Tag: apple II
Brutal Deluxe Software in coordination with Daniel Henderson has announced CD IIe – A CD-Audio player for the 8-bit Apple IIs. The program requires a SCSI High-Speed DMA card to be installed in the Apple II and a SCSI-2 type CD-ROM drive such as the Apple CD300. You can download the latest version of the player on a standard 5.25 inch floppy disk image from the Brutal Deluxe Software website at:https://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/products/apple2/cdiie/ Source code for the player is also available on…
From David Schmenk: Development of the Double Color Graphics Toolkit for PLASMA is pretty much done. I didn’t complete in time for the Zoom meeting, but I hope to show it off at the next one! Time to start documenting the API and tools, but here it is in action:
Version 12.0 of the Virtual II Apple II Emulator for Mac OS has been released. Included in the release are the following updates: You can download the latest version of the Virtual II Emulator at:https://www.virtualii.com
There are Fifty ( yes 50 ! ) new archived Apple II cassettes, kindly on loan to the Apple II Cassette Collection from Ian B. This includes programs, textbooks, and photos, all of which are now available @ https://brutaldeluxe.fr/projects/cassettes/.
Ian Bell, author of the popular BBC Computer game Elite published by Acornsoft, has announced the release of the source code for a myriad of computing platforms including the Apple II, Commodore 64, and the NES versions of the game. According to the release text on the Elite website, “Today, 20th September 2024, is the 40th anniversary of the day the world first experienced Elite, the 3D space trading and combat game written by Ian Bell and David Braben, first on the…
Andy Mcfadden has released the latest version of the CiderPress II app. This is a command line version of the CiderPress app for managing Apple II series disk images and runs on most platforms. Included in this latest release of the software are the following changes and updates: You can download the latest version of the CiderPress II app as well as documentation and source code from the CiderPress II website at: https://ciderpress2.com
From A2_4am Total Replay v5.2 is out. It features 502 Apple II games (200 new since v4), all playable from a single bootable 32MB hard disk image. https://archive.org/details/TotalReplay Code & changelog: https://github.com/a2-4am/4cade/releases/tag/v5.2 Thanks to @a2_qkumba, @txgx42, @helix_nrg, @Roughana@oldbytes.space, Frank M, Kris Kennaway, @ladyailuros, and everyone else who contributed to this project in the past five years.
From A2_4am: This is volume 2 of Total Replay, featuring sports games, flight sims, puzzles, game shows, and board games. If it involves blowing things up, it’s probably in volume 1. This release features 89 games, all playable from a single bootable 32MB hard disk image. https://archive.org/details/TotalReplay2 Code & changelog: https://github.com/a2-4am/4sports/releases/tag/v1.0-alpha.4 Thanks to @a2_qkumba, @txgx42, @xot@mastodon.gamedev.place, @Roughana@oldbytes.space, and @helix_nrg for patches and testing.
After successful completing our Kickstarter campaign for our new point&click adventure UNDEAD we decided to release a fully playable demo version of the game for all those people that want to give the game an immediate try and could not engage in the recent campaign. The demo version comprises the full first level of the game and allows to indulge completely in the game flow and feeling. If you like level 1 and want to continue on your quest through the Land of Dysphoria you can…
Colin Leroy-Mira has announced the update to WOZamp, the Apple II music and video player. WOZamp v18.0.1 gets RadioBrowser support for easy webradio streaming to your Apple II, plus a few fixes here and there. For more information about WOZamp or to download the latest version, check out the website at:https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/wozamp-an-apple-ii-music-and-video-player/
The MAC OS X based Ample MAME interface has been updated. Kelvin Sherlock, the curator of the Ample Interface introduced additional support for the retro Macintosh Portables. This release of the Ample interface marks the 61st release of the emulator and brings the Ample package up to MAME 0.269 and includes a modified MAME package which allows emulation of those machines included in the interface. Some of the features of the Ample interface include the ability to control almost…
A revamp of the Apple II Disk II Analog board and the Motor Control board have been in the works for the past several years. Now that work has come to fruition and the new ReAnalog and Motor Control boards are available through Chris Torrence’s CT6502.ORG website. About the boards The ReAnalog Card is a recreation of the original Apple Disk ][ Analog card from 1978, using modern components and a printed circuit board. This allows the sensitive magnetic signal…
The latest version of Kelvin Sherlocks Ample front end for the MAME emulator has been released. Ample version 0.268 includes additional front end support for the Retro Mac Platforms including the Mac IIfx, Quadra 900 and the Quadra 950. The Ample front end also includes the complete MAME 0.268 emulation system. Some additional changes in the base MAME emulator includes changes to the Apple IIgs driver as specified below:The Apple IIgs driver now supports host integration with a custom ATINIT…
The full release of the Version 1.4 chain of the Apple II Desktop graphical interface for the Apple II computer has been released. Joshua Bell, the curator of the Apple II Desktop project has been adding features and fixing issues with the project at a high rate of speed over the past several months. Thus, the latest version, Apple II Desktop 1.4, includes a slew of new advances and changes in the operation of the interface including the following items:…
Seattle, Washington — July 28, 2024 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has published “Understanding the Apple IIe: Enhanced Edition” by Jim Sather – an important and rare book that encompasses a unique technical examination the Apple IIe. Originally published in 1985 and a rarity to find, this new 450+ page “Enhanced Edition” is remastered and re-typeset, with updated text, layout, color, and over 120 technical illustrations. Text has been updated throughout, with additional coverage of the Enhanced IIe,…
Seattle, Washington — July 23, 2022 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has published an 80+ page manual for “Ringoban 2” – a new game written by Mike Beaumont. Ringoban 2 is an Applesoft BASIC version of the game Sokoban for the Apple II. This updated version by Mike Beaumont expands past the original 90 levels – for a total of 931 levels of brain-warping fun. Plus, version 2 now lets you save your game! Work through the levels…
Seattle, Washington — July 28, 2024 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has published “All About Pilot” – a new book that is the ultimate collection of award-winning articles about the PILOT programming language. Written by the original creators of the language on many retro computing platforms, this resource provides tools and instruction to begin using the language effectively. Highlights Include Availability All About Pilot is available in Paperback, Hardback and Coil – printed in color – through the A.P.P.L.E….
R&R Auctions has announced the release of a pre-production Apple II Motherboard (REV1) for auction on their site as part of their “Steve Jobs and the Apple Computer Revolution” auctions lot. The Motherboard auction started at $500 but is expected to draw bids of over $5,000. It is currently unknown what the actual source of the board is, however, internal speculation is that this is one of the rate Apple II boards which were part of the famed Tony Diaz…
Brandon Robert has announced a major update to the JACE Apple II Emulator for Java. JACE 3.0 requires user to have Java version 17 installed and will emulate the Apple II with the following addon and peripheral specifications: According to the author, JACE is a mature cycle-accurate emulation of an Apple //e computer. The full library of software for that series is 100% compatible with this emulator, as well as many popular hardware add-ons. Some of the other features of…
The Ample graphical interface for Mac OS X has been updated. Ample 59 with its retro Apple II, Apple II clone and Retro Mac series primary focus, has been updated to include the items included in the MAME 0.267 emulation system. The Ample interface has been updated recently to also include Atari, Tandy, Dragon and Oric computer platforms. Ample 59 can be downloaded from the Ample Github page at:https://github.com/ksherlock/ample
