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1MHz Podcast (Podcast, Archive)
Carrington Vanston’s podcast site. As of this entry, no new content has been uploaded since July, 2012. If you visit, check out Eaten by a Grue, another podcast produced by Carrington and Kay Savetz.
4am’s Github (Software)
4cade, passport, anti-m, 4sports, pitch-dark, wozadry…
6502.org (Reference)
6502.org is a resource for people building hardware or writing software for the 6502 microprocessor and its many relatives, such as the 65C02, 65C816, and Mitsubishi 740 series. For over 25 years, we have strived to be the largest and best source of 6502-related information in the world.
6502Workshop (Software, Vendor, Apple II)
The official home of the massively popular, Ultima-inspired game Nox Archaist, and its expansion, Lord of Storms.
68KMLA (Apple II, Forum, Macintosh)
68KMLA has several boards of interest to the vintage Apple user. Their older archived board can be accessed here.
8-Bit Shack (Apple II, Software)
The 8-bit Shack is a modern software development group producing new software as games, demos, tools and enhancements for the Apple ][ platform with an 8-bit experience. Check out Skull Island, Undead, and their other titles here.
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A2Central (Apple II, News)
A2Central.com is your total online source for Apple II news. We curate announcements, releases, tidbits, and surprises that you’d otherwise have to scour the Internet to find. Whether you’re a fan of the Apple II or the IIGS, hardware or emulation, programming or gaming, we have the latest updates to feed your retrocomputing appetite.
A2Heaven (Apple II, Vendor, Hardware, Misc.)
Пламен Вайсилов (Plamen) of Plovdiv, Bulgaria designs and produces several popular Apple II enhancement products.
A2RetroSystems (Vendor)
Sells the Uthernet II Ethernet Card. This product is based on the Wiznet W5100 chip. It has an embedded hardware IP stack compatible with Contiki, IP65, Marinetti, and ADTPro.
ADTPro (Software, Apple II)
Apple Disk Transfer ProDOS (ADTPro) transfers physical disks and disk images between Apple II-era computers and the modern world. It can even get your Apple running if you don’t have any disks at all. The host (server) component runs on today’s computers with Java, and the 8-bit Apple (client) component runs on any Apple II or Apple /// compatible computer with 64k of memory or more.
Assembly Lines / ct6502.org (blog, Vendor)
Super site produced by Chris Torrence, featuring the Apple2TS desktop and browser-based Apple II emulator. Chris also has a YouTube Channel and sells cool and interesting Apple II gear.
Apple-2 (Apple II, Archive)
Craig Bower’s online museum and archive. Craig is famous for his highly creative custom boot screens and disk images.
Apple2History (Apple II, Reference)
Dr. Steven D. Weyhrich’s in-depth history of Apple Computer, the Apple II and many other adjacent topics. Now also available in hardback. NEW: Apple // Time Slice Podcast
Apple2Infinitum (Apple II, Forum)
Dagen Brock’s Slack site dedicated to Apple II development and general interests.
Apple2.org.za (Reference, Apple II)
This is a file pile of archived and mirrored sites from several sources — some of which are no longer online.
Apple3.org (Reference, Apple III)
The Apple /// isn’t an Apple II, but it is an adjacent platform with some compatibility.
Apple3rtr (Emulation, Apple III)
Apple /// Ready-to-Run is a bundle of support files, docs, and scripts for MAME Apple /// emulation (https://www.mamedev.org/). Included is an HDD image with many popular Apple /// titles (source: http://apple3.org) preinstalled so that you can get started with your own virtual Apple /// as quickly as possible.
Apple Archives (Archives, Periodicals, Reference)
Scans and images of many magazines, newsletters and software curated by Call-A.P.P.L.E.
Apple II Desktop (Software, Apple II)
Apple II DeskTop is a graphical file and disk manager with desk accessories for the Apple II line of computers. Also formerly known as Mouse Desk.
