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Marc Ressl has updated his Open Emulator program to version 1.0.1. The emulator which was recently released with Apple-1 compatibility is now being added to in order to support the Apple ][ series as well. The latest version of the software includes the following updates: * Several timing issues where fixed. The Apple-1 should run now cycle-accurate. * The audio recorder was fixed. This was impairing loading cassette tapes. * On Apple-1 emulations, backspace is now mapped to underscore. You…
Marc Ressl has announce the immediate availability of his Apple emulator, OpenEmulator version 1.0. This is the first release version of the program and is available for Mac OS 10.6 and 10.7. Included in the latest version are the following updates: * The Apple-1 emulations are working. It is possible to emulate a stock Apple-1, a Briel Replica-1 and a Achatz A-ONE. Every emulation respects the memory maps and features of respective systems.* There are many virtual monitors that can…
A press release this morning from the KansasFest organization announces that John Romero, whose programming legacy is set over 97 titles, will be the keynote speaker at the 2012 Kansasfest. The event which will run July 17 to July 22, 2012 is the annual gathering of Apple ][ enthusiasts, hobbyists, hackers and others. Each year the event draws about 50 people and is always high spirited and full of computing surprises. For more on this event, we include the press…
T40, the 40 column editor by Antoine Vignau of Brutal Deluxe Software has been updated once again. The latest version 1.3.1 include some software fixes and a new help screen feature. The entire list of items/fixes included in this version 1.3.0 and 1.3.1 of the program include: Control-key for program and screen routines Open Apple-key for text editing routines A display bug is corrected A help screen is added (Ctrl-?) Typing always remain in the same column/line, no carriage return…
T40, the 40 column text editor created by Antoine Vignau this week, now has a new art gallery to go with the program. The gallery created by Daniel Kruszyna only has a couple of items as of yet but the gallery is in both picture format and slideshow format in the form of an Apple ][ Floppy image. To check out the latest additions to the gallery, go to the T40 Gallery website at: http://krue.net/fortycolumns/
The Entire run of 200 of the new CFFA3000 cards have sold out. This run was released just over 4 weeks ago and according to Rich Dreher, “this run probably sold out quickly due to the long development time frame”. Rich is now taking emails for a second run but he is saying that it could be 6 to 12 months prior to said run being completed. For more information about the CFFA3000 and other cards by Rich Dreher, check…
The Beagle Bros Software Repository, managed and produced by A.P.P.L.E. Staff and Brian Wiser, have once again added a number of graphics images from the long defunct company. Beagle Bros was one of the most popular Apple ][ software companies and had a large following due to their unique style of graphics According to the Beagle Bros website, “Thanks to the efforts of Brian Wiser, we now have two new graphics sections in the Beagle Bros Software Repository. Sections 6…
ADTPro, Apple Apple II disk imaging software being maintained by David Schmidt, has been updated to version 1.1.19. The latest release includes the following fixes and improvements: * [Client] Enabled DHCP auto-configuration from Jonno Downes’ latestip65 code. Note – Saved configuration files for Ethernet won’t becompatible; so delete or re-save them with this release * [Client] Beep at the completion of a disk transfer that had reador write errors * [Client] Duplicate volume names caused incorrect/repeated volumesize display * [Client]…
The iPhone / iPad version of the ActiveGS Application version 1.22 is now available in the Apple App Store. Changes in Version 1.22 include: + 60FPS support for iPad & iPhone4 + CRT Emulation + B&W & Green Monitor The application is freely downloadable from the App Store. Users can also add their own disk images to the emulator. To get the application go to the App Store at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/activegs-best-of-fta/id405115025?mt=8
KANSAS CITY, MO — March 30, 2011 — KansasFest, the 22nd annual convention dedicated to the Apple II computer, is now open for registration. Users, programmers, hobbyists, and retrocomputing enthusiasts are invited to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 19, 2011, through Sunday, July 24, for six days and five nights of sessions, demos, announcements, contests, and camaraderie. The week kicks off with keynote speaker Bob Bishop, co-founder of Apple’s R&D lab alongside Steve Wozniak and creator of many…
