Open Apple #23 (Jan 2013): 2012 year-end roundtable

Open Apple roundtable 2012's panelists
Open Apple roundtable 2012's panelists

Having gathered the treasures of 2012 and being tempted by the promises of 2013, the hosts of Open Apple are joined by Andy Molloy of Juiced.GS, Peter Neubauer of KansasFest, Vince Briel of Briel Computers, and Antoine Vignau of Brutal Deluxe to reflect on all that has happened with the Apple II and its community in the past year. We pick our favorite products, share memorable events, and make predictions for 2013. Topics include Apple-1 auctions, Kickstarter-funded sequels, progress in emulation, and more.

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Introduction (0:00 – 4:58)

Hardware (4:59 – 17:43)

Apple-1 (17:44 – 26:02)

Emulation (26:03 – 33:32)

Software development (33:33 – 46:42)

Game remakes and Kickstarter projects (46:43 – 54:11)

Publications & media (54:12 — 1:01:50)

Podcasts (1:01:51 – 1:11:50)

Top stories (1:11:51 – 1:18:02)

KansasFest (1:18:03 – 1:27:19)

Participant picks from 2012 (1:27:20 – 1:34:12)

Predictions for 2013 (1:34:13 – 1:41:23)

Parting shots (1:41:24 – 1:45:50)

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