NOTE: A version of this review originally appeared in Issue 2, Volume 20 (2015), of Juiced.GS, a quarterly print magazine for Apple II users. If you've been around videogames and computers long enough, hearing the name "Kaboom" associated with a game probably conjures thoughts of Activision's classic bomb catching game,...
As one of the most popular educational computer games of all-time - heck, one of the most popular computer games of all-time - it's not surprising that The Oregon Trail has popped up again as memes, tchotkes, and hip card games. But a full-featured, stand-alone, mass market handheld game? In...
As I continue to optimize what remains of my collection, I’ve been focusing a bit lately on my Apple IIe Platinum (after a few hours with a nice multi-cart on my Atari 1200XL). Previously I "fixed" the keyboard, and now I have both a single and dual Mockingboard configuration working (and,...
As I continue to optimize what remains of my collection, I've been coming across items that inevitably need firmware or other updates. One such device is 8Bitdo's AP40 retro receiver, which is a Bluetooth dongle for Apple II computers that can work with a cosmetically matching 8Bitdo controller or other types...
At the same time I did extensive keyboard surgery on my Atari 1200XL, I also took the opportunity to try and debounce some of the keys on my Apple IIe Platinum's keyboard. Fortunately, that was a far simpler process. Initially, I noticed that the D key would sometimes create additional characters...
In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, there are some of us - me included, naturally - who just aren't happy unless we replace our electronic devices every year or two. The promise of faster, better, and just more of what we already love is hard to resist. Of course, this...
Although there are a few high profile RPGs in development for the Apple II, and some relatively recent releases of a handful of quality action games, there really hasn't been a new, high quality arcade shooter available for quite some time. Now, with Alien Downpour getting close to release and already...
After reading Matthew G. Kirschenbaum's excellent Track Changes: A Literary History of Word Processing, fittingly on my Surface Pro 3's Kindle app, I was inspired to share my personal history on the subject. In the book, Kirschenbaum details the history of word processing from the standpoint of the famous writers...
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