Category: Apple News
This month on Open Apple the hosts present an early holiday gift, in the form of an epic three hour episode. They sit down for a great conversation with Apple II legend Randy Brandt, perhaps best known for his work at Beagle Bros. We go deep on Beagle Bros, exploring the making of their quirky, innovative software and the wacky…
Kevin Smallwood announced in the Facebook Apple II Enthusiasts forum that he intends to release the GBBSPro bulletin board system (along with ACOS and other related products) under the GPL. Kevin is the current owner of the GBBSPro product. Tony Diaz has a huge collection of GBBSPro/ACOS material, so in tandem, they will be releasing a literal treasure trove of…
The CFFA 3000 card is probably the most desired modern modern interface for the Apple II computers (][+, //e, //e enh or //gs), and every time a new batch is released, it vanishes in a heartbeat. In an e-mail to interested buyers, Rich Dreher dropped the bombshell that the next run of CFFA 3000 boards will be delayed until November…
Mike Maginnis, the curator of the Apple II Scans website () has made available all of the issues of the Apple /// related Open Apple Gazette online. The Open Apple Gazette was the newsletter produced by the San Francisco based Apple ///’rs, an Apple /// centric users group. You can download all nine of the issues of the Open Apple…
[youtube AyXE8PNIz0s nolink] Ben completes the Apple 1 Replica. In the previous episodes, he built the 6502 computer and got it to function with an LCD and a homemade keyboard. Today Ben builds a 1970s style case to house the computer. When the sleek, wooden case is finished, Ben demonstrates the complete replica. Link: YouTube
The Virtual Apple II website has updated their database to version 1.25. The latest version contains dozens of new box blurbs and box covers as well as a number of new games including Daniele Liverani’s new game, Genius – A Rock Game. The Virtual Apple database is used by the ActiveGS App and other Apple II emulator apps to supply…
[youtube PyV8jaih4SA nolink] Ben continues to create an Apple 1 Replica. In the previous episode, he built the core of the Apple 1 – a 6502 computer with a CPU, ROM, RAM, and a few address decoders. Today Ben works to get some input/output going with an updated interface using a Propeller micro-controller. He can test the new interface by…
[youtube ZXllm5JWWAs nolink] After the portable ZX Spectrum, Ben decides to take on another retro 8-bit computer project and builds an Apple 1 from scratch. He wires the CPU, ROM, and RAM to a PCB and adds some logic gates for memory addressing. With this basic 6502 computer complete, he uses an oscilloscope to take a look at what the…
GGLabs has started selling an 8MB RAM card on eBay called the RAMGS-MAX. Similar to their 4MB RAMGS card offering, this card uses ZIP style DRAMs, making the board extremely compact. Also as before, it appears this card will be open-source. Source: A2Central Link: Ebay
Did you lose the last Apple I auction and don’t know what to do with that million in your wallet ? Fear no more, Reuters is reporting that another fully operational Apple I computer is going for auction next December at Christie’s. The computer is being sold by Robert Luther, a Virginia collector who bought it in 2004 at a…
