Yet Another Video Converter with Tang Nano 9K FPGA — Rob Kim (KansasFest/A24eVR 2023) KansasFest - Apple II Forever! 2026-09-19 | Yet Another Video Converter with Tang Nano 9K FPGA — Rob Kim (KansasFest/A24eVR 2023)
KansasFest/A24eVR 2023 Megapodcast KansasFest 2023-08-06 | As has become tradition, podcasters assemble to discuss the KansasFest/A24eVR events.
KansasFest 2022 16 Arduino Due Adventures: Apple 1 & Don Lancasters Serial Term. - Matteo Trevisan KansasFest 2023-01-07 | Matteo Trevisan: Do you remember Kansasfest 2020??? I was an attendee with the Apple 1 raspberry pi. Now is 2022 and as Moore's law wants and also Woz the computer become more and more little every 6 months. This is not completely my project but a project over my research on the net (simple emulator by Mike Chambers) to run the Apple 1 code inside Arduino. After some reading and testing and try on code programming and buy hardware. I have a functional Apple 1 emulator inside an Arduino Due running also the game LIFE from Conway and some other programs other than Basic.I'm here to present an ancestor replica of the first personal computer: the Don Lancaster Serial Terminal TVT II - CT-1024 Terminal born in 1973. It had a great success from the publications in the magazines sold for 2$ at that time! This is a replica of the Terminal built over a miniaturized breadboard tvout circuit for Arduino found on the Arduino website and the ntscserialtcout sketch code for Arduino Uno. Everything built by hand with minimal stuff, there is only a difference in the quantity of words that can be written that are more than the original Terminal. Everything works typing from a pc keyboard via Serial Terminal Teraterm connected to the serial usb port in com5 at 57600 baud and output the video in the RCA video output of your television. I think this was the first invention to revolutionize the personal computer world following we have the Altair 8800 and Apple 1 computers that used this tv out system.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 21 Mechanical Keyswitches: Dreaming of the Blue Alps - Stephen Buggie KansasFest 2023-01-07 | The focus will be on ALPS keyswitches: 16 distinct variations plus 9 "clones," 25 versions in all. Keyswitches vary on three dimensions: CLICKINESS / TACTILITY / LINEARITY. Stephen Buggie will circulate among attendees two "GRAND KEYBOARDS" populated with all the ALPS variations. Customizing the keyboard with many varied ALPS keyswitches will be discussed.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 32 Megapodcast KansasFest 2023-01-06 | A traditional gathering of KFest podcasting attendees to chat about the event and play games.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 30 KansasFest 2022 Contest Winners KansasFest 2023-01-06 | KansasFest 2022 Contest WinnersKansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 29 SmartPort Options for your Apple II Machines, 2022 - Petar Puskarich KansasFest 2023-01-06 | It's been a year of changes and updates to the SmartPort landscape for the Apple II series of machines. In this session, Petar Puskarich will cover the current state of SmartPort controllers and devices available. He will include the new DIYSmartPort 4A release, the older kbhoohk SP card, the BMOW Yellowstone card as well as a few SmartPort devices. Special mention of the SmartPortSD, and FloppyEmu as attached via the different methods. Will also cover what to expect and what he has found during several rounds of extended testing. A special mention of the SmartPort FujiNet device will be shown.kboohk SoftSP: http://www.mfa2lab.com/opcart/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=56kboohk SoftSP: ct6502.org/product/softspwDrive: ct6502.org/product/wdriveFloppy Emu: bigmessowires.com/floppy-emuYellowstone: bigmessowires.com/yellowstoneSmartPortSD: gitlab.com/nyankat/smartportsdBooti: ct6502.org/product/apple-ii-bootiFujiNet for Apple: https://fujinet.online/shop/appleii/fujiapple-rev-0/KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 28 The Learning Machine - Charles Mangin KansasFest 2023-01-06 | In which Charles Mangin attempts to demonstrate the fundamental tenets of machine learning with an Apple II.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 27 Super Hi-Res graphics - Kris Kennaway KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Last year at KansasFest, Kris Kennaway described how Double Hi-Res graphics works, and presented a tool (][-Pix) for converting images to Double Hi-Res format for display on an Apple II. This year he turns his attention to Super Hi-Res. This Apple //gs display mode supports 320x200 resolution with 256 colours from a palette of 4096, however these colours are heavily constrained in how they may be used on the screen. This makes it difficult to take full advantage of the potential of Super Hi-Res when converting images. Once again, modern computing power comes to the rescue! Kris will describe how he extended ][-Pix to support 320x200 SHR, pushing the limits of Apple //gs image quality.