Apple II Documentation Project (Apple II, Reference)
This site contains scans of Apple II cards, peripherals, manuals, disk images… an essential link for your Apple II bookmarks.
Applefritter (Apple II, Forum, Macintosh)
Applefritter is a forum that caters to “the obscure, the unusual, the exceptional” of Apple micro topics.
Apple II Bits (Blog, Apple II, Other)
Ken Gagne’s older blog site. At the time of this entry, no new content posted since April, 2020.
AppleLogic (Developer, Hardware, Apple II)
The AppleLogic website is all about FPGAs and Apple systems. In the past, they produced the multi-role Carte Blanche card.
Applesauce FDC (Apple II, Hardware, Vendor)
Applesauce is a project targeting retro computing enthusiasts and digital archivists who need to work with floppy disks. It combines the most capable and full featured disk analysis software available along with powerful hardware, and packages it up into a product that it easy to use for even non-technical folks.
AppleWin (Apple II, Emulator)
AppleWin is an Apple II emulator for Windows. It features support for the original Apple II, II+, IIe, //e Enhanced and several clones. It also has built-in support for several peripherals, such as sound cards, hard disk controllers, serial and parallel printing cards and the Z80-equipped SoftCard for running CP/M. You can even get your virtual machine on the ‘net with Uthernet I and II emulation.
Archive.org (General, Reference)
The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, people with print disabilities, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge.
BMOW/Big Mess o’ Wires (Apple II, Apple III, Lisa, Macintosh, Hardware, Vendor)
Big Mess o’ Wires is an electronics blog and e-commerce store for hobbyists and enthusiasts, run by Steve Chamberlin. Need some accessories for your Apple II, Lisa, or vintage Macintosh? Looking for info on microcontrollers or custom embedded hardware development? Enjoy tinkering with a soldering iron and vintage electronics? If so, you’re in the right place. You might even learn something about life in the maker business too. Home of the Floppy Emu.
Briel’s Retrotink (Reference, Projects, Apple II, Other)
Formally Briel Computers, now an open source repository for his years of engineering work. Micro-KIM, Apple-II-VGA, Replica 1 and Apple-IIc-Portable are all open source!
Brendan Bellina’s Blog (Blog, Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Hypercard)
“Tilting at Pixelated Windmills” is Brendan’s blog site and home of Silverwand Software.
Brutal Deluxe (Archive, Demoscene, Developer, Software)
Antoine Vignau and Olivier Zardini are exceptionally active programmers located in Paris, France.
Buckshot (Software, Apple II, Other)
Dagen Brock’s cross-platform Apple II image converter tool.
Byte Works (Apple II, Developer, Other)
Byte Works is the famous developer and publisher of the ORCA line of programming languages. They are now combined into two products: Opus ][ The Software and Opus ][ The Source available exclusively through Juiced.GS.
Card Cat (Software)
In addition to identifying peripheral cards, Card Cat also reports core information about the Apple II system it is running on. It identifies the computer model, processor, installed memory, display configuration, startup slot, and other built-in hardware features when they can be determined.
Castle Smurfenstein #1
Castle Smurfenstein #2
Call-A.P.P.L.E. (Vendor, News, Periodical, Reference, Forum, Apple II, Apple III, Macintosh)
Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) was one of the first official Apple User Groups in the United States. Founded in 1978 by Val J. Golding, A.P.P.L.E. grew quickly and membership peaked to almost 50,000 global members by 1985.
CC65 (Programming)
A freeware C compiler for 6502-based systems.
CiderPress II (Utility, Apple II)
CiderPress provides the features that Apple II enthusiasts need to manage their disk and file archives. Open them, view their contents, and copy files between them. There are other programs that provide access to disk and file archives, but none have as many features or support as many formats as CiderPress.
