Category: Apple News
I love magazines that talk about retro computing and/or retro gaming, from Retro Gamer to Juiced.GS, from Reset 64 to CommodoreFree to mention only a few. Now, there is a new kid on the block – Paleotronic Magazine! The first issue takes a look at the history of the Consumer Electronics Show including interviews with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and…
We are living the golden era of retro computing, with all the activities happening around the World, including shows, new hardware and software, etc. There are, however, some examples of retro “something” that is in full activity nowadays but started when retro computers were brand new and survived all these years. Call A.P.P.L.E is one of the best examples of this…
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…
If you haven’t noticed yet, the retro computing scene is alive and more active than ever! What better proof of that than a brand new language that can only be used on 30+-year-old computers! After a few beta releases in the past couple months, PLASMA (Proto Language AsSeMbler for Apple) 1.0 is finally officially out. PLASMA is a medium level…
The BASIC 10Liners contest is, for me, one of the highlights of the retro scene and I am happy to announce that the 7th edition of the competition is already online, accepting new entries. This year, the organizers have changed a few rules after receiving some feedback from the previous edition. The most important change is that for the PUR-80…
Apple II computer enthusiasts are fortunate to have a very active community and to reinforce that, John Brooks has announced via Call A.P.P.L.E (adding these dots is so laborious!) that a new release of ProDOS is available for download. This is a minor release bringing fixes for the major 2.4 version, released months ago. Release Notes: Bugs fixed: If a directory…
If you think that paying US$ 15,000 for a brand new, fully loaded iMac is crazy, imagining paying 4 times that for an Apple LISA? Call A.P.P.L.E website just reported that an Apple LISA 1 was sold on eBay for a whopping USD 56,100. The unit is fully functional and came with lots of manuals and software, says the buyer…
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…
A new version of Virtual II emulator has been released. The new version 8.0 brings many new features and improvements. The big changes are behind the scenes, resulting in a 64-bit application that is compatible with the most recent MacOS APIs changes. This, at the end, ensures the longevity of Virtual ][ running on this and the next versions of…
Would you buy new a computer for US$ 24,000 nowadays? Unless you are loaded, the answer is probably “no”. That is what happened with the Apple Lisa when it was released in 1983 for US$ 10,000. Although it had very cool technology with its Graphic User Interface and the use of a mouse to interact with the computer, only about…
