A2 News and Notes
December 2002

INDEX

* CFFA 2nd Run
* Fishwings Updated
* Cross-platform Compiler for the 6502
* Apple II Emulation
* Lost Classics Update


- Rich Dreher has announced that more CompactFlash for Apple II cards
should be available in the first few months of 2003.  The new batch of
cards will be jobbed out to an interface card manufacturer rather than be
hand-assembled as in the 1st batch, so delivery time should be quicker.  
More information can be found at:  
http://spudboy.dreher.net/CFforAppleII/


- FishWings, a program for viewing files on Apple II disk images has been
updated.  This program allows you to import/export files and copy files
between folders or other ProDOS images as well as perform other file
activities.  Download and additional information can be found at:  
http://www3.bboard.com/charlied/fishwings.htm


- Developers of Apple II hardware and software might be interested in the
newest cross-platform compiler for the 6500 family of CPU chips.  Ullrich
von Bassewitz has released the newest version of CC65 (version 2.9.0).  
This complier works with the Apple, Atari, VIC20, Commodore 8-bit
computers as well as others.  More information can be found at:  
http://www.cc65.org/


 - Axel Bauer's OSXII, an Apple //e emulator has been updated since last
month's announcement.  Version 0.2 of this program can be downloaded at:  
http://apple2.intergalactic.de


- The Lost Classics Project has announced that, with the help of A2
Historian Steve Weyhrich, All of the Nibble magazine programs and disks
published under the MicroSparc label have been released as freeware by the
publisher and copyright holder, Mike Harvey.  Copies of the disks, both
the monthly and the compilations are needed for uploading.  If you can
help, please contact Howard Katz at a2.howard@syndicomm.com

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