Bobbin - Using an Apple II Emulator in the Unix Pipeline

Explore an innovative Apple II emulator called Bobbin in this 15-minute conference talk by Micah Cowan at KansasFest/A24eVR 2024. Discover how Bobbin supports rapid development by automatically restarting with the latest changes and integrates with the Unix pipeline, allowing AppleSoft to be used as a scripting language within native command-line environments. Learn about its unique features, including reading keyboard input from standard input and writing monitor output to standard output. Understand how these capabilities make Bobbin particularly useful for pairing with braille readers, enhancing accessibility for sight-impaired users. Gain insights into the emulator's design philosophy and its potential applications in modern computing environments.