CoGS (Hardware, Networking, Apple II)
CoGS is a multi-function co-processor card equipped with a Raspberry Pi. It provides wired and wireless networking, and handles HTTPS, TLS and NTP for the host Apple II via API.
Colino.net (Hardware, Apple II)
Colin Leroy-Mira’s personal project site featuring his BurgerDisk Smartport mass storage device and cool software.
Copy II Reboot (Software)
A venerable disk and file utility, updated for modern Apple II users, by 4AM and qkumba.
Crossrunner (Apple IIGS, Emulator)
Crossrunner is an Apple IIGS emulator and cross development environment. It features cycle accurate emulation with a user friendly interface.
Digital Dinos (Vendor)
Nostalgia Meets Innovation — this vendor’s site is under construction as of this post. Their array of pre-loved products is also listed on eBay.
DutchMaker Apple 1 Mini (Hardware, Apple 1)
This project is a minified replica of the Apple 1. It’s built around a 6502 CPU, 6821 PIA (Peripheral Interface Adapter), RAM and ROM – just like the original Apple 1, but it uses an Arduino Nano to enable serial communication between the Apple 1 board and an external computer that acts as terminal.
Eamon Adventurer’s Guild Online (Software, Apple II)
Welcome, adventurer! You’ve stumbled upon the home of the Eamon Adventurer’s Guild, the primary hub for all things related to the classic Eamon adventure game system. Also check out the The Wonderful World of Eamon (remastered).
Facebook (Forum)
This is a partial list of Apple II and adjacent groups. There are more, but these appear to be the most active and with the largest member counts.
Apple II Brasil
Apple II Bulgaria
Apple II Enthusiasts (International)
Apple IIGS Enthusiasts (International)
Apple II France
Apple II Software Enthusiasts (International)
Apple II Spain
Apple II for Sale and Buy (International)
FAT32 File System Translator for IIGS GS/OS (Software, Apple IIGS)
Mount FAT32 volumes on your Apple IIGS — today, in an emulator. Create a FAT32 disk image on your Mac, PC, or Linux box, mount it in an emulator like KEGS or MAME, and GS/OS reads and writes it like a native volume — so you can move files between vintage and modern machines without per-image conversion.
Folklore.org (blog, Reference)
Folklore.org is a site containing over 100 stories about the development of the Apple II, original Macintosh, and the people who made them. It’s been over twenty years since most of the stories were written; they are historical artifacts in their own right now, officially available under the auspices of the Computer History Museum.
FujiNet (Multi-purpose, Multi-platform)
FujiNet is a multi-peripheral emulator and WiFi network device for vintage computers. The first completed hardware was for Atari 8-Bit computers and development has begun for other systems with the goal of supporting as many as possible. What sets FujiNet apart from other WiFi devices is the new Network Device (the N device, or NDEV). The N device allows vintage computers that do not have enough processing power to handle TCP/IP connections talk to the modern internet over WiFi. Virtual adapters have been created for many protocols including: TCP, UDP, HTTP, FTP, TNFS, HTTPS (SSL/TLS), SSH, TELNET, WebDAV and JSON parser. FujiNet devices for the Apple II are available from Joe’s Computer Museum and FutureVision Research.
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Garrett’s Workshop (Vendor, Apple II, Multi-platform)
We are a small company based out of Columbus, Ohio. Products are made in our small factory. We make electronics to connect products of the past to the future.
GSplus (Apple IIGS, Emulator)
GSplus is a free to use, open-source Apple IIGS emulator based on KEGS and GSPort. It’s programmed and maintained by Dagen Brock.
GSPort (Apple IIGS, Emulator)
GSport is a portable (in the programming sense) Apple IIgs emulator, based on the KEGS cross-platform IIgs emulator by Kent Dickey. The base emulator builds and runs on all of the same platforms that KEGS did, and new capabilities are being integrated as contributors have time and interest.
GS Programmer’s Home (Programming, Reference)
This is a site dedicated to Apple IIGS programming. It features books, programming tools and other information to help people learn how to program the Apple IIGS.