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 26 Mega IIe - Building a IIe-compatible with the Mega-II chip - James Lewis KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Inside of the Apple IIGS is the Mega-II ASIC. This 84-pin PLCC is called an "Apple IIe-on-a-chip." After learning about it, James Lewis, also known as the Bald Engineer, decided to see if it could function as an Apple IIe-compatible computer--when removed from the IIGS. In this hardware-focused session, he explains the almost two-year project. Highlights include: how the Mega-II differs from the Apple IIe, how little its capabilities are used by the IIGS, and a brief look at a (potential) bug in its decode logic. Spoiler: There is a demo of the Mega IIe computer booting and running IIe software!KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 25 GTE: A graphic engine for the IIgs - Lucas Scharenbroich KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Lucas Scharenbroich will present an overview of the Generic Tile Engine (GTE) project for the IIgs. GTE is a tile-based graphics engine that, among other features, supports fast full-screen, multi-plane parallax scrolling. The session will discuss the design goals of the project, provide technical implementation details and showcase a suite of demos to demonstrate the engine's capabilities.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 24 Remembering Tony Diaz KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Tony Diaz passed away unexpectedly on October 27. Tony was a core organizer of KansasFest for many, many years, and was instrumental in transitioning the event from Avila University to Rockhurst University in 2006. He helped keep it going through the lean years and facilitated its rebirth into the vibrant gathering it remains today. His tremendous knowledge of the Apple II and unequaled collection of Apple II artifacts, many of which he brought to KFest over the years, will be sorely missed. Join your fellow KansasFest attendees as they share their memories of Tony over the years.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 23 Writing an Apple /// Arcade Game - Paul Hagstrom KansasFest 2023-01-06 | The Apple /// does not have much by way of games, but not because it lacked the power. Mostly, it lacked an audience. In this talk, Paul Hagstrom walks us through an attempt to create an arcade game in assembly language using some of the specific capabilities that the Apple /// provides. Whether the game is ultimately fun or not, the journey should prove to be interesting.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 22 - A.P.P.L.E.s Blast From the Past - Brian Wiser & Bill Martens KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Join Brian Wiser and Bill Martens for highlights of new A.P.P.LE. software and books that we've produced this year and are introducing at KansasFest, along with some special announcements and surprises! As the oldest user group from 1978, we've created a variety of Web sites (like MECC, Beagle Bros, Applied Engineering, Apple Archives), over 40 previous books, dozens of programs, and a PDF magazine that's usually 50+ pages. Recently released books include the remastered "Peeking at Call-A.P.P.L.E." magazine 1978, 1979 and 1980, and the 2nd revision of "What's Where in the Apple: Enhanced Edition.” Stay tuned for more Penguin source code and other delights!KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 20 Apple II Forever Awards KansasFest 2023-01-06 | KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 19 Creating a head to head action game using VidHD text modes - Jay Craft KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Jay Craft will demonstrate Xslinger HD, a player vs. player retro-styled action game, that uses the VidHD card's extended text modes as if they were a new graphics mode for the Apple II. The presentation will include a description of the text modes and how to use them as well as challenges and discoveries made while creating a game that features them. The session will also discuss the overall experience as a newcomer to assembly language and game programming.