Don Lancaster, Curator of the Guru’s Lair website and author of several Apple ][ releated books including A.P.P.L.E.’s Call-A.P.P.L.E. In Depth Book 4, All About Applewriter, has made a number of his Apple ][ books available in PDF for free download. The current books he has released are the Apple Assembly Cookbook, Book 1 and Book 2, as well as a number of others. You can find all of Don’s currently released books at: http://www.tinaja.com/ebksamp1.asp
Mike Willegal has announced that final beta testing on the Brain Boards has begun and that the kits will be $59.00. Pre-built units will be available at some point for an additional fee. Mike has also put out a beta of the users guide for users to familiarize themselves with the board and created a website for the board at: http://www.willegal.net/appleii/brainboard.htm Orders for the Brain Board will begin to be taken on 19 March 2011 with the first units expected…
A new way of writing Applesoft Basic programs has been created by Andres Lozano, known in the Apple ][ world as Loz. Virtual Basic is a complete BASIC with all of the same operators and commands as Applesoft, except that it is written in a style much like other high level languages of the modern era. The entire system for Virtual Basic is a series of python scripts. If you are writing Virtual Basic programs, they can written using…
Wade Clarke has released an update for his Leadlight Adventure. The game itself is quite the adventure. Your are playing a girl Belinda who’s world is slowly falling apart. According to the Leadlight website, “15-year-old Belinda Nettle is studying at Linville Girls High School in Australia’s Blue Mountains. After falling asleep in the library one afternoon, she wakes from her mundane existence into a nightmare. Her classmates are transformed, nameless terrors seek her out across the schoolgrounds, and traps and…
Mike Maginnis, curator of the Apple II Scans website, announced the availability of the second edition of Open Apple, the podcast with he and Ken Gagne. Join them as they delve into their blast from the past and their favorite software from yesteryear. According to the releases on CSA2, “This time, Mike and Ken are joined by Ivan Drucker: two-time KansasFest alumnus, Juiced.GS staff writer, and Mac consultant based out of New York City. News this month includes a look…
The Apple II Scans website, managed by Mike Maginnis, has announced that they have added the follow on book to Gary B. Little’s Inside the Apple //e. Inside the Apple //c was based on the initial Apple //c and covers the machine in its entirety. Unfortunately, it is lacking in information about the second generation Apple //c as well as the Apple //c Plus which came out later. Still the book is a wealth of information for the user who…
The ActiveGS Plugin has been rolled back to version 3.3.201 due to a bug which was discovered to be causing the Safari version of the plugin not to work. Work is ongoing and a fix is expected soon. In the interim, if the plugin is not working in your browser when you visit the Virtual Apple ][ website, we recommend uninstalling the plugin and re-visiting to re-install the older version of the plugin. If your broswer is working fine with…
Brutal Deluxe Software, know for its contributions to the Apple community over the years both in Software and in vintage item reviews and documentation, has once again dug up a few golden items for the community to enjoy. Three vintage French videos are once again viewable. They are as follows: – Le club Apple, 1986 A French-speaking video from Apple France, which introduces its users’ club and after sales department. – Un Apple pour tous, 1987 A French-speaking video from…
Oliver Goguel, author of the ActiveGS App announced that he was pulling the latest version of his app from the App Store. Version 1.21 had been submitted and was ready to be released when a bug was discovered in the app which would cause the iPad to freeze. The bug was discovered after a beta tester used the zoom lock feature and the entire machine froze. ActiveGS has been used for many years now on the Virtual Apple ][ website…
Mike Willegal has posted a photo of his fully assembled Brain Board for the Apple II. The Brain Board turns an ordinary Apple ][ computer into an Apple-1 allowing the user to perform all of the same functionality of the Apple-1 computer while utilizing the Apple ][ cassette interface and keyboard for I/O. For more on the brainboard, check out the post at: http://www.willegal.net/blog/?p=1321