GSSquared (Apple II, Emulator)
GSSquared is a complete emulator for the Apple II series of computers written by Jawaid Bazyar. It has three primary design goals: support both 8- and 16-bit Apple IIs; be cross-platform; have a simple, intuitive user interface and be packaged 100% ready to go.
GSX Applesoft BASIC Interpreter (Software)
Michael Roberts has been working on what a successor to the AppleIIGS might would have been. The project is an AppleSoft BASIC interpreter that includes several advanced graphic modes he calls XSHR. This is browser based and not intended for hardware or emulators. Included are some examples that demo its capabilities
HackADay.IO Retro II (blog, Hardware, Apple II)
Built with the 65C02 and the Parallax Propeller, the Retro II is open source and utilizes off the shelf parts to recreate the magic of the 80’s. Designed by Jon Thomasson.
Imperialism (Software, Apple II)
Build an industrial empire, command trade across hostile seas, and outmaneuver rival powers in a turn-based strategy campaign for the Apple II.
Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo (Conference, General, Other)
The Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo is a two-day event where families and tech enthusiasts can explore the evolution of technology. This expo features retro computers from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, alongside classic arcade machines, video game consoles, and vintage analog telephony equipment.
INIT HELLO (Conference, Apple II)
INIT HELLO is “an accidental conference.” In 2025, community member Kate “Cat” Szkotnicki had the idea to “get some people together for a small weekend gathering in a hotel ballroom or party suite.” Well, scope creep happened, and INIT HELLO was born! INIT HELLO is another opportunity for members of the Apple II community to get together and celebrate our favorite retro computer!
IP65 (Programming, Networking)
A TCP/IP library for 6502 assembly and C. Example ready-to-run TCP/IP programs are here.
JD Micro (Vendor, Hardware, Apple II)
JD Micro is a collaboration between Dean Claxton in Australia and Jeff Mazur in the USA. The produce the popular line of ROMX, Xdrive and RAMX products for the Apple II, sold through ReactiveMicro.
Joe’s Computer Museum (Vendor, Hardware, Apple II, Apple III, Macintosh)
Joe Strosnider produces and sells a variety of enhancements for Apple II and vintage Macintosh computers.
Juiced.GS (Vendor, Periodical, Reference, Apple II)
Juiced.GS is a quarterly print magazine devoted to all models of Apple II computers, featuring exclusive reviews, interviews, and tutorials for all Apple II users. We also collaborate with software developers and authors to offer free and commercial software, PDFs, and books for purchase and download.
KansasFest (Conference, Apple II)
KansasFest is the largest and longest running annual convention dedicated to the Apple II computer that revolutionized the personal computing industry. Held every year, KansasFest invites hobbyists, retrocomputing enthusiasts, and diehard aficionados to gather from all corners of the world.
KEGS (Emulator, Apple IIGS)
Kent’s Emulated GS is An Apple IIgs emulator for Mac OS X, Linux/Unix, and Windows.
Kelvin Sherlock’s IIGS Software (Software, Programming, Apple II)
Kelvin’s many software contributions to the Apple II community.
LLX.COM (Reference, Apple II)
Neil Parker’s Apple II technical documentation site.
Lost Classics Project (Reference, Apple II, Archive)
The Lost Classics Project was originally established by Tony Diaz and others in the mid 1990’s within the GEnie A2 RoundTable. It then transitioned to the original A2Central.com, and is now preserved via The Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
MacEffects (Vendor, Apple II, Macintosh)
Mark Jozaitis and the MacEffects Team produce an assortment of highly useful peripherals and boutique customization options for the Apple II series and Macintosh.
Marinetti Project (Networking, Apple II)
TCP/IP stack for the Apple IIGS.
Mike Willegal’s Projects (Apple I, Apple II, Other)
Mike’s project site.