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 18 FujiNet for Apple IIs - status and plans - Jeffrey Piepmeier & Petar Puskarich KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Jeffrey Piepmeier and Petar Puskarich will discuss and demo the FujiNet for Apple II. The FujiNet is a multi-peripheral device emulator and modern wireless network adapter for vintage computers. FujiNet origins, booting an Apple II+ over the internet for the first time, hardware and software development, current status and plans will be discussed. FujiNet firmware includes disk, printer, and network devices. Disk images are selected and mounted via the CONFIG program run on the 8-bit host and device configuration is made in a web browser. Network. protocol adapters set the FujiNet apart from other networking solutions. Protocol processing (e.g., HTTP, FTP, etc.) is performed on the FujiNet and presented over simple open/close/read/write interface to the 8-bit host. The Apple II version currently supports block devices over the SmartPort bus and Disk II emulation is planned. Successes and challenges encountered during development will be discussed along with plans and future ideas.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 17 Exhibiting Art Projects on the Apple II - Lucia Grossberger Morales KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Lucia Grossberger Morales will describe exhibiting her Apple II software, images, and prints in galleries and museums and collaborating with Bob Bishop to exhibit at ACM SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group in Graphics.) Thanks to Mark Pilgrim and Chris Torrence, LGM will show some of the treasures she found on her 100 Apple II floppy disks after forty years! LGM will premier her new Limited Edition Apple II prints and describe her process in selecting the works.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 15 Apple2Idiot Card: Dual port RAM in ESP32 IOT card dev - Nathan Hendler (Equant) KansasFest 2023-01-06 | The challenges of developing an expansion slot card by a complete Apple II newbie, and overcoming hardware timing limitations using dual port memory. Nathan Hendler (Equant) will describe hurdles encountered, as well as the Linux based development tool-chain used in developing a ESP32 internet-of-things expansion board for the Apple II.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 14 A2: A Programming Language for the Apple II - Taeber Rapczak KansasFest 2023-01-06 | A2 is a new programming language for the Apple II designed by Taeber Rapczak. This session will give an introduction to the language, discuss the motivations for creating it, and highlight some challenges during the development of the compiler. The MIT-licensed, source code is available at github.com/taeber/a2lang.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 13 Playing music on the GS with NinjaTrackerPlus (NTP) - Jesse Blue KansasFest 2023-01-06 | The Apple IIGS has a remarkable sound chip. In his talk, Jesse Blue explains what tricks NinjaTrackerPlus (NTP) uses to make it play module (MOD) music files. If you're a musician with the goal of making music for the IIGS, a programmer looking to add music to your project or want to know more about GS sound, then this talk is for you.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 12 The 6502 Story - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Bill Mensch & Stephen Edwards KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Presented by Bill Mensch and Stephen Edwards: As one of the design engineers and patent holder of the MOS Technology NMOS 6502 and WDC W65C02S and W65C816S microprocessor family of chips, SBC (single board controller) boards, software tools, MPW Tapeout Classes and IP (licensing over 60 companies worldwide), my talk will tell the story of the past, present and future of the 6502 technology. WDC enjoys enabling others to use the 6502 technology such as Chuck Peddle, Steve Wozniak, Nolan Bushnell, Steve Furber, Sophie Wilson, Ben Eater, PragmatIC Semiconductor, Siemens Pacemakers and many others over the last 44 years. The Apple II is my favorite home/personal computer of all time. Apple is the only company that has used in the production of their computers all of my microprocessor designs. The Mac also used my W65C22S for the original mouse interface. I will explain our intentions for The 6502 School, The 6502 Museum and I will present the latest "plastic TFT 6502 for smart-labels".KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 11 Apple II Audio From the Ground Up - Kris Kennaway KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Pulse Width Modulation is the gold standard technique for Apple II speaker audio. But can we do better? Kris Kennaway will present a technical deep dive into how the Apple II speaker works. Starting from first principles, he'll show how we can simulate the audio output in software. Together with an Ethernet audio player that allows controlling the speaker movement with cycle level precision, this allows us to use modern computing power to optimize the resulting audio quality when played on the Apple II. Apple II speaker audio like you've never heard it before!KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 10 Animation of Bards Tale & Dragon Wars - Rebecca Heineman KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Animating a monster or character and making it seem non-repetitive was a requirement for making Bard's Tale and Dragon Wars stand out from all the other games of the time. But how? When everyone else did a set of frames for motion that eventually repeated, the idea that as many as 4 independent animations could run at the same time with their own timing fixed the issue. Rebecca Heineman will explain in this session how it was done, what limitations were imposed on the artists, and how it made the creature animations unique in the role playing game genre of the Apple II and IIgs.