Open Apple #19 (Sep 2012): David Schmidt, iOS games, Apple III, and IMSAI

This month on Open Apple, Mike and Ken chat with David Schmidt, the programmer responsible for ADTPro. Beyond his own program, David has also contributed to the development of Davex, GSport, AppleCommander, CiderPress, OpenEmulator, DiscFerret, CFFA3000 — and much, much more. Collectively, the show’s hosts marvel at the deluge of Apple II games that are being ported to iOS, Apple’s mobile operating system … though we question the direction Jordan Mechner is taking the classic Karateka. Apple-1 computers continue to fetch exorbitant prices at live auctions, while iPads and IMSAIs fail to sell on eBay — though the latter may soon get a Kickstarter from Vince Briel. Finally, Ken quietly broods while Mike and David enthusiastically sing the praises of their favorite computer, the Apple III.

Click past the jump for links mentioned in this episode.

Introduction (0:00 – 11:20)

• Randy Brandt’s “History of AppleWorks” KansasFest session
• John Romero speculates on the future of Ouya on Slashdot
• Computerworld’s coverage of hacking the Apple II at KansasFest
• Denver Apple Pi
• Boulder’s Colorado Macintosh User Group (CoMUG)
• Meeting Cris Espinosa
• Kent Koeninger

User Login (11:21 – 24:55)

• ADTPro
• Franklin ACE user manual scan
• University of Texas Video Game Archive’s Quest to Preserve Ultima II
• Apple3.org
• GSport emulator

II News (24:56 – 1:13:09)

• Ewen Wannop’s Spectrum now freeware
• Spectrum Internet Suite
• Age of Reason BBS closes
• Steve Wozniak at Fusion-io
• Inoperable Apple-1 may fetch $126K at Christie’s auction
• Mike Willegal’s Apple-1 registry
• Huffington Post calls Apple-1 an “original Macintosh”
• 2012 White House Correspondents’ Dinner
• ActiveGS pulled from App Store?
• iShisen
• The Bard’s Tale for Mac & iOS
• Spy vs. Spy for iOS
• Lode Runner Classic
• Karateka coming to iOS
• Chop! Chop! with Parappa the Rapper’s Master Onion
• “The greatest Easter egg of all time was exclusive to the Apple II“
• Dungeon Master Java courtesy PCWorld
• The Rock-afire Explosion documentary via Netflix

Apple Pickings (1:13:10 – 1:41:28)

• Evan Koblentz speaks to CNN, as blogged by Ken Gagne and mentioned by Carrington Vanston
• 1st-generation iPad, still in shrinkwrap
• Dan Budiac spends $2,553 for an unopened Apple IIc
• Huston Bros’ IMSAI
• The Apple II’s nuclear etymology
• Low serial-number Apple III
• Apple III
• Apple III w/Titan emulator
• RiffTrax Cuts