Category: Apple II

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 fuxes and changes including the following: Ample Changes Added some ORIC and TRS COCO machines. ORIC used 3″ floppies but…

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. 0A$=”2D40D030F0602@209010@0109010@0109010@010B0103020203010B0103020203010<010707010<010707010<0106170109010@010?01040305010<0105360109010@0109010@010602@2030F030F030F030F09011952030F030F030F030F01F40D040D040D01F”:P=1:HGR2 1HCOLOR=6:HPLOT0,0:CALL-3082:FORY=31TO62:C=4:I=ASC(MID$(A$,P,1))-48:J=INT(I/3):X=114+(I-J*3)*2:FORM=PTOP+J*2:HCOLOR=C:C=11-C:S=2*(ASC(MID$(A$,M+1,1))-47):HPLOTX,Y*2TOX+S-1,Y*2:HPLOTX,Y*2+1TOX+S-1,Y*2+1:X=X+S:P=P+1:NEXT:P=P+1:NEXT

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…

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…

From Antoine Vignau: Watch the six double-sided eduware laserdiscs for the Apple IIgs @ https://www.youtube.com/playlist… This ScienceVision series was directed by Professor George Dawson in 1992, and was published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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: Changed the floppy disk view. It now rotates, and the heat map is now a ‘trail’ of the head, showing where it’s been. It’s a bit more useful, and looks cooler….

From Todd Holcomb: The 90’s Mac underground scene is back for the month of March at The Crow’s Nest BBS – download the latest Mac releases, read some HackAddict/Happle Mac underground G-Files, browse the message forums, and play some old-school door games all from your vintage Mac! The Hermes II v3.1.1 BBS software is running on a 40MHz 68040 Carrera-accelerated…

From Colin Leroy-Mira: Wozamp is a simple network music player for the Apple II. It can: Browse a network share (FTP only) and play sound media files. Play an entire directory Fast-forward and rewind Display cover art embedded in media files Display a VU meter Stream from online webradios Requirements: Wozamp should run on any 64k Apple II with a…

From the Kansasfest Committee:  The KansasFest Committee is excited to announce that KansasFest 2024 will be held July 16-21, at the University of Illinois Springfield, followed by the virtual meeting July 27-28. Great Room / Presentation RoomDorm Outside SeatingDorm RoomDining SeatingDorm Lobby Since its beginnings in the late 1980s, KansasFest has been held in several locations with various names. After…

Randy Brandt, programmer of Beagle Bros and JEM Software fame, has launched a Kickstarter for “Heroes of D-Day: 101st Airborne“ – playing cards featuring WW2 mini-biographies. The Kickstarter has 23 days to go with a goal of $1,944 to fully fund the project. As Randy shared, “We are three months from the 80th anniversary of D-Day. In honor of the…