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Apple II podcaster, programmer, writer, editor, and event coordinator Ryan Suenaga has passed away. In this special episode, Mike and Ken remember their friend.
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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 a two-day pass to VCF East is Marvin Malkowski Jr., who correctly named the game from last month’s episode! The prize for this month’s contest is a $25 discount off KansasFest registration or a free KansasFest 2011 t-shirt, both courtesy KansasFest sponsor 16Sector.
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Continue reading “Show #3 (Apr 2011): Peter Neubauer, waiting for KansasFest, and edutainment”Open Apple is a monthly podcast, though beyond that, we’ve never committed to a formal publication schedule. But since our first two episodes went live the first Monday of each month, we thought we’d like to stick to that routine whenever possible. Usually, that means recording on Saturday, editing on Sunday, and publishing on Monday.
This month, we could coordinate the availability of our hosts and guest for Sunday only. We spent yesterday evening in the studio, having a blast recording our third monthly show. But by the time we were done, there was no weekend left in which to edit! Unfortunately, that means a slight delay in making the show available for public consumption.
This month’s episode will be edited this coming weekend and published on Monday, April 11, for your enjoyment. We hope you find our show worth waiting an extra week for. This delay will not push back future episodes, though we do reserve the right to make further adjustments to ensure no show is broadcast before its time.
Thank you for your patience! We hope you eventually enjoy hearing this show as much as we did recording it.
KansasFest 2011 is now open for registration, and Open Apple will be there! Be sure to attend our session to go behind the scenes of the show, learn our recording and editing techniques, and hear sound clips you won’t find anywhere else. Who knows — you could end up on the next episode!
To be sure you’re joining us at KansasFest, we’re giving away a $25 discount toward your registration. All you have to do is “Name the Game!” on the April episode of Open Apple. Still can’t make it to KansasFest? We’ll substitute
a snazzy shirt, mailed to wherever you are this summer. Both prizes are courtesy KansasFest sponsor 16 Sector.
We look forward to seeing you in Kansas City this July!
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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 are fetching on eBay; and new iterations of our favorite adventure, role-playing, and text-adventure games.
Congratulations to Wade Clarke, who correctly guessed Karateka for last month’s “Name the Game” contest! His prize is a free Juiced.GS Concentrate, courtesy Juiced.GS publisher Gamebits. The prize for this month’s contest is a free two-day pass to VCF East 7.0, courtesy Evan Koblentz of MARCH.
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Continue reading “Show #2 (Mar 2011): IvanX, VCF, VNC & GPLE”Thanks to everyone who has participated in the Name the Game contest so far! We’re excited to see so much enthusiasm for this segment of the Open Apple podcast.
Please note that there was also a glitch that prevented the submissions address from working in the first 24 hours after Open Apple debuted. We confirm all entries, so if you haven’t received a response to your submission, please try again. To enter, please email us at the address given in the show, or by selecting “Name the Game” from the dropdown on our contact form.
Some further clarifications regarding the rules: Entries will be accepted up until March 2. From all correct entries, one winner will be selected at random and announced on the next episode of the podcast. Winners will be contacted via email; you do not need to listen to win. The contest is open to inhabitants of any and all states and countries. Prize substitutions are not allowed.
Good luck to all entrants, and thanks for listening!
In the first episode of the Open Apple podcast, Mike, Ken, and Andy reviewed three eBay auctions. The results of those auctions are below, in the order in which they ended.
| Title | Starting bid | End date | # Bids | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Adventure | $399.00 | Feb 06, 2011 20:54:15 PST | 0 | Did not sell |
| Raster Blaster pinball by Bill Budge | $9.12 | Feb 07, 2011 16:18:05 PST | 1 | $9.12 + $10.95 S&H |
| Apple IIGS College shirt | $4.99 ($7.99 Buy It Now) | Feb 08, 2011 07:34:08 PST | 0 | Did not sell |
Thank you to everyone who listened to the first episode of Open Apple! Your response and support have been overwhelming, unexpected, and much appreciated. We’re already as excited for the next show as you are!
Now that we have published our show, Apple has accepted Open Apple into the iTunes podcast directory, where you can subscribe to future episodes and leave reviews. If you were using the iTunes link we offered before today, you may wish to update your subscription, though the old link will continue working.
Check our subscription page for more ways to be notified of future updates and episodes, including RSS, email, and Amazon Kindle.
Stay tuned!
