In the February 2012 episode of the Open Apple podcast, Mike and Ken reviewed several eBay lots. The results of those auctions are below.
| Title | Starting bid | End date | Bids | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultima IV | $14.99 | Feb 07, 2012 11:11:39 PST | 13 | $112.50 + S&H |
| CFFA3000 | $0.99 | Jan 31, 2012 12:45:48 PST | 10 | $307.99 + $7.50 S&H |
| Apple IIe Platinum w/books, software, games | $190.00 | Feb 05, 2012 13:57:16 PST | 32 | $2,700 |
| Apple IIe Platinum w/games, software, books | $190.00 | Feb 05, 2012 13:23:45 PST | 22 | $1,250 |
The Internet Archive, perhaps best known for its Wayback Machine, got a bump in popularity among Apple II users last year when noted KansasFest alumnus Jason Scott joined its staff. Suddenly, the work of our own community was being inducted into this vast collection. Open Apple co-host Mike Maginnis was one of the first, with his free and legal scans of Computist being added to the Archive, granting several benefits:
The issues are protected under the auspices of a library, and can be checked out by anyone who wants to head over there and read them online, or download the original PDFs, or anything else that might grab their fancy. It provides, along with Mike's site and collection, a non-profit registered-library home dedicated to its preservation, and that's pretty darn cool.
There's another practical reason for anyone to contribute to this effort. As we discussed in the October episode of Open Apple, some retrocomputing enthusiasts feel that "There really does need to be a giant site for Apple II info though. [There are] too many small non-comprehensive sites out there." Although there is strength in our community's diversity such that it may not behoove us to consolidate our efforts, a single repository to serve as at least a backup of our output is just good sense. Whatever the fates and whims of the Apple II's aging content creators, the Internet Archive ensures that their products will live on beyond them.
Starting today, all past episodes of Open Apple will be available from the Internet Archive. They can be downloaded in their original MP3 format as well as Ogg Vorbis, both under the same Creative Commons license with which they were originally published.
We intend the Archive to be a timeless mechanism for discovery of our show, documenting the legacy and passion that produced an Apple II podcast. That said, the Archive's collection by its nature lacks the exhaustive show notes that are a companion to every episode, and the latest episode will always be available exclusively at Open-Apple.net.
We'll continue expanding the Internet Archive with new episodes for some time to come — so stay tuned as we make history!
This month on the Open Apple podcast, Mike and Ken chat with Michael J Mahon, software and hardware developer extraordinaire and creative genius behind both recent DMS Drummer software and the ever-popular AppleCrate parallel processing computer. We talk about 8 Bit Weapon, the chiptune music scene, and the importance of commenting and documenting one's code, whether it be commercial or open source. Michael's not much of a gamer, but Ken and Mike are enjoying new versions of classic games, including Eamon, Choplifter, and possibly Rescue Raiders. We consider entering a Robot War competition, despite our poor showing at the RetroChallenge contest. Several new pieces of hardware to convert video signals are now available, which you can use with a pair of complete Apple IIGS systems, for sale and shipping for free from Bulgaria.
Congratulations to Bryan Letcher, who won a set of Microzine issues by completing our listener survey!
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In the January 2012 episode of the Open Apple podcast, Mike and Ken reviewed several eBay lots. The results of those auctions are below.
| Title | Starting bid | End date | Bids | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple-1 for $175,000 | $175,000.00 | Dec 20, 2011 11:23:22 PST | Did not sell | |
| Apple III Plus | $3.00 | Dec 25, 2011 13:00:14 PST | 27 | $553 |
| Original Apple II computer — low serial # | $0.02 | Jan 02, 2012 19:51:07 PST | 38 | $2,001.99 |
| Apple IIe Platinum, new in box | $99.00 | Jan 07, 2012 10:44:11 PST | 16 | $600 + $29 S&H |
| Leather Goddesses of Phobos | $10.00 | Jan 05, 2012 10:21:37 PST | 2 | $13.38 + $5 S&H |
This month on the Open Apple podcast, Mike and Ken chat with David Greelish, co-host of the Retro Computing Roundtable podcast and recently published author of the book The Complete Historically Brewed. In the news is the Retrochallenge Winter Warm-up, which we each want to enter but just can't find the time for. Larry Marcus has an office full of dead technology we both admire and question, and we offer a similar reaction to a questionable statue made in tribute to Steve Jobs, whereas Ron Wayne we admire and pity. An Apple-1 didn't sell on eBay, but the Leather Goddesses of Infocom did, with Mike blogging about this and other Infocom games. But the highlight this month is David discussing with noted Apple II historian Steve Weyhrich the role of former CEO John Sculley at Apple Computer Inc. and in the fate of the Apple II — a topic about which David recently interviewed Sculley himself! We recommend you listen to that episode of the Classic Computing podcast first, though it's not mandatory.
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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, KansasFest 2012, and more.
This show reunites the guests of A2Unplugged's annual review and is held in fond memory of Ryan Suenaga.
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In the December episode of the Open Apple podcast, Mike and Ken reviewed several eBay auctions. The results of those auctions are below.
| Title | Starting bid | End date | Bids | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot of Microzine lot | $120 + $6 S&H (Buy It Now) | Mar 25, 2012 05:54:03 PDT | Sold | |
| Steve Jobs and Woz phreaking blue box | $990.00 | Nov 03, 2011 11:26:36 PDT | 2 | $1,025 |
| Apple II computer sells for $6,100 | $2,499.00 | Nov 13, 2011 13:00:52 PST | 6 | $6,100 + $19.32 S&H |
| 1978 Apple II | $3,000.00 | Nov 26, 2011 12:17:18 PST | 1 | $3,000 + $60 S&H |
| 1978 Apple II sells for $5,995 | $5,995 + $50 S&H | Nov 27, 2011 15:44:08 PST | Did not sell | |
| Australian lot of Apple hardware & software | This listing ... has been removed, or this item is not available. |
This month on the Open Apple podcast, Mike and Ken are joined by Rob Kenyon, a two-time KansasFest attendee as well as a professional programmer and 30-year veteran of the Apple II. We talk about how great it is to be a part of the international community of Apple II users, even if none of us can afford to buy Apple's founding contract in a Sotheby's auction. Rob asks, did Steve Jobs purposely kill HyperCard to turn the Mac into a more closed environment? We congratulate Wade Clarke and Andrew Schultz on their showing in the 17th annual Interactive Fiction Competition. Plenty of original Apple II computers are selling on eBay, with Mike and Rob discussing how to distinguish an authentic classic from a modified one. We share our wishes for the holiday season, including for an affordable accelerator card and a CFFA3000, before signing off for the calendar year. Please take our listener survey, and see you in 2012!
[Please note: technical difficulties have resulted in a low volume on Ken's track, and a loud volume for Rob. Our apologies for the inconvenience.]
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