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Jason DyerAt All the Adventures, Zodiac Castle continues, with ornery secrets being hidden by an even more ornery parser.Also, killing tiny dragons.<a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/04/22/zodiac-castle-as-in-the-fairy-tale/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bluerenga.blog/2025/04/22/zodiac-castle-as-in-the-fairy-tale/</a><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#adventuregame</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#videogames</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#textadventure</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/appleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#appleII</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/apple2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apple2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apple</a>

Alan "AJ"Weird Workplace Stories 10: The Version Control NightmareA real-life tale of software chaos in the 1980s, with floppy disks, BASIC programming, and version control that involved guessing which disk contained the latest files.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1980s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1980s</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#programming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coding</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#basic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/appleii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#appleii</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#commodore64</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/versioncontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#versioncontrol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/softwaredevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#softwaredevelopment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/truestory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#truestory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#funny</a><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/soultoscribe/p/weird-workplace-stories-10-the-version-control-nightmare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://open.substack.com/pub/soultoscribe/p/weird-workplace-stories-10-the-version-control-nightmare</a>

Jason DyerAll the Adventures reaches what might be its last "traditional" adventure of 1982 with the North Star / Apple II game Zodiac Castle.Includes a single-path labyrinth and an omnipresent dragon that can visit any dark room.<a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/04/21/zodiac-castle-1982/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bluerenga.blog/2025/04/21/zodiac-castle-1982/</a><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#adventuregame</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#videogames</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#textadventure</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#interactivefiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/appleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#appleII</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/apple2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apple2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apple</a>

Colin McMillenVinnie gets a lost-game animation. (sound on)<a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroGaming</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Apple2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple2</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppleII</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/PixelArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PixelArt</a>

Colin McMillenSecond Apple II Shufflepuck beta released: <a href="https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/archives/2025/04/19/first-beta-release-of-shufflepuck-for-apple-ii/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/archives/2025/04/19/first-beta-release-of-shufflepuck-for-apple-ii/</a>It contains three fixes, a few animations improvements, and a Pause feature.<a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroGaming</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GameDev</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Apple2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple2</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppleII</a>

Blake PattersonI've been enjoying Pixel Parade on the Apple IIe today.<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppleII</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple2Forever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple2Forever</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleIIe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppleIIe</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vintagecomputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CRT</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/LCD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LCD</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/floppydisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#floppydisk</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/slideshow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slideshow</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/demo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#demo</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#video</a>

FenarinarsaAmazing conversion of Shufflepuck Cafe for Apple II by <a class="mention" href="https://piaille.fr/users/colin_mcmillen" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@colin-mcmillen.piaille.fr.ap.brid.gy</a> ! ▪️Mousecard and 64kB of RAM required ▪️Running at 50 or 60fps! Download the first beta: <a href="https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/archives/2025/04/19/first-beta-release-of-shufflepuck-for-apple-ii/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.colino.net/wordpress/en...</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23retrogaming" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23appleII" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#appleII</a>

Colin McMillenThe first beta version of Shufflepuck Cafe for the Apple II is... published! <a href="https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/archives/2025/04/19/first-beta-release-of-shufflepuck-for-apple-ii/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/archives/2025/04/19/first-beta-release-of-shufflepuck-for-apple-ii/</a><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GameDev</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Apple2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple2</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppleII</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroGaming</a>

FozzTexxIn addition to the Amdek DVM, I also have two Amdek RGBI cards, and a Kaga-Taxan analog RGB card. The top card is an Amdek DVM II, it doesn't have any daughter cards and the 80 column input is an RCA connector on the front.The middle card is a Video-7 card made by Amdek. It also has no daughter cards and has many of the same features as the Video-7 IIe only card that Apple produced.The bottom card by Taxan does analog RGB.<a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppleII</a> <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

FozzTexxRecreated the terrible hand drawn mess in <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/KiCad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KiCad</a><a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppleII</a> <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

FozzTexxThat’s what I see by beeping it out without removing the boards. I should have drawn the 2x8 connector in the middle. Oh well, that’s what <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/KiCad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KiCad</a> is for. <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppleII</a> <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

FozzTexxCase separated, giving me access to the two Amdek DVM daughter boards. <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppleII</a> <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

FozzTexxTaking the case apart requires removing 10 screws from the bottom. Because it's a late model RFI case, it also requires removing 4 screws from the motherboard so the RFI back shield can be slid out from under the motherboard. <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppleII</a> <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

FozzTexxThis II+ motherboard is one of the last ones made, from 1984. <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppleII</a> <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.fozztexx.com/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 🙄Listening to very old (up to 2011 currently) Open Apple podcasts, and they have a listener question I've asked for years: Why is there so little public Apple ][ fan stuff and online material?There's preserved stuff, a few emulators, people buying old machines & disks for $$$, but nothing like the many Atari & C= sites & rabid fandom.The hosts blame it on numbers, but that didn't make sense, Apple sold more than Atari did, right? <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/appleii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#appleii</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atari</a>

The Oasis BBSCompute!’s Gazette Returns After 35 Years, Welcomes Entire Retro Computing Community <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ComputesGazette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ComputesGazette</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Commodore64</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#C64</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/VintageComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VintageComputers</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroGaming</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroTech</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ModernRetro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ModernRetro</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Atari</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Sinclair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sinclair</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Tandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tandy</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppleII</a> <a href="https://theoasisbbs.com/computes-gazette-returns-after-35-years-welcomes-entire-retro-computing-community/?feed_id=2877&_unique_id=6802509e201ed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theoasisbbs.com/computes-gazette-returns-after-35-years-welcomes-entire-retro-computing-community/?feed_id=2877&_unique_id=6802509e201ed</a>

Josh RenaudCartoonist Yaakov Kirschen died Monday. Many are celebrating him for "Dry Bones," his great life's work. But he has a lesser-known legacy: as a tech innovator who brought humor and humanity to the cold silicon world of computers.<a href="https://www.jns.org/yaakov-kirschens-other-legacy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.jns.org/yaakov-kirschens-other-legacy/</a><a href="https://digipres.club/tags/digipres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digipres</a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/appleii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#appleii</a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atarist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atarist</a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atari</a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/commodoreamiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#commodoreamiga</a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/kirschen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kirschen</a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/breakintochat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#breakintochat</a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gamedev</a>

Ephemeral EnigmasNew blog post time!This week's game is The Demon's Forge, one of the earliest games made by game designer Brian Fargo. As you'd expect from an early adventure game, you're gonna get stuck and/or die, but if you see it as a canvas for creative problem solving, you'll have fun exploring this one:<a href="https://ephemeralenigmascom.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/the-demons-forge/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ephemeralenigmascom.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/the-demons-forge/</a><a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/appleii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#appleii</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/adventuregames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#adventuregames</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blog</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#videogames</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a>

Atari Scene NewsDo you want to program <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Atari2600</a> console like it used to be done back then on an <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppleII</a> computer? Now you can do it thanks to FROB card and associated software <a href="https://gitlab.com/retroabandon/apple2-re/-/tree/main/frob" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://gitlab.com/retroabandon/apple2-re/-/tree/main/frob</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atari</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrogames</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retroprogramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retroprogramming</a>

Bits&Terminal JeffYesterday I was reminded of how smart I am: -Installed parallel printer card in slot #2 -Powered on Apple II -Typed PR#1 and wondered why things weren't working.<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/appleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#appleII</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Applesoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Applesoft</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retroComputing</a>

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