![]() ![]() Three of them, an IIe, an IIc, and an IIgs. Need more help? Or have a suggestion of another site? Leave a comment, and I'll do my best to welcome you back to the community.I am a blind fan of the Apple II line of computers. I've not used this service nor do I know anyone who has, but if you no longer have the original hardware, having someone do it for you is likely to be easier than doing it yourself. Misc.: If you still have your original floppies but can't access them or convert the files on them, the company RetroFloppy will transfer them for you - for a fee. For live discussions, tune your Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client to the #a2c.chat chat room. Instead of an NNTP client, I use my Web browser to read csa2 via Google Groups, which also features RSS subscriptions. csa2, as its also known, has been around for decades, and its complete archives are still online. ![]() Regular updates keep the Apple II community abreast of hardware developments, software releases, and Woz sightings.ĭiscussion: The most active message board for Apple II discussion is the Usenet newsgroup 2. ![]() News: is the best online news outlet, hands-down. Both shows offer very different approaches to the retrocomputing scene: Carrington Vanston, like Dan Budiac, came back to the Apple II world after a long absence, which is reflected in 1 MHz whereas Ryan Suenaga never left and thus plumbs the depths of more esoteric topics. A2Unplugged ( iTunes), by contrast, has been broadcasting almost weekly as of late. 1 MHz ( iTunes), the first on the scene, is the technically superior of the two podcasts, but it hasn't been broadcast since July 2007, limiting its archive to only ten episodes. Podcasts: Yes, that's right: you can get all the latest Apple II news and reviews delivered right to your iPod! There are two venues by which to do so. To emulate an 8-bit Apple II, your best choices are AppleWin for Windows and Virtual ][ for the Mac.Īll the above emulators require a ROM image from the machine they are emulating, which means you need to have an actual Apple II from which to legally obtain such an image. KEGS is yet another IIgs emulator but is available for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. It doesn't have all the same features as its predecessor, but it works quickly and well, and an open beta of v2.0 offers even greater promise.īernie and Sweet16 are the only Apple II emulators I've used. More recently, the only OS X-native IIgs emulator is Sweet16, which is actually based on the source code for Bernie. It's a full-featured Apple IIgs emulator with full-screen display, print support, and easy transfer of files between the GS and Mac environments. If you have a PowerPC-based Mac running an OS from 8.5 to Tiger, I recommend the Classic app Bernie ][ the Rescue. At the time of this writing, orders are not being shipped, but that situation should prove temporary.Įmulators: In this context, emulators are software that simulate hardware, allowing you to run Apple II programs on a modern computer. The most voluminous source for commercial software is Syndicomm, which, in addition to their own original products, has acquired the rights to distribute classic materials such as The ByteWorks' programming languages and tutorials, GS+ magazines and floppies, and Nibble Magazine. More downloads can be found at the sites of individual developers, such as Ewen Wannop (email, Web, FTP, and Usenet clients) and Eric Shepherd (ProBOOT, Shifty List, WebWorks GS, and - believe it or not - Wolfenstein 3D). Software: Shareware, freeware, and public domain software can be downloaded from the GNO Apple II Archive. a2RetroSystems sells an Ethernet card, but it's currently out of stock. offers several replacement parts something your aging computer may likely need after all these years as well as interface cards for CompactFlash and IDE volumes. Hardware: There's a surprising amount of hardware still being made for the Apple II. It is in no way meant to be exhaustive for that, I point you to the A2-Web, the self-proclaimed "Mother of all Apple II Websites!" If, after checking all the links on that site and in this post, you still can't find what you're looking for, there's always eBay and the Apple II classified. ![]() Whether you're looking to pick up an Apple II, need some peripherals to get a new acquisition up-and-running, or just want to emulate the experience, I offer this primer guide of links. If you're reading this blog post, then you're already able to access a vast wealth of resources aimed at the budding Apple II user. I doubt there are many genuinely "new" Apple II users at all anymore but there are plenty who are intrigued by the opportunity to return to the computing environment of their youth, or by the challenge of a machine that's so limited compared to today's powerhouses. Dan is not new to the Apple II, having grown up with it decades ago. ![]()
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