Category Archives: Apple II

An Apple //c’s Tribute to Steve Jobs

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Blake Patterson

After posting the “Here’s to the Crazy Ones” video the night that Steve Jobs died, I had thought that my next post would have been the one that I very much have to write, explaining what the late visionary has … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Steve.

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Blake Patterson

   

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A Home-Made Map Lead to Plunder on the High Seas!

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Blake Patterson

The other night Colette Bennett, a rather savvy freelance writer that works with us over at TouchArcade, tweeted a link to a Kotaku story entitled “The Delightful Home-Made Maps of the Zork Series.” Now, I won’t belittle my readers by … Continue reading →

Posted in Amiga, Apple II, Gaming | 4 Comments

Apple //c Serial Terminal in the Byte Cellar

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Blake Patterson

So, I’ve recently received a number of links in to Byte Cellar accompanied by blushworthy praises from bloggers out there. (I’m looking at you, Gnome of Retro Treasures…) They’ve made me feel bad and lazy (and maybe a little flattered). … Continue reading →

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Laser 128: The Apple II From My Past That Wasn’t

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Blake Patterson

My first Apple was an Apple //c that I got in early 1984, right after it launched. It began my still-quite-saucy love affair with the Apple II and was just the first of many different Apple II systems I’d come … Continue reading →

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A Trove of Apple Promo Videos from the ’80s and ’90s

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Blake Patterson

For a few years now I’ve been sitting on two DVDs full of Apple promotional videos that someone put together and auctioned on eBay. Happily, most of the content was new to me. The videos promote various Apple systems, primarily … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple II, Handhelds, Macintosh, Other Platform | 18 Comments

Classic Apple II Game Deaths

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Yesterday, Boing Boing posted a video compilation of many classic arcade death scenes, set to a chiptune rendition of Mad World. It’s pretty awesome. After watching it, I was inspired to attempt a similar video, but featuring death scenes from … Continue reading →

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‘ActiveGS’ for iOS: Boundless Mobile Apple II Goodness

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Last week I wrote a post about FTA’s recent iOS release Active GS – Best of FTA [App Store]. (I wrote one for TouchArcade too, actually.) The app is a collection of Apple IIgs demoscene productions from FTA and associated … Continue reading →

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FTA Releases Apple IIgs Emulator in the iOS App Store

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Long-time readers may be aware of the fact that I’ve long been a big fan of the demoscene. I saw my first true demoscene production (or “demo”) the night I received my mail order Amiga 2000 back in 1989. I … Continue reading →

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The Apple //c Comes Home

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Long-time readers may recall that a few years ago I picked up a used Apple //c in excellent condition from eBay…and didn’t really have any place to put, here in my real-world Byte Cellar. So, I took it to my … Continue reading →

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