Category: Apple II
The Ample MAME interface for MacOS has been updated. Ample Version 0.284 brings the interface into line with the current release of the MAME Emulator. Also included in this version of Ample is the ability to match the MAME ability to select one of the options for the Apple II/II+ keyboard. If you use one of the alternate keyboards for you…
Gerard Putter has announced the immediate availability of the latest version of the Virtual II Emulator, a full featured, shareware Apple II emulator for the Mac. This release addresses a number of issues reported by users of the emulator and included the following changes and updates: The Inspector window now offers a choice of two layouts, with different font sizes….
Dongsu Jang has released an Apple IIe Double Low Resolution graphics library. Including 12 APIs and 15 ampersand commands for Applesoft, the library gives the user a simple method of using low resolution graphics in their programs. According to his posting on Facebook, “I’d used Apple II+ 40 years ago. At that time, I was so jealous Apple //e and…
From David SchmenkThat time of year again for yet another New Year fireworks demo loop. Written in PLEAIDES FORTH, feel free to edit the code and make it do something new. Self running boot disk here: https://github.com/…/heads/master/images/apple/PLFORTH.po
The famed producer of the PBS television programs Computer Chronicles and Net Cafe, Stewart Cheifet, has passed away on 28 December 2025. The 87 year old Stewart most famously was known for highlighting the growing personal computer realm in the 1980’s with his relaxed professional style, along side other luminaries in the computer field including George Morrow, Gary Kidall and…
Andy McFadden has announced a minor update to the 6502bench SourceGen disassembler for Windows. SourceGen is currently the one tool available within the 6502bench utility. For those of you interested in using the utility, there is a ton of useful information about the package included in the GitHub page including a number of how to tutorials. There are also a number…
From Henry Lowe: Card Cat Version 1.91 in now available at https://henrylowe.net/card-cat/ This update adds additional cards and preliminary support for detection of a No-Slot-Clock (NSC) on a card or under system ROM. Thanks to the Apple II community members who have helped add new cards and assisted with testing.
For those of you who are 6502 fans, this project will be right up your alley. Many of us attend the vintage computer festivals and related events around the country each year and with Frank Eggen’s little project, we can now attend in style. According to his introduction of the project on Facebook: I am excited to announce the release…
Fredrik Ramsberg has announced the immediate release of the latest version of the PunyInform library for retro adventure programming. PunyInform is a library written in Inform 6 which allows authors to create text adventure games / interactive fiction using the Z-machine virtual machine, to be played on 8-bit computers as well as newer platforms. It provides a parser, implementations of…
The Clock Signal Emulator (CLK) for Mac OS has been updated. The CLK emulator is a clock signal accurate emulator created and curated by Tom Harte that emulates over 30 different retro computing platforms includes a number of updated features including: substantially improves fast loading of tapes on the Commodore Plus 4; improves the internal naming of options that became…
