emulates an Apple II computer on multiple platforms has been updated. Produced by Christopher Mosher, Epple II Version 1.0.5 includes a host of features including support for the latest WOZ disk format as well as others. You can download the latest version for your platform from the Epple II Github releases page at: https://github.com/cmosher01/Epple-II/releases

Denis Molony has released another update for his Apple II Diskbrowser Disk utility. Diskbrowser 1.0.44 is a major leap forward in the ways in which disk images are viewed, files displayed and the features included in the display of said files. One of the biggest changes is the fact that the files are now displayed in a format chosen by the user for Applesoft. For PASCAL, source files are displayed properly complete with the tabs for source clarity and the…

A new version of the On-Line Systems game Sabotage disk has been made available. The disk, cracked by Logo has a new feature which gives infinite weapons by default. The disk image can be downloaded from:http://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/crack/On-Line%20Systems%20-%20Sabotage%20with%20infinite%20weapons%20-%20cracked.dsk

Vince Weaver has created a new version of the game Myst. This one runs on the Apple II computer. For those who have seen the game on other platforms, this version will not disappoint. Using pure 6502 Assembly language, Vince has created a very playable demo version of the game. However incomplete the current version is, it does show great potential for a completed product. For more information or to download the Myst demo, check out The Apple II Myst…

The Clock Signal Emulator for MacOS has been updated. This emulator simulates a variety of platforms including the Apple II series computers. Clock Signal currently emulates the following platforms: Acorn Electron; Amstrad CPC; Apple II/II+ and IIe; Atari 2600; ColecoVision; Commodore Vic-20 (and Commodore 1540/1); Macintosh 512ke and Plus; MSX 1; Oric 1/Atmos; Sega Master System; and Sinclair ZX80/81. In addition, emulation of the Atari ST is experimental. Clock Signal Author, Tom Harte writes of the new release saying “This…

Reactive Micro has announced the availability of a new version of the Apple II Plus Rev Seven RFI Boards. According to the posting on the Reactive Micro Blog, The Apple II Plus, Rev 7 RFI Motherboard project is offered in several options. As assembled or kit, with and without ICs and DRAM, and in 93-series ROM (original) or 27-series ROM (not yet released). It is designed to be a replacement motherboard for your existing Apple II and II Plus. It’s…

Raphael Rezende has released a new Apple II game, Bagatelle. According to his posting in the Apple II Software Enthusiasts group: This is a simplified arcade machine, in which you and the apple take turns, throwing balls into a box containing colored poles. Your score increases each time you hit a post, on your way down the box, and the ball changes direction when it hits a post, which increases your chances of hitting more obstacles. You use stick 0…

For those of you following the Apple II Desktop project, you will be happy to know that there is a new pre-alpha. Release number 10 of the pre-alpha stage of the Apple II desktop project includes the following changes: DeskTop File > New Folder scrolls new folder into view. #16 DeskTop: Restrict double-click detection to content area clicks. #183 Fix off-by-one in icon repainting.  #181 Fix several UI issues with Format/Erase dialog. #177 Support extended ProDOS 2.5 dates. #169 Desk Accessories Save control panel settings…

By Dan HendersonReleased 02 February 2020 (AKA 02022020) About Planet Invasion 2020 Some people will be familiar with the classic ‘Defender’ game from the 1980’s, yet weirdly, I know the game as ‘Planet Invasion’ on the ‘Dragon 32’ computer.  It has become apparent that the game was either copied or bought under licence. Anyway, I always thought it would be interesting to do a Low Resolution version of the game on the Apple II.  That being said, my not being…

6502bench SourceGen v1.5 is now available.  Key changes since v1.4: – NOTE: extension script interfaces have changed. Pre-v1.5 plugins will not work with this release.– Added visualization generation interface for converting embedded data to images.  – Added extension scripts for C64 sprites, Atari 2600 graphics, and Apple II hi-res bitmaps, fonts, and shape tables.  – Added animated bitmap visualizations.  – Added GIF and animated GIF generation to HTML exporter.– Added non-unique local labels (e.g. “@loop”).– Added uncertainty annotations to label…

Apple II Disk image data conversion program, Applecommander, has been updated. Version 1.6.0 includes some nifty new features including. Ability to load a text file with conversion to Apple format with highbit off (see ac -ptx …). See #33. An ac build for Java 1.5 is available (AppleCommander-ac-1.6.0-java5.jar). See #29 for discussion. Applecommander is an aplication for multiple platforms which allows users to not only view the data on Apple II disk images but to also export the files from the disk image to the local…

The Applewin Apple II Emulator has been updated. Applewin 1.29.8 was released with the following updates and changes: [Bug #749] Hotkeys to change emulation speed using Ctrl+n: now ignored if ALT is pressed. [Bug #748] DiskII: data latch returns a rand() value when no disk is in drive. [Bug #746] Debugger: correctly repaint Apple II screen when showing it from debugger. [Bug #745] WOZ: Support for large tracks. [Bug #743] Added new command line switches: -left-alt-control-buttons : left-ctrl=button0, left-alt=button1 -right-alt-control-buttons : right-alt=button0, right-ctrl=button1 -swap-buttons :…

There is a new version of the firmware for the Apple II BOOTi Card. Version 0.9K fixes a bug that was affecting users of the card on the Apple II Plus. The old version was causing a problem for users who did not have a disk image in the Virtual Slot 1 on the card. This new version, coded by Marko Ramius, also increases the boot delay for those users who are using the VidHD card in their Apple II’s….

The latest update to the Apple II Desktop is now available for download and testing from the Apple II Desktop GitHub Page. Version 1.2 Pre-Alpha 9 is contains a bevy of changes and bug fixes including the following items: DeskTop Fix resource leak opening/closing windows – #19 Fix off-by-one year bug for pre-Y2K dates Clear screen before launching to avoid garbage – #174 Add AuxType display to File > Get Info – #148 Fix display of alerts – #165 Control Panel DA Fix overflowing…

Sellam Abraham and Daniel Henderson have announced the availability of a new graphical New Years Demo for the Apple II. This is a New Year 2020 Demo programmed for the Apple ][ by me and Dan Henderson.  It can run on any 48K Apple ][+ or better. The story and artwork are by Dan, and I wrote the lo-res graphics sprite system, which is a complete package allowing sprite and background creation as well as animating it all using BASIC…