A2Central.com https://a2central.com/ Your total source for Apple II computing. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:04:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://a2central.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-a2central-matisseiigs-150x150.png A2Central.com https://a2central.com/ 32 32 215323845 Strategy game IImperialism launches https://a2central.com/2026/06/iimperialism-game/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:34:10 +0000 https://a2central.com/?p=16538 A game based on the European expansion of the 1800s

Taciano Dreckmann Perez has released an Apple II strategy game inspired by trade & economics simulators such as Imperialism and Taipan.

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]]> 16538 Robert Woodhead commemorates Wizardry’s 45th anniversary https://a2central.com/2026/06/wizardry-45/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:46:57 +0000 https://a2central.com/?p=16527 Robert Woodhead celebrates Wizardry turning 45

Wizardry co-creator Robert Woodhead celebrates the 45th anniversary of the Apple II CRPG series on a new website from Drecom.

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]]> 16527 US Mint releases Steve Jobs $1 commemorative coin https://a2central.com/2026/05/us-mint-steve-jobs-coin/ Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://a2central.com/?p=16513 A GIF of a gold join featuring a seated, cross-legged Steve Jobs

The United States mint released a one-dollar commemorative coin celebrating California innovator and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

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]]> 16513 Atari acquires rights to Wizardry I–V https://a2central.com/2026/05/atari-acquires-wizardry/ Thu, 14 May 2026 12:12:16 +0000 https://a2central.com/?p=16504 Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

Atari has acquired the rights to the seminal CRPG series Wizardry, which originated on the Apple II.

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]]> 16504 KansasFest 2026 registration opens https://a2central.com/2026/04/kansasfest-2026-registration-opens/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:36:42 +0000 https://a2central.com/?p=16467

Now open for registration is Apple II convention KansasFest 2026, which will feature Apple employee alumni Daniel Kottke and Dan Hillman.

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]]> 16467 INIT HELLO 2026 registration opens https://a2central.com/2026/04/init-hello-2026-registration-opens/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:25:27 +0000 https://a2central.com/?p=16459 A beige t-shirt with the words INIT HELLO

Attend the second annual Apple II conference in Hunt Valley, Maryland, this June 19–21 for just US$100!

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]]> 16459 A2Unplugged podcast site restored https://a2central.com/2026/04/a2unplugged-podcast-site-restored/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:00:14 +0000 https://a2central.com/?p=16403 A Hawaiian man looking at a laptop screen and speaking into a handheld microphone

The website for Ryan Suenaga's podcast, A2Unplugged, the second-ever Apple II podcast, is back online.

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]]> 16403 N6ARA debuts the RetroRig https://a2central.com/2026/04/n6ara-retrorig/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:00:58 +0000 https://a2central.com/?p=16435 An Apple II with an inbuilt screen and monitor, sitting on a stump in a field

N6ARA Electronics' RetroRig is a remodeled Apple II fashioned as a backpack for portable ham radio communications. April Fool's!

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]]> 16435 Apple II Time Slice podcast debuts https://a2central.com/2026/04/apple-ii-slices-podcast/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:00:04 +0000 https://a2central.com/?p=16432 A logo featuring an Apple II disk drive and a stopwatch pointed at 6 minutes

Steve Weyhrich, author of the book Sophistication & Simplicity, has launched a podcast chronicling the history of Apple.

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]]> 16432 Juiced.GS Volume 31, Issue 1 now available https://a2central.com/2026/03/juiced-gs-v31i1-mar-2026/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0000 https://a2central.com/?p=16419 Juiced.GS Volume 31, Issue 1 (March 2026)

The March 2026 issue of Apple II magazine Juiced.GS has shipped, with looks at Ceemac, VCF Montréal, Griff's Place, and more!

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