Open Apple

Talking with Brutal Deluxe 30.04.2012 1:14:16 ↓

Join us as Open Apple celebrates the 20th anniversary of the founding of premier Apple II programming group, Brutal Deluxe , developers of such famous games as LemminGS , The Tinies , Cogito , and Blockade ; utilities including Fishhead , T40 , and Convert 3200 ; and projects such as the Apple Cassette Archive .

2011 year-end roundtable 31.12.2011 1:44:00 ↓

As 2011 fades into memory and 2012 shines bright, the hosts of Open Apple are joined by Tony Diaz of Syndicomm , Sean Fahey of A2Central.com , Andy Molloy of Juiced. GS , and Eric Shepherd of Sheppyware to reflect on all that has happened with the Apple II and its community in the past year. Topics include favorite hardware and software releases, community connectivity, the loss of Steve Jobs, Kan...

Open Apple: Behind the Scenes 02.09.2011 45:52 ↓

Mike and Ken are on the road instead of in the studio this month, so in lieu of a full episode, you’re invited to enjoy the audio from our KansasFest 2011 session, in which we detail the production methods, tricks, and secrets of Open Apple . We’ll be back in October! Introduction (0:00 – 3:50) Presentation to Denver Apple Pi Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple Behind the Scenes (3:51 – 43:23) Kans...

Open Megahertz: Live from KansasFest 2011 23.07.2011 45:43 ↓

In this episode of Open Megahertz , KansasFest attendees Mike Maginnis, Ken Gagne, and Carrington Vanston join forces to reflect on the world’s greatest Apple II convention, as well as review a classic edutainment title. Links Felicia Day’s guide to surviving cons Vince Briel’s A2MP3 card Rich Dreher’s CFFA3000 card Robert MacNaughton Guest voiceovers by Melissa Barron . The post Open Megahertz: L...

Show #6 (July 2011): User groups, Beautiful Boot, KFest memories, and game tournaments 15.07.2011 1:43:39 ↓

This month in Open Apple , Mike and Ken share the studio for a one-on-one recording session. We look at user groups, museums, and academic classes that celebrate the Apple II, as well as the growing collection of the Internet Archive, courtesy Jason Scott. While looking forward to next week’s KansasFest convention, memories of previous KFests are unearthed and examined. Unusual Apple II and Apple...

Show #4 (May 2011): Steve Weyhrich, archiving history, humanism, and Outland 11.05.2011 1:20:23 ↓

This month in Open Apple , Mike and Ken chat with Apple II historian Steve Weyhrich about strategies and philosophies for scanning, preserving, and publishing the story of the Apple II. Hardware hacks for the Apple IIc and expansion cards making their KansasFest debut caught our attention this month, as did the American Humanist Association recognizing Steve Wozniak, who earned a musical tribute f...

Show #2 (Mar 2011): IvanX, VCF, VNC & GPLE 07.03.2011 1:06:31 ↓

In the second monthly episode of Open Apple , Mike and Ken are joined by Ivan Drucker: two-time KansasFest alumnus, Juiced. GS staff writer, and Mac consultant based out of New York City. News this month includes a look forward to Vintage Computer Festival (VCF) East 7.0 by two of its alumni, an Apple-1 expansion card for the Apple II, and controlling Apple II emulators via an iOS VNC; reviews of...