Category: Apple News
The latest episode of the Open Apple podcast has been released. Episode 63 covers a newcomer’s perspective on KansasFest, a new Apple ProDOS, and lots of other stuff, new and old. Link: open-apple.net Subscribe: iTunes
It appears that the much followed “Celebration” Apple I computer has finally been sold for a cool $815,000 US dollars. I guess it didn’t hit their stated value of $1M, but it’s still a heck of a lot of dough. I actually watched the bids hit $1.2M, but apparently there was a bid pulled at the last minute. I’d now…
Episode 62 of the Open Apple podcast has been released: This month on Open Apple, we sit down with Mark Pilgrim, one of the most active software preservationists in the Apple II community. Mark has been spending his free time working on Passport, an automated cracking tool. It automatically detects and defeats copy protection schemes on Apple II disks, producing copyable…
Another Kansas Fest has come and gone. For those who missed it (and even those who didn’t), here’s a quick re-cap of various media coverage, write-ups, results, etc.
The second edition of Apple II Festival France has been announced. It will be held August 12 to 15 at Le Maska, Castéra-Verduzanin in Gers. A preliminary program for the event is online. There are still lots of unfilled workshop slots, but there are already some great sessions scheduled, including: Preserving floppy disks Lego interface card Apple II joysticks and…
Ninjaforce has released a new version of Kaboom! The version 1.03 brings support for Rev. B of Alex Lukacz’ 4-play joystick card and fix a bug with the setup of the 4-player mode. Kaboom! was released in April and it is a Bomber Man-style of game for the Apple IIGS. You can download the game for free following the link…
If you are one of the 70+ lucky ones that are going to the 2016 edition of the long-lasting Apple II enthusiasts gathering Kansasfest, you will be happy to know that several vendors will be giving extra discounts to their products. Here is the official announcement: “KansasFest is a great opportunity to meet some of the vendors who support our community. …
The latest edition of the Open Apple podcast is up. Sean Fahey of A2Central is their special guest as they discuss the upcoming KansasFest, Easter eggs, Apple ][ clones, and the entire world’s supply of DB-19 connectors. Link: open-apple.netiTunes: View and subscribe
The subscribers of the only printed magazine about Apple II should be receiving a new issue this week. This issue features coverage of WOzFest ///, where the 4play and 4soniq cards were revealed alongside an updated version of KABOOM!; reviews of the 1983 game Dino Eggs and its 2016 sequel, Dino Eggs: Rebirth; a review of Tulip House’s VGA Adapter for…
Eric Schlaepfer has created and built a huge 6502 microprocessor, The Monster 6502 using discrete components. The oversized “chip” measures 12×15 inches and show through LEDs how the iconic 6502 works to process all the data you see in your Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari and many other microcomputers and game consoles we love. It took a little more than…
