R&R Auctions has announced the release of a pre-production Apple II Motherboard (REV1) for auction on their site as part of their “Steve Jobs and the Apple Computer Revolution” auctions lot. The Motherboard auction started at $500 but is expected to draw bids of over $5,000. It is currently unknown what the actual source of the board is, however, internal speculation is that this is one of the rate Apple II boards which were part of the famed Tony Diaz collection which sadly has been scattered in dozens of directions. For further information about the auction or to participate, check out ..read more

About 15 years ago, Eric Shephard had a grand idea for advancing the Apple IIgs. The idea was to revolutionize the Apple IIGS computer allowing it to communicate seamlessly with other computers. Well that dream has finally been realized. Stephen Heumann announced during his Kansasfest 2024 presentation the initial public release of the new SMB FST for GS/OS 6.0x, now allowing the sharing of Apple IIgs Files, file types and the associated resource forks. SMB FST for GS/OS Version 1.0 is now available for download from the Github page. Details of the product By the creator Stephen Heumann The S ..read more

I reverse engineered the Booster30-L33 from Interware and redesigned this card. It is compatible with ColorClassic (first revision) and LC II. Unfortunately, it is not compatible with LC (first revision). *In my experiments, I was able to install the LCII ROM on the LC and operate it normally, and use all the functions, but unfortunately it did not boot with this card. I need to analyze the GAL a little more carefully, but at this point I need the help of a skilled programmer.  The story behind The trigger for making this card was that I had an accelerator that was installed i ..read more

A collaboration between Stefan Wessels and the venerable Brutal Deluxe Software has produced a new version of the 1982 arcade game, Time Pilot, for the Apple IIgs. The original release of the program did not include audio and had a few minor glitches which were worked through both in real time and offline. The new version of the program now includes the fully qualified Audio and also fixes a glitch associated with the 1940’s level Bomber which was lagging when it was tied to the top of the display screen. The source code and the Time Pilot program for the Apple IIgs as well as versions for th ..read more

Joshua Bell has announced the the latest pre-release of the Apple II Desktop, version 1.4 Beta 2, a Graphical User Interface operating system for the Apple II. This release marks a significant milestone in enhancing the user experience for Apple II enthusiasts, offering a range of new features, bug fixes, and improvements. As always, it is essential to use beta software with caution, as it is still in the testing phase. Try It Now To experience the latest features of Apple II Desktop v1.4 Beta 2, you can use the Virtual II Emulator, Clock Signal Emulator (CLK), Ample MAME Interface, Applewin ..read more

Brandon Robert has announced a major update to the JACE Apple II Emulator for Java. JACE 3.0 requires user to have Java version 17 installed and will emulate the Apple II with the following addon and peripheral specifications: Joysticks (emulated by mouse or using real gamepads) Mouse Extended 80 Column card or Ramworks (Apple memory expansion compatible) Ramfactor Floppy drives (up to 14 supported) Hard drives (up to 12 supported) and 800kb disk images Mockingboard/Applied engineering Phasor (up to 6 supported) Passport MIDI Interface Super Serial Card (over TCP/IP emulation) Transwarp / Zi ..read more

The Ample graphical interface for Mac OS X has been updated. Ample 59 with its retro Apple II, Apple II clone and Retro Mac series primary focus, has been updated to include the items included in the MAME 0.267 emulation system. The Ample interface has been updated recently to also include Atari, Tandy, Dragon and Oric computer platforms. Ample 59 can be downloaded from the Ample Github page at: https://github.com/ksherlock/ample ..read more

MacEffects has announced that that the BOOTi Hard Drive card for the Apple II computer is once again available through the MacEffects website. BOOTi is a Hard Drive emulator card which simulates a block device on the Apple II. MacEffects is best know in the Apple and Macintosh communities for their clear cases and special replacement keyboards. For more information or to purchase the BOOTi card, check out the MacEffects website at: https://maceffects.com/products/maceffects-booti-hard-drive-emulator-for-apple-ii-series ..read more

Ciderpress II, the command line based version of the Ciderpress App for Windows has been updated to version 1.02. Included in this release are the following changes: Added Merlin assembly source file importer. Added Apple IIgs bitmap font viewer. Added Apple IIgs Finder icon file viewer. Added Applesoft shape table viewer. Added “overwrite all” for add/extract/copy (issue #19). Fixed odd drag & drop behavior (issue #20). Tweaked display of HFS file types in disk catalogs. Minor fixes. The full Installation instructions for the App can be found on the GitHub page at: https://github.com/f ..read more

Ralle Pa, creator of a number of Apple II products that are currently for sale, has announced that he has created a new Apple II Disk II controller card. According to Ralle: I finished a new project today. A2DISK2 - my version of the Apple2 DISK2 controller. Two versions actually. One with 2x 256-byte proms and another with 2x EPROMs. The former are really hard to come by and few people can program them. The latter should be easier to find and handle. Both cards have a switch to swap the 2 drives - thought it might be a nice feature. The EPROM version also has a switch to choose from 16-sect ..read more