
| Pages | Type | Headline | Author | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | My Home Page | Master Locksmith | Ken Gagne | The mystery of who developed Locksmith is solved by the obituary for Mark Pump. |
| 3-6 | Review | Flexibility Redefined | Andrew Roughan | The A2FPGA Multicard A2N20-V2 by Ed Anuff and Joshua Norrid and sold by ReActiveMicro is a field-programmabl gate array expansion card with multiple functions and features. |
| 7-12 | Review | Emulation Evaluation 2024 | Ivan Drucker | Ivan offers his annual review of the latest Apple II emulators, including AppleWin, ActiveGS, Crossrunner, izApple2, Accurapple, and more. |
| 13-18 | Review | FujiApple | Sean McNamara | The Atari FujiNet network adapter by Thom Cherryhomes, Jeff Piepmeier, and Joe "mozzwald" Honold comes to the Apple II. |
| 19-22 | Behind the Scenes | Wizardry and Beyond | Eric Labelle | |
| 23 | DumplinGS | Building Blocks | Ken Gagne | 4am releases Probable; Jason Merrill releases Blocko card; Den Verkade of Beagle Bros and Quality Computers passes away. |
| 23 | Advertisement | Digital Dinos | ||
| 24 | Random Numbers | 16 Bits of Progress | Eric Shepherd | Progress continues on adapting the Apple IIGS emulator Sweet16 as a 64-bit macOS application. |
| 24 | Advertisement | VCF SoCal |
My Home Page
Mark Pump
Obituary for the developer of Locksmith.
csa2
2009 Usenet thread about the identity of Locksmith’s creator.
Slack
Tom Greene unearths a 1985 letter from David Alpert to PC Magazine.
PC Magazine
The aforementioned letter from the owner of Omega Software about the founder of Alpha Logic Business Systems.
Computer Chronicles
Stewart Cheifet and Gary Kildall interview Mark Pump and Activision’s Smith McKeithen in 1985.
Review: A2FPGA
ReActiveMicro
Retailer of Ed Anuff and Joshua Norrid’s A2FPGA Multicard A2N20-V2.
wiki
ReActiveMicro’s official wiki with instructions for using the A2FPGA card.
Comparison photos
Additional photos in Slack comparing the A2FPGA’s video output to that of other cards.
Review: Apple II emulators
AppleWin on Linux
Andrea Odetti’s port of Tom Charlesworth’s 8-bit Apple II emulator.
AppleWin documentation
Docs for AppleWin for Windows.
Mariani
A MacOS port of AppleWin for Linux.
Mariani documentation
Docs for Mariani.
Crossrunner
Ian Brumby’s Apple lIIGS emulator for Windows.
ActiveGS
An Apple IIGS emulator for Windows, courtesy the Free Tools Association (FTA).
MII
Michel Pollet’s Apple II emulator for Linux.
emu6502
Univta Drone’s Apple II emulator for Linux and Windows.
izApple2
Iván Izaguirre’s cross-platform Apple II emulator.
Accurapple
Stéphane Champailler’s Apple II emulator for Linux.
Apple2TS
Chris Torrence’s Web-based Apple lI emulator, written in TypeScript.
Apple //jse
Will Scullin’s Web-based Apple II emulator.
JACE
Brendan Robert’s Apple IIe emulator.
Review: FujiNet
Vendor index
A directory of developers of the FujiNet card.
Apple II & III FujiNet quickstart guide
Documentation for getting up and running with the FujiNet.
FujiNet ProDOS clock driver
An 8-bit driver for the real-time clock device provided by FujiNet for the Apple II.
Five-Card Stud
Eric Carr’s online card games for the FujiNet.
VCP
CP210x USB to UART Bridge Virtual COM Port drivers.
Discord
A chat server for FujiNet users and developers.
Behind the Scenes
Internet Archive
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord in 4am’s A Woz A Day collection in the Internet Archive.
Wizard Replay
A frontend for exploring and playing classic RPG games on an 8-bit Apple II.
Wizardry Fan Page by Snafaru
Home to various versions of, and scenarios for, Wizardry.
DumplinGS
Probable
4am’s ProDOS-bootable layer for DOS 3.3 disks and applications.
Blocko
Jason Merrill’s replacement for the LEGO Technic Control 9767 interface card.
Blocko review
Evan Koblentz’s video review of the Blocko card.
Dan Verkade
Obituary for a late member of the Beagle Bros.
Randy Brandt
A tribute to the late Dan Verkade.
