Tag: apple II

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

MacEffects has announced that that the BOOTi Hard Drive card for the Apple II computer is once again available through the MacEffects website. BOOTi is a Hard Drive emulator card which simulates a block device on the Apple II. MacEffects is best know in the Apple and Macintosh communities for their clear cases and special replacement keyboards. For more information or to purchase the BOOTi card, check out the MacEffects website at:https://maceffects.com/products/maceffects-booti-hard-drive-emulator-for-apple-ii-series

Ciderpress II, the command line based version of the Ciderpress App for Windows has been updated to version 1.02. Included in this release are the following changes: The full Installation instructions for the App can be found on the GitHub page at: https://github.com/fadden/CiderPress2/blob/main/Install.md The following Installation instructions are a brief version for those already familiar with the system: There are pre-built binaries for 32-bit Windows, 64-bit Windows, 64-bit Mac OS, and 64-bit Linux. Downloads with _fd are framework-dependent, meaning you…

Ralle Pa, creator of a number of Apple II products that are currently for sale, has announced that he has created a new Apple II Disk II controller card. According to Ralle: I finished a new project today. A2DISK2 – my version of the Apple2 DISK2 controller. Two versions actually. One with 2x 256-byte proms and another with 2x EPROMs. The former are really hard to come by and few people can program them. The latter should be easier to…

Joshua Bell has announced the immediate availability of the latest version of the Apple II Desktop project. Apple II Desktop is a graphical user interface platform for the Apple II series computers and includes an array of utilities and programming languages built into the platform. The first beta release in the version 1.4 chain comes with a slew of updates including the following items: DeskTop Disk Copy Desk Accessories Apple II Desktop can be downloaded from the Apple II Desktop…

Disk Jockey is an app for creating and analyzing disk images for retro computing platform emulators as well as actual hardware, including the Apple II, Amiga and Atari ST. The add will run on the following Mac OS platforms: It also runs natively on Intel and Apple Silicon machines and will run offline. Changes in Disk Jockey version 3.4 include the following items: You can download the latest version of Disk Jockey as well as older versions at:https://diskjockey.onegeekarmy.eu/

From Jesse Blue: New features: Fixes: Download via Marketplace or from here https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dagenbrock.vscode-merlin-assembler 

Colin Leroy Mira has released STP, a new FTP client package for the Apple IIc. According to the release notes published by Colin: New release of my #AppleII things!STP, my FTP client, is now much more usable. It gets search, is ported to non-enhanced Apple II, and more importantly can now transfer floppy images (.po and .dsk) to a floppy, in the same way that ADTPro does.This means that if you make yourself an STP floppy (with ADTPro), you won’t…

From Emmanuel Castello Following Paul Letellier and Michael Mendelsohn bug call, just fixed the problem regarding the physical paddles inversed buttons. Remember that you can skip the bitmap slow scroll up by pressing the key.

The latest beta release of Apple II Desktop, version 1.4-alpha9 pre-release has been unveiled. Curated by programmer Joshua Bell, this alpha release introduces a plethora of enhancements and improvements, albeit with a cautionary note to use it with care due to its alpha status. Key Features of Apple II Desktop v1.4-alpha9: Compatibility: Users can now seamlessly integrate this release with Apple //jse or Apple2TS, ensuring a smooth experience across various Apple II environments. Downloadable Disk Images: Easily accessible through the…

Wozamp 2.4 has been released. The author, Colin Leroy-Mira, announced the release with a miriad of video improvements including the following:   * Better sound  * Perfect sync  * Better compression  * Implement pause, rewind, forward  * Implement volume normalization and control  * Implement clean text subtitles  * Leak fixes  * Implement full-screen mode  * Implement half-lines mode  * 80-columns

The 2024 rendition of the FAPPLE2 Fest was held yesterday with 11 people showing up for the annual event in Kawasaki, Japan. The FAPPLE2 Fest is the annual get together of the Japanese Apple II hobbyists, originating from the 1980’s and is held each year at the home of one of the members, Atsushi Ushiroda. This years event included 11 hobbyists and a ton of machines and Apple II series computer related items including those from A.P.P.L.E. With the space…

The Applesauce Floppy Disk Controller client software has been updated. Release notes from Applesauce FDC creator, John Morris stated: Client Release 1.88.5 – https://evolutioninteractive.com/applesauce/Applesauce_1885.zip