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) KansasFest About Open Apple Video: Behind the scenes at Open Apple Wrap-up (43:24 – 45:34) Apple iWork K...
Sep 02, 2011•46 min
This month in Open Apple , Mike and Ken keep the KansasFest vibe going with first-time attendee David Schmenk, getting his perspective on the greatest products, sessions, and experiences of last month’s Apple II convention, from the CFFA3000 to Sweet16 and more. Ewen Wannop’s publication of an online magazine archive leads to a brief discussion on the creation and consumption of PDF scans, after which we get Tony Diaz on the line to clarify a hardware matter. On eBay, we like pins, buttons, and ...
Aug 10, 2011•1 hr 31 min
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: Live from KansasFest 2011 first appeared on Open Apple ....
Jul 23, 2011•46 min
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 III machines are hot on eBay, as are the competitors in recent and upcoming arcade tournaments. And ...
Jul 15, 2011•1 hr 44 min
This month in Open Apple , Mike and Ken are joined by Brian Wiser, an unsung hero of the Apple II archivist movement, as well as a director and producer of films related to Joss Whedon’s Firefly television show and Serenity movie. Ken reports on his trip to the Vintage Computer Festival East 7.0, Mike notes the changing of the guard at Syndicomm, and Brian brags about the Apple employees he’s met and the museums he’s visited, after which Mike and Brian chat about their favorite Apple II publicat...
Jun 06, 2011•1 hr 39 min
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 from Jonathan Mann. Watches, shirts, boxes, and Risk topped our eBay auctions, while games ran the ga...
May 11, 2011•1 hr 20 min
Apple II podcaster, programmer, writer, editor, and event coordinator Ryan Suenaga has passed away. In this special episode, Mike and Ken remember their friend. Click past the jump for links mentioned in this episode. Ryan’s last LiveJournal entry Ryan’s wish to establish a scholarship Ryan’s podcast, A2Unplugged Ricky Li remembers Ryan Suenaga (video) Presentation: Social Media and Health (PDF) Tweetup tribute to Ryan (May 10, 6–10 PM, Honolulu, Hawai’i) Apple II community tributes: Eric Shephe...
Apr 29, 2011•21 min
The third monthly episode of Open Apple , recorded on April 3, 2011, has Mike and Ken joined by KansasFest committee member Peter Neubauer . The three look forward to attending KansasFest and VCF and reading Juiced.GS , 300 Baud , Twisty Little Passages , and Don Lancaster’s Assembly Cookbook ; review favorite edutainment software; gawk at outrageous eBay “Buy It Now” prices; and discover remakes of classic games Ultima, King’s Quest, SimCity, Lode Runner, Wizardry, Choplifter, and more. Winning...
Apr 11, 2011•1 hr
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 our favorite Beagle Bros programming utilities; the exorbitant prices Apple II hardware and software ...
Mar 07, 2011•1 hr 7 min
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Open Apple , the Apple II community’s first co-hosted podcast. In this show, hosts Mike Maginnis and Ken Gagne reflect on their Apple II history before welcoming guest Andy Molloy. Segments include “II News”, a roundup of the latest events in the Apple II community, such as a CompactFlash adapter for the Apple IIc, the downsizing of the Apple II’s Usenet newsgroups, public appearances by Bill Budge, Bob Bishop, and Steve Wozniak, and a classic game now availab...
Feb 07, 2011•38 min
