Category: Apple Macintosh

Scene World Podcast Episode #157 – Robert Neal’s RetroRGB

RetroRGB is THE portal to learn all about how to get the picture the best way out of such retro consoles to your modern TVs! Robert Neal is the master behind behind this portal which is the go-to address for console info of all kind as well, thanks to its extensive Wiki which is a whole database, YouTube videos, podcast…

The Apple Story – A 1984 Interview with Steve Wozniak – Part 1

This interview was conducted by Gregg Williams and Rob Moore and was published in BYTE Magazine in two parts, December 1984 and January 1985. I’ve decided to reproduce this interview here so more people can enjoy it, as it brings an interesting perspective of Apple’s Story from a time when the company was still seven years old. The second part…

Apple II Nibble Magazine is back online

The Nibble Magazine website is the place where you can buy the full collection of the Nibble Magazine and other publications. After his creator, Mike Harvey had died last year, the website went dark but after many months of work, his son Scott Harvey brought it back, revamped and offering not only the Apple II magazine but also other publications…

Now you can download and run the 1997 Macintosh OS 8.1 on your Windows, Mac, Linux as a standalone application

Update: I mistakenly said the OS 8 was from 1991, but it is actually released in 1997. The 1991 reference came from the GitHub page mentioning the 1991 Macintosh Quadra running OS 8, which led me to make the mistake to assume the OS was from 1991-92. Thanks https://twitter.com/BoscoMac for the correction! In one of those projects that people ask…

Run out of space? Try these retro computer paper models!

As a retro computer collector, I know (as my wife!) that space is the most concerning aspect when you get your hands on computers like the PET, the TRS-80 Model III and many other big and bulky ones. Thanks, ZX-81 to keep the footprint small! If you also face that challenge, maybe you would be happy to have a smaller…

Scene World Podcast Episode 56 – PLATO and IRATA ONLINE with Thomas Cherryhomes

PLATO is the great, great, great granddaddy of the online computer network. Developing forums, email, multiplayer networked games, screen sharing, and instant messaging, it is responsible for many of the things we take for granted today. AJ and Joerg take a deep dive with IRATA.ONLINE’s Thomas Cherryhomes into why PLATO is as awesome as it is, and how it still…

Scene World Magazine Podcast Episode #55 – Databases with retroplace and Consolevariations.com!

How do you keep track of all the different machines released over the years? How do you catalogue different versions of games, down to the different packaging? And how can you ensure that the game you’re looking for is real and authentic? Databases, that’s how! The Martin Ahman, AJ Heller and Joerg Droege talk to Fred Fischer from Consolevariations and…

VirtualC64 Updated to Version 1.7.2

Dirk Hoffmann has released a new version of VirtualC64. (1.7.2) VirtualC64 is a Commodore 64 emulator for Mac OS X. New in Version 1.7.2 and 1.7.1 Fixed some bugs regarding drag and drop, loading d64 files and key recording New in Version 1.7 VIC timing is now very close to VICE (Thanks, Fabio!) Cartridge handler has been rewritten. VirtualC64 now…

The Secret of Middle City, A Point and Click Adventure for Amiga, MorphOS, Mac and Windows

This Morning Stefano Buonocore over on Amiga Friends Facebook group shared a nice point and click Adventure game called “The Secret of Middle City. Inspired by classics such as Monkey Island and Broken Sword, The Secret of Middle City is an adventure that takes place in a typical North American mountain town and sees the protagonist, the goofy and clumsy…

Classic Macintosh Emulator for iOS with Source Code

Mini vMac for iOS is a classic Macintosh (Mac Plus, Mac II or Mac 128K) emulator that runs on any iOS device (version 9 and up). The project is being around since 2016, but now anyone can enjoy it. Since Apple never allow emulators to be available on the official App Store, Jesús A. Álvarez has released the complete project with…