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Kansasfest 2015 is now part of Apple II history, and if you weren’t among the 76 people that attended it, now you have the chance to watch several sessions from the event. The videos are not from a single source, but you can easily find them all clicking on the link below. The next Kansasfest will happen on July 19-24,…
Are you on a hunt to learn or improve your Apple II programming skills? Here is a great opportunity for you! Rebecca Heineman releases source for IIGS version of Space Ace on GitHub. Back in 1990, Rebecca bought a copy of the game released by ReadySoft and didn’t like the fact the port was only for ProDOS, requiring you to…
On this new episode of Drop III Inches, they talk about small advances in booting a /// from a flash drive, the Cursor /// joystick and the history of The Keyboard Company, and a visit to the Stanford archives of Apple materials to get the real scoop on EMI/RFI emissions and the timeline of the /// plus. After that, another…
Juice.GS it the only Apple II magazine still in print, and just start sending its new issue to the subscribers. This issue features reviews of Ninjaforce’s KABOOM and GGLABS’ RAMGS card; coverage of Oz KFest; a breakdown of how ProDOS formats disks and stores and manages files; a deepening mystery with Det. Pomme and Col. Hexings; reflections on the Apple…
“NeoBrian” has published a new video following the well-known “Let’s Play” format, where he plays through the game ‘Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves’, release in 1983 by Quality Software for the Apple II (and other platforms). [youtube 7vECZ_6PF9U nolink] Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is an overhead dungeon crawler with strong RPG elements that sends you on a…
[youtube rushX-wtDig nolink] The Centre for Computer History in Cambridge – UK has announced that the next Retro Gaming Night is happening on June 26th, from 7pm to Midnight. Besides the obvious retro-gaming-jam, the event also allow you to bring that extra retro game or hardware to swap or sell during the event. The space is limited and you can…
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…
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
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…
