Articles by Vintage Is the New Old

PLATO is the great, great, great granddaddy of the online computer network. Developing forums, email, multiplayer networked games, screen sharing, and instant messaging, it is responsible for many of the things we take for granted today…. …

How do you keep track of all the different machines released over the years? How do you catalogue different versions of games, down to the different packaging? And how can you ensure that the game you’re… …

If you are an Apple ][ fan, or even if you think Atari or Commodore are better, you probably know about Kansasfest, a multiday encounter that happens every year in Kansas City, Missouri. The length of… …

RetroShop, a well known retro-hardware provider, has announced on its page on Facebook the immediate availability of MiSTer,  a re-implementation of the original classic computer hardware in FPGA. MiSTer is a port of the MiST project to… …

Although the image above was taken from a PC disguised as Apple II, now it is possible to have a similar setup for your beloved retro computer. During the last Kansasfest that ended last week, it… …

Virtual ][ version 8.3 is available now with the following changes: Support for the “woz” disk image format. The woz format and implementation guide were created by John Morris in conjunction with his Applesauce project. It… …

According to the user willwinter on sub-Reddit /r/apple2, the maker of the CFFA3000 board for the Apple II sent out an email letting people know that they have added more units to the batch #5 and also… …

Call A.P.P.L.E (Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange) was created by Val Golding in 1978 which means, you believe or not, it is turning 40 years old this year. At some point in the 80’s, it reached more… …

If you are a Windows user, you have a plethora of great emulators for all possible retro computers out there and the Apple II is very well represented by AppleWin, a long-lived emulator that is also free… …

KansasFest, the annual gathering of Apple ][ enthusiasts, is now open for 2018 registration. Users, programmers, hobbyists, and retrocomputing enthusiasts are invited to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 17, through Sunday, July… …