Tag: apple II

Colin Leroy-Mira has announced the availability of the latest version of his WOZAMP Video and Audio player for the Apple II series computer. “I’m happy to say I’ve released Wozamp version 2.3 at https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/wozamp-an-apple-ii-music-and-video-player/You may notice that the page’s title is now “a music and video player” Please find attached to this message’s replies a few examples!”

The Applewin Apple II Emulator for Windows has been updated.  Applewin 1.30.18, curated by Tom Charlesworth, was released with a number of changes  and bug fixes including the following: Applewin is a full fledged freely downloadable Apple II emulator that includes support for a number of features including Peripheral cards and add-on hardware supported: You can download the latest version of the Applewin Apple II emulator from the Applewin Github page at:https://github.com/AppleWin/AppleWin

For those of you following the Apple II Desktop project, the latest alpha release is now available.  The changes in the latest version of Apple II Desktop, version 1.4 alpha 8 includes a slew of changes including the following: Changes relative to previous v1.4 alpha: DeskTop Disk Copy Desk Accessories Misc Try it now with Apple //jse or Apple2TS Try if now The Apple II Desktop package is available in one of 9 languages: Downloads

Kelvin Sherlock, creator of the Ample GraphicalUser Interface for the MAME emulator, has released a new version of the interface.  Release 56 of Ample brings the interface in line with the 0.264 release of MAME and includes a host of fixes and changes including the following: Ample Changes MAME 0.264 Changes of note Ample-MAME changes of note The Apple IIgs driver now supports the host.fst wdm protocol. (A disk image of the driver and fst are located in the Ample.app/SharedSupport/…

This little two line program from Lee Fastenau is sure to give your Apple II computer a bit of a complex and as he said, an Identity Crisis.

From: Bob Giddings I think I have worked on this enough.  Here is my command line demo called CLEAR.  Included with a few commands.  It is mostly meant for 80-cols, some commands won’t display properly in 40-cols.  Although most of the commands will work on a II+.  The most powerful command is included.  The ALIAS command will let you make aliases of Basic, Binary and System files. There are a couple of commands that need some explanation. Type COMMANDS at…

From Henry Lowe: RAMWerks 2 is now available for testing. In addition to testing RAMWorks-compatible Apple II memory cards, this new version also tests RAMFactor, Apple Memory Expansion (‘Slinky’) and Saturn compatible RAM cards (with some limitations – see web page). RAMWerks now runs on all Apple II computers and supports 40 or 80 column displays. You can download a disk image of RAMWerks 2 from: https://henrylowe.net/ramwerks/

from Michel Pollet: MII Apple II Emulator version 1,8 has been released. The latest version of the MII emulator is available from the Github page at: https://github.com/buserror/mii_emu 1.8 Change Log: Poor quality gif, It is a LOT smoother at 60fps in the program! Super Serial Card config dialog libmui Internals

From Colin Leroy-Mira: Wozamp is a simple network music player for the Apple II. It can: Requirements: Wozamp should run on any 64k Apple II with a serial card. In addition to that, it requires a surl-server proxy to handle the transcoding and resampling. Screenshots: Playing « Jesus built my hotrod » from Ministry Browsing my ftp://diskstation.lan/music share Preparing to listen to 8bit.fm Installing the surl-server proxy: See the dedicated surl-server page. Transferring the floppy to your Apple II: Download the latest…

I designed a type of RAM card to be used as a daughter board for the AIIE 80COL card. Many people may like the 80COL card, but I never used it and had a lot of it in my drawer. *In fact, 80COL is also supported in AII VGA projects, so there is no need to use the 80COL card alone. For now, it will not be open sourced and will be sold in my store. It will probably be…

If you have a passion for retro computing and enjoy bridging the gap between vintage technology and modern platforms, you’ll be delighted to discover that a binary release of the Mastodon client for the Apple II is now ready for download. This latest version, 2.0, has undergone extensive testing primarily on an Apple //c and IIgs. The brain child of Colin Leroy-Mira, the Apple II Mastodon Client is an advanced social media client with a number of feature found on…

