Apple II

A2Central.com is back online!

April 1, 2023 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 …

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APDA Apple II software library now available

December 2, 2022 Vintage Is the New Old

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 …

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Enjoy Juiced.GS Volume 27, Issue 3 (September 2022)

September 30, 2022 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 …

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Virtual ][ version 11 has been released

July 31, 2022 Vintage Is the New Old

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 …

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ListenerGS brings voice-to-text to the IIGS

April 10, 2022 Vintage Is the New Old

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 …