Articles by Vintage Is the New Old

  We have some big news for the Apple II fans: A2Central.com is back! Launched in June 2000, this Apple II site provided our community with news, announcements, and updates until February 2022. Now, after a one-year hiatus, its two decades of archives are available again — along with fresh content …

Not long ago, I posted about the development of Angry Birds for the Apple II, including the gameplay video showing it in all its glory! One of the things that most impressed me when I saw Angry Birds was how low-resolution graphics could look so good on a game. …

RetroRGB is THE portal to learn all about how to get the picture the best way out of such retro consoles to your modern TVs! Robert Neal is the master behind behind this portal which is the go-to address for console info of all kind as well, thanks to its …

Back when Apple Computer Inc. still supported the Apple II platform, the company released troves of utilities for end users and programmers alike — from the System 4.0.2 and System 6.0.1 operating systems, to SCSI card and Video Overlay Card utilities, to MPW tools and GS-Bug. These programs enabled users …

These Weeks in FujiNet – Weeks 42, 43, 44, 45 Posted on November 14 by Atari Orbit Welcome back again to another TWIF – This Week in FujiNet. This is a catch-up edition covering a whopping 4 weeks of FujiNet progress …

Even those who think mobile casual games are a “lesser” category in games have to admit that some titles reserved their places in video game history. One of these is Angry Birds, which not only conquered the mobile world with its clever gameplay and cute graphics but also extended …

Volume 27, Issue 3 (September 2021) of Juiced.GS, the longest-running Apple II publication in print, has now shipped. This issue features coverage of KansasFest 2022, both onsite and online; Micah Cowan’s behind-the-scenes look at his winning HackFest entry, with judge’s perspective from Melissa Rand; the second installment in Oliver Schmidt’s …

This interview was conducted by Gregg Williams and Rob Moore and was published in BYTE Magazine in two parts, December 1994 and January 1995. I’ve decided to reproduce this interview here so more people can enjoy it, as it brings an interesting perspective …

Virtual ][ is the best choice for Apple II emulation on Apple computers, and the many users that already own it will be happy to know that version 11 has been released. The most significant change was the addition of Apple IIc emulation. Here are the new features and …

Jeremy Rand has released ListenerGS, a free New Desk Accessory (NDA) for the IIGS. When paired with either its macOS, iOS, or iPadOS counterparts (available for free from the App Store), ListenerGS allows verbal dictation to be converted into written text on any Apple IIGS running Marinetti. Desktop apps from …