Volume 13, Issue 2 (June 2008)

Volume-13-Issue-2

Index

PagesTypeHeadlineAuthorSummary
2My Home PageGoing the DistanceKen GagneNew features in Juiced.GS, Antoine Vignau joins the staff, Apple II community provides all Ken needs, KansasFest: a look back
3LettersLetters from the Land of ROMMisc.Enjoying the Computist DVD
4-7MusinGSSoldering OnKen GagneInterview with Henry Courbis of ReactiveMicro.com
7AdvertisementSyndicommThe Definitive GS+: Volumes 1-3
8-9Behind the ScenesBeta TestingEwen WannopA look at beta testing
10-11RetrospectiveKFest RemembrancesEric Shepherd, Ewen Wannop, Ryan Suenaga, Ken GagneApple II community members share their favorite and memorable moments from KansasFests past
11AdvertisementSyndicommSyndicomm software
12-14ReviewApple Disk Transfer ProMike MaginnisADTPro
15-17Tech-torialOff-Disk ProtectionAntoine VignauA look at advanced copy protection methods
18-19DumplinGSKansasFest 2008 approaches, RetroChallenge programming contest announced, Golden Orchard CD-ROM released as free download, Twilight II screen saver released as freeware, Infocom hard drive discovered with partially-working version of Hitchhiker's Guide sequel, Silvern Castle reaches v9.3
19Random NumbersThe Most Wonderful Time of the YearEric ShepherdGetting ready for KansasFest with new Apple II products
20AdvertisementInTrec SoftwareKansasFest 2008

Issue Links

Disk Copy Protection Methods & Footnotes

1. Gamma Goblins
http://www.hackzapple.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=17

2. The CHECKMEM routine from EDD
http://www.hackzapple.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=853#853

3. Sweet16
http://www.6502.org/source/interpreters/sweet16.htm

4. M-CODE interpreter
http://www.hackzapple.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=63

5. Sierra
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_On_Line

6. Infocom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infocom

7. HACK Z APPLE, Collection Apple II
http://www.hackzapple.com/INDEX0.HTM

8. Underground //e
http://boutillon.free.fr/

Other products mentioned in this issue

The Computist Project
Mike Maginnis' online collection of Computist magazines.

ReactiveMicro.com
Henry Courbis' online store for Apple II hardware.

ADTPro
Create, transfer, and convert disk images between an Apple II and a modern machine.

KansasFest
Annual Apple II convention in Kansas City, Missouri.

RetroChallenge 2008
Annual programming contest for retrocomputers, runs July only.

Golden Orchard disk image
CD-ROM collection of Apple II files, now available as a free download.

Golden Orchard CD-ROM
The original physical CD-ROM of Apple II files, still for sale.

Milliways: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The history of the previously unreleased sequel to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, with playable online version (not Apple II compatible).

http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocom.php
Free online version of the original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (not Apple II compatible)

Silvern Castle
A detailed, nuanced, and entertaining 8-bit fantasy role-playing game (RPG).