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 09 Vector Games in Accelerated Apple Logo - Melody & April Ayres-Griffiths KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Emulation allows for greater utility in classic Apple II applications, in this case Apple Logo. Given that we can accelerate execution speed, just exactly what can we get out of Apple Logo? How about classic vector arcade games? Tune in to find out more!KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 08 Banter from the Bench - Joe Strosnider KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Join Joe Strosnider from his Apple II workbench as he chats with remote attendees about his approach to life, the universe, and Apple II computer repair.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 07 Apple II on iOS in 2022 - Yoshi Sugawara KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Emulating an Apple II on a modern computer using MAME or AppleWin is apopular option, but what if you wanted to take it everywhere you go on your iPhone? Why would anyone want to do that, you ask? Why not! Yoshi Sugawara looks at the current landscape of Apple II emulators for iOS, how you install them, and then dive in to using MAME4iOS, a port of MAME for the latest iOS devices. We'll see how we can experience our favorite Apple II programs from more than 30 years ago on much later generation Apple computers called "iPhones" and "iPads" in 2022. github.com/yoshisuga/MAME4iOSKansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 06 Special Delivery Software - Paul Hagstrom KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Between late 1980 and late 1982, Apple marketed a set of third-partysoftware under the banner "Special Delivery Software." A kind of proto-App-store. Paul Hagstrom will walk through some of what is known or deduced about this early history of Apple II software, reviewing catalogs and marketing, obscure and/or interesting titles, copy protection, and other related topics.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 05 Appleworks on the Apple II+ - Yes it is possible! - Petar Puskarich KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Over the last two years, Petar Puskarich has worked to figure out how to get Appleworks to function on the Apple II+. This was something that normally couldn't be done back in the day until a company released the PlusWorks packages. Petar found out about them late in history and compiled a lot of information on how to modify the various versions of Appleworks available with the various required versions of PlusWorks as well as the caveats and limitations this process demanded. This session will also cover a few different memory card options and what can give you the maximum desktop size on this specific machine.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 04 Inside A2Stream - Oliver Schmidt KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Wondering how on earth A2Stream manages to stream music from theinternet in that quality without any dedicated sound chip? The programauthor Oliver Schmidt will explain it all. No assembly language knowledge required, promised!KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 03 Vendor Product Announcements KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Mark Lemmert of 6502 Workshop, Javier Rivera, Joe Strosnider, and KenGagne of Juiced.GSKansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 02 Keynote - Robert Woodhead KansasFest 2023-01-06 | At an early age, Robert Woodhead, aka Trebor the Mad Overlord, was consumed by two passions: computer programming and not having to have a real job. He first achieved this by writing computer games for Sir-Tech Software, most notoriously co-authoring the first four Wizardry CRPGs, first for the Apple ][, and later for other, lesser computers. In 1989, deciding that this wasn’t nerdy enough, he co-founded the oldest surviving anime releasing company, AnimEigo. Other things he’s done include writing one of the first MMO bots, building a two-time National Champion Combat Robot, and serving four terms on the EVE Online Council of Stellar Management.Also includes a post-lunch-break Q&A session conducted over Zoom.