The Apple IIGS turns 30, and it's still my favorite computer
A look back at the 16-bit powerhouse that brought incredible sound, vibrant colors, and a glimpse of the future to the Apple II line.
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A 36-year-old Hayes modem bug just got fixed for Apple II BBS operators
Call-A.P.P.L.E. released ACOS GBBS 2.4.1d to patch a typo from 1990 that broke modem communications on original hardware.
Amiga settles with Hyperion and takes back AmigaOS 3
Amiga Corporation has signed two agreements to resolve decades of legal disputes over classic operating systems and Commodore trademarks.
50 years of the Zilog Z80: The 8-bit chip that ran the world
It started as a better Intel 8080. Half a century later, the Zilog Z80 is responsible for everything from Pac-Man to the Sega Genesis soundscape.
Microsoft just open-sourced its 1996 IRC comic-strip-like client
The original C++ code for Microsoft Comic Chat is now on GitHub, complete with a modernized build for high-resolution displays.
The Apple IIGS just got a massive C compiler update
Byte Works has released ORCA/C 2.3.0 B1, bringing modern C23 programming standards to the 16-bit Apple IIGS.
BurgerDisk just got DOS 3.3 image support, but there's a catch
Colin Leroy-Mira's BurgerDisk and DominoDisk just received a firmware update that lets Apple II users load DOS3.3-ordered .dsk images directly.