MIRRORS.APPLE2.ORG.ZA (Reference, Apple II)
This site contains mirrors (backup archives) of several Apple II sites, some which have faded away over the years and many that are still online. The Apple II Documentation Project is hosted here.
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Nibble Magazine (Reference)
Celebrating the legacy of Nibble… the Premier Magazine for the Apple II Computer published by Mike Harvey.
Ninjaforce (Developer, Software, Demoscene, Archive)
Open Apple (Podcast, News, Apple II, Apple III)
A podcast dedicated to the Apple II. Join us each month as we share news and memories of Steve Wozniak’s most famous personal computer. Hosted by Em Maginnis and Quinn Dunki.
PLASMA/PLEIADES for Apple II (Programming, Apple II)
David Schmenk’s PLASMA has grown from a language compiler to a full featured interactive environment for developing and running applications on a 6502 computer. Currently the Apple // series and the Apple /// are fully supported.
Passport (Software)
A verification and copy program for 5.25-inch Apple II floppy disks.
ProDOS8 (Software, Apple II)
ProDOS for 8-bit Apple II computers is alive and kicking (booting?), learning new tricks, thanks to John Brooks and other community contributors.
R&D Automation (Hardware, Archive, Apple I, Apple II, Apple III)
Ancestral home of the CFFA1, Original CFFA and CFFA3000 cards. The site is running on a very slow server, so you may need to refresh for it to display correctly.
Rand-Emonium (Software, Apple II)
Jeremy Rand’s Rand-Emonium Software is proud to bring you new games, useful utilities and development tools for the Apple //. Whether you are looking for a fun distraction, do some serious calculations or build your own Apple // software, we have solutions for you!
ReactiveMicro (Vendor, Hardware, Reference, Apple II, Apple III)
Henry Courbis produces and sells an immense array of enhancements for the Apple II, Apple III and other vintage computers, consoles and devices.
Retro6502 (Vendor, Apple II)
Welcome to Retro6502, look at the designs in clothing and some of the modern adapters to enhance your retro Apple II experience.
RetroFloppy (Vendor)
RetroFloppy is the leader in rescuing files from aging disks and converting files to modern formats. Serving our clients for almost two decades, we are the authority on media and format conversion. They also sell new diskettes, cables and other items.
Retro Roundup (News, General Retro)
Retro Roundup is a curator of retrocomputing news. Whether you’re a fan of the Apple II, Atari 800, Commodore 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, or other older personal computers and video game systems, Retro Roundup is your single source for all the latest retrocomputing and retrogaming headlines.
SB A1 (Hardware, Project, Apple 1)
Simon Boak’s Apple 1 Mini project, with printer and SD card storage.
SB Mini II (Hardware, Apple II)
Homebrew Apple II clone designed by Simon Boak. The schematics, BOM and CAD files are on GitHub.,
David H. Schroeder’s Home Page (blog, Developer)
The personal site of noted game programmer David Schroeder. He wrote Crisis Mountain, Dino Eggs and Short Circuit. David has written an updated game, Dino Eggs: Rebirth. Save the dinosaur eggs!
Scullin Steel Apple 1 in JavaScript
Scullin Steel Apple II in JavaScript
Scullin Steel Apple //e in JavaScript
Shareware Solutions II (Reference, Periodical, Apple II)
This web site is dedicated to the memory of Joe Kohn 1947-2010, the publisher and editor of the print publication Shareware Solutions. The Kohn estate has kindly given permission for these facsimiles of the magazine to be reproduced, in order that Joe’s legacy to the Apple II world can live on. 22 issues of Shareware Solutions II were published from July 1993 to July 1999. These PDF files were prepared from the original AWGS files by Tony Diaz. The site is hosted by Ewen Wannop.
Sheppyware (Developer, Emulation, Software, Apple II, Macintosh)
SheppyWare is a name that encompasses all the software written by Eric Shepherd. Most of the software you’ll find here is freeware or shareware for the Apple II computer, but some of it is for Mac OS X or even classic Mac OS or BeOS.