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 01 Welcome KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Introduction of committee members; tips and tricks for having afantastic KansasFest.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 00 Future of Apple II Products (impromptu discussion) KansasFest 2023-01-06 | Before KansasFest 2022 started, a short "roundtable" discussion took place discussing the future of Apple II products. This was partly a network test, which failed at the end, so the video gets cut off.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2022 31 Lode Runner level contest, playthrough KansasFest 2022-07-23 | Paul Hagstrom and Josh Malone play through the levels submitted for the KansasFest 2022 Lode Runner Level Contest. There were three entries: Level 001 is Tom's, Level 002 is Seth's, and Level 003 is Matteo's.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2021 31 An Apple II Emulator Inside the Unreal Engine KansasFest 2021-08-20 | KansasFest 2021, July 24, 2021, 5:00 pm - An Apple II Emulator Inside the Unreal Engine - Josh WeierKansasFest for 2021, the 33rd annual Apple II convention, was held online July 23 - 24. Josh Weier has written an Apple II emulator that runs entirely inside the Unreal Engine. This required not only recreating the internal solid-state components of the computer, but also replicating the external physical components like the lights and drive motors. He’ll be spending some time showing what this all looks like, how it came about, and how he achieved it. There will also be a little discussion of the larger game project this fits into, called “zero_page”.sysop@zero-page.comhttp://zero.page@zeropage_gameKansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2021 30 Video playback from a CFFA3000 KansasFest 2021-08-20 | KansasFest 2021, July 24, 2021, 4:30 pm - Video playback from a CFFA3000 - Kris KennawayKansasFest for 2021, the 33rd annual Apple II convention, was held online July 23 - 24. At KFest 2019 Kris demonstrated ][-Vision, a (Double) Hi-Res video and audio player for the Apple II using the Uthernet II ethernet adapter to stream from a modern PC. In this talk he describes how he extended this to support local playback using a CFFA3000 compact flash adapter card. He also discusses how he reverse-engineered the CFFA3000 firmware and discovered some key details that effectively allow executing an unlimited amount of 6502 code from mass storage, at about 66% of native speed. ][-Vision was then extended to compile modern video files into 6502 assembly programs, which cause the Apple II to render a double hi-res video animation together with audio playback, when executed using this technique.KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2021 29 Understanding Blockchain with the Apple II KansasFest 2021-08-20 | KansasFest 2021, July 24, 2021, 4:00 pm - Understanding Blockchain with the Apple II - Charles ManginKansasFest for 2021, the 33rd annual Apple II convention, was held online July 23 - 24. Charles Mangin is back with his cryptocurrency shenanigans. Last year, he demonstrated solving Bitcoin hashes and “mining” coins (very slowly) with an Apple II. This time around, he will use the Apple to demonstrate the concept underlying cryptocurrency and NFTs: the blockchain.Here is a link to his talk in 2020 about mining Bitcoin on an Apple II:youtube.com/watch?v=0a6Oo62YUxkKansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2021 28 KBOOHK’s DIY SmartPort ROM KansasFest 2021-08-20 | KansasFest 2021, July 24, 2021, 3:45 pm - KBOOHK’s DIY SmartPort ROM - Petar PuskarichKansasFest for 2021, the 33rd annual Apple II convention, was held online July 23 - 24. In this video, Puskarich discusses the details of the setup and usage of the DIY form of the KBOOHK Smartport ROM that lives on the Grappler Plus card. Quick demo of the setup and usage with a FloppyEMU and the special caveats that must be considered when using this system. KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
KansasFest 2021 27 How I accidentally archived hundreds of Apple II source code floppies KansasFest 2021-08-20 | KansasFest 2021, July 24, 2021, 3:30 pm - How I accidentally archived hundreds of Apple II source code floppies - Kay SavetzKansasFest for 2021, the 33rd annual Apple II convention, was held online July 23 - 24. This year, Kay Savetz’s hunt for a copy of a single computer magazine article led to them being handed a massive stack of Apple II source code disks — all in the Forth language. How did that happen? What the heck is Forth anyway? Did Kay ever find that article?KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Website, https://kansasfest.org.
