Gerard Putter has informed A.P.P.L.E. that our request for Apple IIc support within the Virtual II emulator has been fulfilled. The latest release of the Virtual II Emulator, version 11.0, includes a ton of new features and fixes including: Added emulation of the Apple //c. Simplified the installation by including, in the Help description, download links […]
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 […]
Those crazy astronauts (Daniel Henderson and Roby Sherman) who brought you that terrestrialbrain stumper, Murder Manor, have returned with a game of space travel, exploration, and wormholes! In Orion Trail, players take on the role of intrepid space pioneers, to make the treacherous journey across the length of the Orion Belt to reach a planet known […]
The CrowCousins have released a new version of Magic-Pixels, their double lo-res painting program for enhanced Apple //e, //c, and IIgs models and it’s a big one. Version 2. 6 includes a number of notable features including: – An all-assembly, major UI overall that is wicked fast at 1 Mhz – You can now import […]
A.P.P.L.E. member Dr. Marc A. Golombeck has developed a Double Low Resolution graphics amper-library for the Apple IIe Enhanced, IIc, and the IIgs. This library allows users to perform many advanced graphics functions in Double Lo-Res mode (80 x 48 pixels in 16 color mode) with simple to use amper routines all based in Applesoft […]
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 […]
The RetroMacCast Episode 274 is now available on the RetroMacCast website. This episode includes discussions on: The latest interesting eBay finds including an Apple organizer, 2c flat panel collection, and brass paperweight. Discussions about General Magic, and news includes World Emoji Day, Apple employee #345, and using a IIsi today. You can hear Episode 274 […]
A firmware bug which affects both the Apple IIc and the Apple IIc Plus has been discovered by programmer, Michael Guidero. According to the posting on his blog, The bug, described in code and notes below came about as a result of his work on the Apple IIc and Apple IIc Plus emulation in MAME. […]
A few years ago I acquired a Franklin 500 computer. This was one of the few Apple //c clones that had extras and enhancements, as well as a “brick on a leash” power supply just like the //c. The excitement lasted me just a couple of days, then the power supply died. I looked around […]
For those of you who have been searching for a methodology of hooking up an Apple II to a TV via HDMI, Alex Lukacz’s latest experiment may be the answer you have been looking for. Using a BBBLack credit card sized computer, he has managed to wire up a reasonable connection allowing for the Apple […]
The AppleIIScans.net website has posted the Apple IIc Users Guide. The guide originally published in 1984 by Brady Communications and authored by Gary Phillips and Donald Scellato features the Picaso style Apple //c on the cover of the book. It is available in PDF format from the Apple2Scants.net website at: http://www.apple2scans.net/2015/04/20/apple-iic-user-guide/