Articles by Vintage Is the New Old

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 …

Volume 27, Issue 1 (March 2022) of Juiced.GS, the longest-running Apple II publication in print, has now shipped. This issue features a breakdown of accelerator technology and options; an interview with Peter Easdown, developer of ORCA/Modula-2; a reflection on the history and future of once-Apple II game publisher Activision; a …

Nox Archaist, an Ultima-inspired, 8-bit, tile-based, role-playing game, developed on the old-school Apple II and playable on the Apple II, MAC and PC, was launched at the end of last year after some years of development. If you are into “behind the scenes” stuff like me, you will be …

Nox Archaist, an Ultima-inspired, 8-bit, tile-based, role-playing game, developed on the old-school Apple II and playable on the Apple II, MAC and PC, was launched at the end of last year after some years of development. If you are into “behind the scenes” stuff like me, you will be …

Just before heading to bed last night, I checked my Twitter feed when I see a Call A.P.P.L.E tweet mentioning that Steve Wozniak’s hand-drawn and handwritten schematics and programming instructions for a prototype of the Apple II home computer was sold for $500,000. Following the link I see that …

Lawless Legends development started 9 years ago, even before I got involved with retro computing, but thanks to the developers’ love for the game and most of all, for the Apple II, the wait is almost over. The plan is to release the game this Summer, on July 4th. To… …

Demoscene – The Art of Coding is an initiative to enlist the demoscene as the first digital culture on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage. AJ and Joerg (er, Derision and Nafcom) talk to Dedux, Flopine, Kudrix, and Unjello about why this is important and how we can all help… …