From Oliver Schmidt: A2Pico is a generic Apple II peripheral card based on the Raspberry Pi Pico. As of today there are already five different A2Pico firmwares available basically turning A2Pico into five different cards: Some background: Soon after the introduction of the Raspberry Pi Pico in 2021 Glenn and I started to experiment with directly connecting it to the Apple II slot bus. In 2022 I published a working Pico firmware on GitHub. Based on that we started to…

Joshua Bell has made the latest pre-release of Apple II Desktop, v1.4-alpha7, available for Apple II enthusiasts. This release is packed with a number of enhancements and optimizations, offering a tantalizing glimpse into the future of the Apple II Desktop package. What’s New in v1.4-alpha7? Notable Changes in Apple II Desktop version 1.4 Alpha7: Desktop Enhancements: Desk Accessories: Available Language Options: Apple II Desktop is now available in nine languages including the following: How to Get v1.4-alpha7: Download the latest…

Author: ksherlockVersion: 0.263Repository: ksherlock/ampleTag: r55Commit: 8b37b5e With a slew of enhancements and optimizations, the latest release of Ample, version 0.263, curated by Kelvin Sherlock, is now available. With a focus on compatibility, performance, and usability, this update promises to streamline your MAME Emulation experience on MacOS.  With a focus on the retro Apple II series computers and the retro Macintosh line, Ample makes it easier for you to get started with the Multiple platform emulation of MAME. Platforms included in…

The latest version of the Apple II disk boot utility, Anti-M has been updated. Anti-M version 2.2 adds support for booting ABM. Anti-M is a disk boot utility created by the Apple II hacker, A2_4am, which allows users to boot older games made specifically for the Apple II and II plus on their Apple IIe and Apple or IIgs machines. The booster users a modified PROM that can boot any disk allowing the machine to bypass ROM checkers that are…

David Schmenk has released a new version of PLASMA. According to the release notes, PLASMA version 2.11 is a minor update to address the relocating loader for EDASM generated modules with 8 bit fixups. All modules up to now have been generated by PLASM and only use 16 bit fixups. Mostly usefull for future modules built with EDASM. You can download the latest version of PLASMA for the Apple-1, Apple II or Apple III computers from the Plasma Github page…

The author of the Apple II game Castle Dain is offering a physical release of his mini-RPG game for the Apple II. This limited release includes a 6″ x 9″ folder, 5.25 disk, quick-start guide, cross-section diagram of the castle, and 4 collectible cards. The cost is $25 plus shipping. For more information and an in-depth video about this release, click on the video below: Castle Dain physical copy (Apple II)

Colin Leroy-Mira has announced the latest release of Mastodon for Apple II, version 1.14.0! It provides a big performance improvement on the serial bandwidth, all the way to 115,200bps. This is especially visible for loading images. You can download the latest version and find out more about the program at:

Announcing the release of Script-Central Special Edition v9n1. This is the sixth issue of the HyperCard IIGS disk magazine Mr. Bellina has released since 2020 and is made available as a zipped 32 MB ProDOS disk image. Full announcement at: https://bbellina.blogspot.com/2024/02/script-central-special-edition-v9n1.html In addition to the regular departments which provide news, jokes, HCGS tips and tricks, sound effects, icons, useful handlers and functions, and more, this issue includes a few hard to find stacks, converted Macintosh HyperCard stacks including the Apple…

If is not often that we post Tandy related news here at Call-A.P.P.L.E. but this new Apple II emulator for the Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer 3 was just a bit too fun to pass up so here it is: From: Todd Wallace Via Facebook TRS-80 Color Computer group Hello all! I uploaded a new version of my Apple II+ emulator   It felt unfinished when I first put it out there and so I wanted to give it some more love….