Category: Retro Computing Magazines
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…
Since we have very angry visitors (I am looking at you Commodore community), we don’t do any prank or fake article for April 1st in respect to them. That don’t prevent us from posting something about someone else’s jokes containing a note stating that it is an April fool’s joke, of course. This one came from Apple II Juiced.GS…
Early release of another tech veteran video interview we have conducted: Hans Ippisch! Hans Ippisch is a game industry veteran who is unique for his broad view of the video game industry due to his broad field of employment in his life. He started out 1986 as a coder for the well-known computer game developing studio “Rainbow Arts”. He also…
Stack Overflow is a site for question and answers widely used by the software development community. It is valuable because all issues and answers can receive up/down votes, and they stay forever, accessible at any time. This is the second attempt to create a Stack Exchange site exclusive for vintage computer hobbyists interested in restoring, preserving, and using the classic computer and…
The fist Mockingboard Sound card that can be installed internally in an Apple IIc has been produced by Ian Kim (Apple II Forever). There aren’t many details about the board, but it seems it won’t be available for the general audience anytime soon. According to A2Central, the first batch of cards are going to Ian’s friends with international sales coming…
VICE.COM has published an excerpt from the book Electronic Dreams – How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer by Tom Lean. The book was recently published by Bloomsbury Publishing and tells the story of how computers invaded British homes for the first time turning it into a user-friendly domestic technology. It also covers the other side of the history with the…
I really enjoy to watch It’s a Pixel Thing! with its light approach and full of interesting information while keeping a comfortable 10 minutes duration. This new episode the show will tell you the amazing story of British developer Imagine Software, its ascent to the stars and spectacular demise! [youtube 6KR0ZnylfLk nolink] Link: It’s a Pixel Thing Youtube Channel
Following the news about the Amiga source code leak, Hyperion, the company that has exclusive and worldwide rights to distribute and use Amiga OS published an official statement as follows: Press release: Brussels, January 5, 2016 – Hyperion Entertainment wishes a happy New Year 2016 everybody! The days between last Christmas and New Year were actually clouded by the sad…
Following the interview with Russ Wetmore on Antic Podcast, Kevin Savetz has published with the author’s authorization, the source code of Preppie, Preppie II and Sea Dragon. Preppie is a Frogger-like game with some variations, and Preppie II is a Maze game (still with frogs!). Sea Dragon is a side-scroller submarine game (imagine R-Type under the sea). All three games…
It is January already but it is never late to know about Apple II presents you can buy for yourself. This issue features a review of the Uthernet II networking card; an interview with anonymous cracker 4am; Lucia Grossberger Morales’ recounting of her collaboration with Bob Bishop and the creation of SpaceLace; an examination of how ProDOS deletes and undeletes…
