Category: Apple II
After the brilliant CP-500 miniature built by Everaldo R. Lima that we showed in last February, we are happy to see another incredible DIY project, a working miniature of nothing less than the Apple II! Video game engineer Chris Larkin built a working miniature Apple II replica, using a $9 CHIP card, and LCD TFT screen. The machine works like the big…
Blake Patterson has published a blog post and a demo video about a new device that a lot of people in our retro community have been talking about: the Wifi232, an inexpensive device that lets you BBS the way it was meant to be done, on hardware from the golden age of the Bulletin Board System. Since the device connects…
KansasFest is the Mecca of the Apple enthusiasts, a gathering that happens every July and lasts for many days talking about Apple, listening to presentations, hacking the next Apple II game or just hanging out with new and old friends. If you are planning to attend the convention this year and you have something interesting to talk about, KansasFest organizers…
Bryan Lunduke has published a video showing him challenging himself using an Apple IIgs. He explains that he won’t be using it for 100% of his activities, but for a couple of days during a 2-week spam, mostly to write texts, etc. It is an interesting take since Bryan is not a retro computer enthusiast like the rest of us….
The 2017 10Liners contest is over. With 64 entries, this year contest is a staggering success. There are games for Atari, Commodore, MSX, Apple II and Amstrad and the quality of them is really impressive, considering how restrictive is a BASIC program in only 10 lines! But creativity wins! Here is the first 3 on each category: PUR-80 – Maximum of…
Nox Archaist is a new role playing game in development by 6502 Workshop exclusively for the Apple II platform and emulators, with both floppy and hard disk support. Check out the latest mini story using the Nox Archaist engine to demo the newest features in the game: The Nox Archaist story line is still under development. Any names or characters used…
You are Deuce Darkstar on a secret, daring, foolhearty mission to infiltrate the Domain of Shmup and stop the Alien Downpour they are preparing to rain down upon all you know and love. You know it’s a suicide mission, but you eat suicide missions for breakfast and you’re mighty hungry. Good Hunting! Alien Downpour is a fast-action arcade-style shooter for…
