Category: Apple News
It is now open and accepting new order the online store UltimateApple2.com. The store offers hardware and software products for your Apple II, IIc and IIGS. Henry S Courbis also added on the Facebook group Apple II Enthusiasts, that the forum is also open “for project support, discussions, documents, and software. It’s still a work in progress, and new things…
Stories of Apple website has published the history of the Apple’s Jonathan computer. The idea was to design a simple hardware “backbone” carrying basic operations and I/O on which the user could add a series of modules, carrying hardware for running Apple II, Mac, UNIX and DOS software, plus other modules with disk drives or networking capabilities. Apple could even…
After Steve Jobs passing, the market was flooded of movies and books about Apple’s co-founder. The best known movie is ‘Jobs’ with Ashton Kutcher, but Steve Wozniak, who everyone would agree knew Jobs closely, doesn’t seem to like it. “I think that there were a lot of weaknesses about the ‘Jobs’ movie, the one with Ashton Kutcher, a lot of…
I’ve just found this link posted on Apple II Enthusiasts Facebook group, where Christopher Phin writes about his passion to buy vintage computers (mostly Apple in his case). It is a very entertaining and light reading, and at least for me, it reflects very precisely what I feel about vintage computers. The author said his in his 30’s which explains…
NinjaForce has been very active recently. Now they are releasing a music player for the Apple IIGS, that was also used in the MEGADEMO and KABOOM!. It is based on the famous SoundSmith player by Huibert Aalbers, wich was modified by FTA’s Olivier Goguel. Link: NinjaForce Source: A2Central
This month on Open Apple, Quinn Dunki and Mike Maginnis sit down with Jason Scott, documentary filmmaker, historian, public speaker, and archivist. Besides that, they bring all the usual Apple II goodness we are already used to! Link: Open Apple
The MG Tracker is a music editor that utilises the Matt Gray Commodore 64 Dominator Replayer. Changes in this version: New UI design by Isildur/Samar!, New keyboard shortcuts, portable dialogs and multiplatform. The program is available for MacOS, Windows and Linux. Download: MG Tracker V0.71
It was brought to our attention this post from Kansasfest orginizer’s webiste that the early bird registration price for the upcoming event will end on May 31. After that, the registration will cost you $55. KansasFest invites any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends to attend the longest running annual Apple II conference. Sign up for the discussion…
KansasFest organizers have published today an invitation for more speakers for the upcoming KansasFest 2015. “We’ve got about 1300 minutes of time available for folks to do sessions throughout KansasFest. With 800 minutes presently spoken for, that leaves PLENTY of space for more signups!” Some currently scheduled sessions include: Techniques and tricks to convert Apple monitors to LCD Sequencer-controlled music…
Coming this August 3rd through August 9th is the Apple II Festival France 2015, at Maska to Castera-Verduzan in Gers. Join your fellow European Apple II enthusiasts for a week of retrocomputing, gaming, hacking and fellowship. Apple II Festival France 2015 is being produced by Silicium and the Facebook group Groupe Apple II France. Link: Event Website Source: A2Central
