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The Clock Signal Emulator (“CLK”) has been updated. The CLK emulator for Mac OS and curated by Thomas Harte includes clock accurate emulation for a number of retro computing platforms. The latest version of CLK includes the following changes: You can download the latest version of the Clock Signal emulator and the source code from the CLK Github page at:https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK
Have you ever wondered what went into the music for the Origin Systems produced, Richard Garriott designed game Ultima III? Well, wonder no more. Music YouTuber David Youd has produced the ultimate run-through of the Ultima III music in a format that not only shows the details of the voices but also the musical notation of the game songs themselves.
Version 12.0 of the Virtual II Apple II Emulator for Mac OS has been released. Included in the release are the following updates: You can download the latest version of the Virtual II Emulator at:https://www.virtualii.com
There are Fifty ( yes 50 ! ) new archived Apple II cassettes, kindly on loan to the Apple II Cassette Collection from Ian B. This includes programs, textbooks, and photos, all of which are now available @ https://brutaldeluxe.fr/projects/cassettes/.
Ian Bell, author of the popular BBC Computer game Elite published by Acornsoft, has announced the release of the source code for a myriad of computing platforms including the Apple II, Commodore 64, and the NES versions of the game. According to the release text on the Elite website, “Today, 20th September 2024, is the 40th anniversary of the day the world first experienced Elite, the 3D space trading and combat game written by Ian Bell and David Braben, first on the…
Andy Mcfadden has released the latest version of the CiderPress II app. This is a command line version of the CiderPress app for managing Apple II series disk images and runs on most platforms. Included in this latest release of the software are the following changes and updates: You can download the latest version of the CiderPress II app as well as documentation and source code from the CiderPress II website at: https://ciderpress2.com
This is the RAMX128K RAM Card from JDMicro.com and designed by Dean Claxton and Jeff Mazur. These cards are being sold by ReativeMicro. The RAMX128K is a plug-in RAM card designed to provide an extra 128KB of RAM for Apple II and Apple II+ computers. It is fully compatible and can replace other 16K RAM cards in slot 0. Saturn Systems later expanded on this scheme with their 128KB RAM card, providing 8 x 16KB RAM banks. The RAMX128K card…
From Jonathan Adar: Per my post, here is the ver 2.0 Firmware that will work on Booti. “Many of you are aware that I helped [MacEffects] to obtain the rights to market and sell Booti in the US by the hardware innovator. There were many of you that were looking for this device and it quickly sold out. There were also a lot that reached out to ask if there had been new/updated firmware. There had be no updates done…
The OpenCore Legacy Patcher 2.0.0 and 2.0.1 have been released. This is the patch that allows older Macs to use the latest (Sequoia) operating system. from the Github Page: With the release of OpenCore Legacy Patcher 2.0.0, we’re proud to announce macOS Sequoia support! And with it, 83 unsupported Mac models will be able to run Apple’s latest operating system! With macOS Sequoia, we spent many months working tirelessly to get these old machines running. And because of the sheer…
Kelvin sherlock announced a new release of the Itty-Btty-Vtty vt100 emulator for the Apple IIGS. The update fixes an auto-repeat (DECARM) bug introduced in the previous release. Itty-Btty-Vtty is a standard vt100, with the modem port set to 9600 baud, 8-N-1 (These are the MAME emulator defaults). The entire vt100 emulator is based on information found in the User Guide. While the majority of capabilities of the vt100 are implanted, the following items are not due to hardware limitations: You can…
From A2_4am Total Replay v5.2 is out. It features 502 Apple II games (200 new since v4), all playable from a single bootable 32MB hard disk image. https://archive.org/details/TotalReplay Code & changelog: https://github.com/a2-4am/4cade/releases/tag/v5.2 Thanks to @a2_qkumba, @txgx42, @helix_nrg, @Roughana@oldbytes.space, Frank M, Kris Kennaway, @ladyailuros, and everyone else who contributed to this project in the past five years.
From A2_4am: This is volume 2 of Total Replay, featuring sports games, flight sims, puzzles, game shows, and board games. If it involves blowing things up, it’s probably in volume 1. This release features 89 games, all playable from a single bootable 32MB hard disk image. https://archive.org/details/TotalReplay2 Code & changelog: https://github.com/a2-4am/4sports/releases/tag/v1.0-alpha.4 Thanks to @a2_qkumba, @txgx42, @xot@mastodon.gamedev.place, @Roughana@oldbytes.space, and @helix_nrg for patches and testing.
From our friend Fredrik Ramsberg: For the first time, we’re throwing a PunyComp. Write your own text adventure, using the PunyInform system. Win money and glory! Some quick facts: Judges are expected to cast their votes after playing a game for one hour. Hopefully this puts the focus more on short games, which can be done with high quality even in the limited time available. All the details can be found on the competition page: https://itch.io/jam/punycomp-2024
After successful completing our Kickstarter campaign for our new point&click adventure UNDEAD we decided to release a fully playable demo version of the game for all those people that want to give the game an immediate try and could not engage in the recent campaign. The demo version comprises the full first level of the game and allows to indulge completely in the game flow and feeling. If you like level 1 and want to continue on your quest through the Land of Dysphoria you can…
From Stephen Huemann: ORCA/C 2.2.1 is a new release of the ORCA/C compiler for the Apple IIGS. Major changes since ORCA/C 2.1.0 include: Changes since ORCA/C 2.2.0 include: The ORCA/C manual has been updated to cover the new features in ORCA/C 2.2. A readme file and detailed release notes are also available. This is an update package designed to be installed on top of an existing copy of ORCA/C 2.1 or later. Instructions on applying the update are available here. Note that the disk image must be…
Colin Leroy-Mira has announced the update to WOZamp, the Apple II music and video player. WOZamp v18.0.1 gets RadioBrowser support for easy webradio streaming to your Apple II, plus a few fixes here and there. For more information about WOZamp or to download the latest version, check out the website at:https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/wozamp-an-apple-ii-music-and-video-player/
The MAC OS X based Ample MAME interface has been updated. Kelvin Sherlock, the curator of the Ample Interface introduced additional support for the retro Macintosh Portables. This release of the Ample interface marks the 61st release of the emulator and brings the Ample package up to MAME 0.269 and includes a modified MAME package which allows emulation of those machines included in the interface. Some of the features of the Ample interface include the ability to control almost…
The wonderful DreamGrafix paint program by Jason Andersen has been updated. The DreamWorld portion of the package is now at version 1.02+ and according to the Facebook posting by Brutal Deluxe’s Antoine Vignau, it now loads LZ4 256/3200 color picture files. You can get the package file from https://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/products/thirdparties/ or from https://github.com/dwsJason/Apple-IIgs-Binaries The Manual for DreamGrafix is available for download in PDF format at:https://mirrors.apple2.org.za/ftp.apple.asimov.net/documentation/applications/misc/DreamGrafix-Manual.pdf
The Clock Signal Emulator (CLK) has been updated. The latest release includes a host of updates to several of the emulated platforms including the following changes: To download the latest release, check out the GitHub page at:https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases/tag/2024-08-27