Silvern Castle (Software)
Silvern Castle, written by Jeff Fink, is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) for the Apple II in the spirit of the classic Wizardry. Unlike Wizardry, which was written in Pascal and proclaimed as a game “that simply could not have been written in Basic”; Silvern Castle is almost entirely written in AppleSoft Basic.
Sinistar.GS (Software, Apple IIGS)
A clone / port of the classic 80’s arcade game, Sinistar, to the Apple IIgs.
SMBFST for GS/OS (Software, Apple IIGS)
The SMB FST allows an Apple IIGS to access file servers using the SMB protocol.
Speccie’s Software Archive (Developer, Archive, Apple II)
Ewen Wannop is easily one of the most impactful, trailblazing developers within the Apple II community. He wrote many of the first Internet-enabled applications for the IIGS (Spectrum, SAFE2, SNAP) and helped show us the way to the future. This site has his complete library available for download.
Swift for Apple II (Programming, Apple II)
Swift is the modern programming language behind many apps that run on modern Apple platforms. Produced by Yeo Kheng Meng. GitHub repo is located at: https://github.com/yeokm1/swiftii.
TauntingBoard (Hardware)
The TauntingBoard is a(n almost) clone of the MockingBoard, a semi-standard sound card for the Apple II family of computers, with a few improvements and changes. Creator’s other projects are listed HERE. A review of the card is posted on YouTube.
TinkerDifferent (Forum, Multi-plaform)
TinkerDifferent has several forums for various vintage computers, but there seems to be an emphasis on vintage Apple computers.
Vavruska’s Apple IIGS Applications and Utilities (Apple IIGS, Software)
Apple IIgs Applications and Utilities by Chris Vavruska
Vintage Apple (Reference, Apple II, Macintosh)
This site has a collection of high-quality scans of Softalk, MacWorld, MacUser magazines plus many Apple II and Macintosh books.
Vintage Apple Computers (Vendor)
Discover a curated collection of professionally restored Apple computers from the late 70’s and early 80’s, along with peripherals and parts specific to these classic machines.
Vintage Computer Federation (Organization, General Retro)
The Vintage Computer Federation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to preserve computing history through education, outreach, conservation, and restoration. The VCF holds several regional conferences throughout the year.
VCF East (Conference, General Retro)
VCF East is the original event, hosted at the InfoAge Science and History Museums, in Wall, New Jersey.
VCF Midwest (Conference, General Retro)
VCF Midwest is a popular retro-computing and technology conference usually held in the greater Chicago, Illinois metro area.
VCF Montréal (Conference, General Retro)
VCF Montréal is a one-of-a-kind celebration of computing heritage: a gathering where enthusiasts, collectors, and the curious come together to discover, restore, and share the stories of the legendary machines that shaped our digital world.
VCF Southeast (Conference, General Retro)
VCF Southeast is a popular retro-computing and technology conference usually held in the greater Atlanta, Georgia metro area.
VCF Southwest (Conference, General Retro)
VCF Midwest is a popular retro-computing and technology conference usually held in the greater Dallas, Texas metro area.
VintageWare (Vendor, Hardware)
Maker of the Apple IIGS SCART cable, PS/2 Mouse Adapter
Virtual II (Software, Emulation)
Gerard Putter’s outstanding Apple II emulator for Macintosh OS.
What Is The Apple IIGS (blog, Software, Reference)
This site is dedicated to the preservation of the Apple IIGS computing platform. The archives held within can be used with emulators or for use on real Apple IIGS computers.
Woz.Org (blog)
The official site of Apple-cofounder Steve “The Woz” Wozniak. A Silicon Valley icon, technology entrepreneur and philanthropist for more than forty years, Steve Wozniak has helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products the Apple I and II.