A2 News and Notes
October, 2003

INDEX

* NuLib2 And CiderPress Updated
* Cross-Platform Development Package
* Call-A.P.P.L.E. Complete Collection Now Shipping
* Software Overdose
* Juiced.GS Subscription News
* Signoff

- Andy McFadden, the author of NuLib2 and CiderPress has announced
upgrades to both these programs.  Version 2.0.1 of NuLib2/NufxLib adds
three functions or changes, including a new way to handle Shrinkit
archives from FTP sites with headers, opening files archived by
GS/ShrinkIt that would previously show bad option lists, and OS X code.  
The update to CiderPress fixed a problem with Pascal disk handling.  
Version 2.0.1 of NuLib2/NufxLib is now available at http://www.nulib.com/
and Version 1.2.3 of CiderPress is also now available from the faddenSoft
web site at http://www.faddensoft.com/.

-  Ullrich von Bassewitz has announced that cc65 version 2.9.3 is now
available. This is a maintenance release that contains bug fixes:  cc65 is
a complete cross development package for 65(C)02 systems, which includes a
powerful macro assembler, a C compiler, linker, librarian as well as other
useful tools for developing programs for the 6500 family of
CPU's.  Besides the Apple II, programs can be developed for the Commodore
VIC20, C64, C128, C16, C116 and Plus/4 computers, and  Atari 8 bit
computers among others.  More information may be obtained
at: http://www.cc65.org/ 

- The Call-A.P.P.L.E. Complete Collection, comprising of PDFs of all the
Call-A.P.P.L.E magazine issues from 1978 through 1990, all the issues
from 2002, the Anthology Collection, the DiskPak collection and all copies
of their Disks of the Month are now available on CD-ROM, with DVD-ROM also
available.  The cost is $99.95 until the end of the year, after which the
price will be $119.95.  Shipping is included in both prices.  More
information may be obtained on their website: http://www.callapple.org/  

- Until the end of 2003, Syndicomm is offering "Softdisk Overdose" bundles
together Softdisk Supreme.  These bundles  contain the complete collection
of all 166 issues of Softdisk magazine with SimplySoftdisk G-S, which
contains the complete set of Softdisk G-S magazines. Each of these
packages sells separately for $50.  Softdisk Overdose includes a free copy
of Ultimate UpTime, which is a  $25 value.  The "Overdose" bundle is
available for $100.00 at
http://store.syndicomm.com/product_info.php?products_id=189

- Syndicomm, the parent of Juiced.GS, has announced that both domestic and
international subscriptions for 2004  can now be ordered online through
the Syndicomm website.  Juiced.GS, the only remaining Apple II print
publication,  is a quarterly publication.  While focusing mostly on the
IIGS, it contains information of interest to 8-bit Apple II users
also.  For more information on the publication, visit their website at
http://www.juiced.gs and for subscription information, check out the
Syndicomm store at:  http://store.syndicomm.com/


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