New: apple2All contentburnbotkrblurtzzanactifitvideogamesinstablurtburnpostcurationr2cornellblurtgermanblogblurtindiaartblurthispanochristmaslifeblurtblockphotographyHotTrendingNewDAppsdarth-azrael in retrocomputing • 2 years agoS.A.M. (Atari 400/800, Apple II/II+)Speech synthesis seemed to be all the rage in the early to mid 1980s. S.A.M. is one of a variety of speech synthesis products available during that time. S.A.M. is short for Software Automatic Mouth…darth-azrael in retrocomputing • 2 years agoThe Write Stuff (Apple II)Whereas computer games mostly stayed around the same price point throughout the 8-bit era, application software varied much more. For instance, this word processor, The Write Stuff, for the Apple II…darth-azrael in retrocomputing • 2 years agoHardcore Computist, Issue Number 9Hardcore Computist, later just Computist, was a magazine dedicated to the Apple II that was published between 1981 and 1993. It covered various technincal aspects of the Apple II but was primarily…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 3 years agoApple II / TSR Advertisement (1983)In the 8-bit computer era, TSR was probably best known for their partnership with SSI in bringing Dungeons & Dragons games to computers. Those "gold box" games were some of my favorites on the…