Apple II Forever!
Version 3.3 of the Apple II emulator "Virtual ][" for Mac OS X has been released.
What's new in version 3.3:
The program now produces the sounds of the disk drives and the matrix printer.
Solved a bug that could assign the wrong file type to a new diskette image file.
Solved a bug in the Epson FX-80 configuration window that was likely to crash the program.
Virtual ][ 3.3
Vintage and Obsolete Products -- Worldwide
The latest update to the Apple V & O list. From the site:
"Apple has discontinued support for certain technologically obsolete and vintage products.
Vintage products are those that were discontinued more than five and less than seven years ago. Apple has discontinued hardware service for Vintage products with the following exception:
Products purchased in the state of California, United States, as required by statute. Owners of these products may obtain service and parts from Apple Service Providers within the state of California, United States.
Obsolete products are those that were discontinued more than seven years ago. Apple has discontinued all hardware service for obsolete products with no exceptions. Service providers cannot order parts for obsolete products.
The Canadian, European and Asia-Pacific operating regions follow the U.S. product list, but make no distinction between vintage and obsolete. When applied to these regions, all products on the list are considered obsolete."
Vintage and Obsolete Products
Digital Retro
The Evolution and Design of the Personal Computer
From the site:
"Digital Retro is a new coffee table book which tells the story behind 44 classic computers of the Seventies and Eighties. This was a unique period in the history of computing when a bewildering array of machines battled for supremacy in a melting pot which would shape the industry."
Digital Retro
One Man's Retro Mac Revival
We dug deep and found this older article by Leander Kahney at Wired News about Devan Simunovich, a one-man Macintosh retro revival movement.
Retro Mac Revival
Apple II News & Notes
Apple II News & Notes has been posted for October. Check it out!
A2 News and Notes
And Another!
Yep- yet another entry in the continuing series "This Week in Apple History" by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin at The Mac Observer! Whew!
November 1-6: CompUSA, Monsters, Inc.
Apple History Bonanza; Part Two!
We couldn't believe our good fortunes when three entries in the continuing series "This Week in Apple History" by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin at The Mac Observer were posted at once. Well hold on to your hats, because 11 - that's right, 11 entries have been posted, bring this series up to date! WhooHoo!
August 1-7: Newton Introduced, Big Brother Bill
August 8-14: Happy Birthday, Woz!
August 15-21: Luxo Jr., iMac Ships, eMachines Sued
September 1-11: Power Bought, OS X On All New Macs
September 12-18: NEXTSTEP, NeXT Slab, Steve Jobs iCEO
September 19-25: Apple Sues Jobs, Mac Licensing Begins
September 26-30: Gassée Resigns, Amelio Out
October 1-9: Apple Pay Beatles, Apple & IBM Partner, BeBox
October 10-16: NeXT Cube, Sculley Out, Rhapsody Seeds
October 17-23: "1984," MessagePad 2100, OS 8.5, 9
October 24-31: Sculley's Gift to Microsoft, Panther Released
Apple History Bonanza!
Three - yes three new entries in the continuing series "This Week in Apple History" by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin at The Mac Observer!
July 25-31: Lisa, Apple Setback in Microsoft Lawsuit
July 18-24: Last 68k Mac, OS 8, Be
July 10 - 17: The Executive Shuffle, Profits, Jaguar Introduced
Old Macs Never Die
A great column on the continued usefulness of Vintage Macs by Roger Born at MyMac.com!
Old Macs Never Die
Color Classic Web Server
We've featured an SE/30 Web Server, a Mac Plus Web Server, a Newton Web Server - now here's a Color Classic Web Server! If you know of any other vintage Apples serving as Web Servers (Server serving?) let us know!
Color Classic Web Server
