Category: Apple News
Every retro computing aficionado will tell you that there is no better experience than running your favourite program or game in the real machine. The noises, the smell, the keystrokes, everything helps to take you back to the good old days. But unfortunately not everyone has the means (space, money, time, spouse’s approval) to keep that vintage computer around, ready to be…
Jim Salmons sent a message on Apple II Enthusiasts Facebook group that has got us all very excited. The Softalk Apple Collection at the Internet Archive has already 42 of the 48 issues of Softalk up for you enjoyment. He and his wife were behind the effort to bring the originals to Internet Archive headquarters and get them scanned and…
[youtube WnVeB5UX8LY nolink] Chris Torrence has published the Assembly Lines video podcast #11 which shows how to remove the soldered RAM chips in an Apple //c and replace with socketed RAM. Source: A2Central
We reported here last month the release of Kaboom, a game from Ninjaforce for the Apple IIGS. The group have now released a small update, mainly fixing a number of issues including: Fixed a bug where the game crashes during play. The game now stores settings and scores (oops). Typos in credits fixed (plus some names we forgot). Source: Call…
Apple2Scans has secured the privilege to host the PDF scans of the collection of newsletters from the Rhein-Neckar Apple Users Group (RNAUG), which belongs to Jesse Blue of legendary Apple IIGS demo group Ninjaforce. The first issue is already available, and although the quality is not one of the bests since the scan is from a photocopy, it is still…
Brutal Deluxe software has added a number of cassettes to their Apple II cassette collection. The library, maintained by Antoine Vignau, has now grown to 633 cassettes. Some of the new titles are: Creative computing software: Voodoo castle adventure Innovative computer programs (by Ron Graff): The patient professor Instant software: Oil tycoon Mad hatter software: Diet planning package MUSE: Maze…
VCF East is now part of the history that it tries to tell. The last event took place last weekend, and it seems whoever was able to attend had a blast! If you, like myself, couldn’t be there, you can have a glimpse of the event visiting the link below, containing some nice photos of the event. Link: VCF East…
This month on Open Apple, Mike Maginnis and Quinn Dunki sit down with Paul Lutus, author of Apple II software such as AppleWriter and GraFORTH. They talk about the impacts of software development on society, the value of the individual in the process, and the trials of coding software in the woods. Link: Open-Apple
[youtube o-zzW-2mWQI nolink] Technobytes shows us a teaser video of their new accelerator card for the Apple II. For now, the card is not available for purchase, and it is still being tested. Source: Apple II Enthusiasts Facebook Group
[youtube 8biJKMm3NEk nolink] This is just a reminder for those who will be able to attend. The 10th edition of the Vintage Computer Festival will be next weekend, April 17-19 in Wall, New Jersey. The sessions for this Friday will include everything from chiptunes to retr0bright to emulating vintage computers on FPGAs, and Saturday and Sunday will feature an incredible…
