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

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

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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)

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Show #22 (Dec 2012) eBay auction results

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In the December 2012 episode of the Open Apple podcast, Mike and Ken reviewed several eBay lots. The results of those auctions are below.

TitleStarting bidEnd date# BidsSold
Androbot Topo II robot, Apple IIe, sending unit, Toposoft software$9.98Nov 18, 2012 11:40:08 PST22$1,836 + $119 S&H
Ken's new Microzines, complete with case!$15 (Buy It Now)Nov 14, 2012 07:16:51 PST$15 + $11.35 S&H

Show #21 (Nov 2012) eBay auction results

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In the November 2012 episode of the Open Apple podcast, Mike and Geoff reviewed several eBay lots. The results of those auctions are below.

TitleStarting bidEnd date# BidsSold
Mimic Spartan Apple II Plus emulator for the Commodore 64$299.00Oct 25, 2012 14:09:05 PDT16$1,552 + $55 S&H
1982 Vintage ED-LAB Microcomputer Lab Franklin Apple clone teaching system$300 (Buy It Now)Oct 13, 2012 07:20:34 PDT$300 + $80.13 S&H

Show #20 (Oct 2012) eBay auction results

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In the October 2012 episode of the Open Apple podcast, Mike and Ken reviewed several eBay lots. The results of those auctions are below.

TitleStarting bidEnd date# BidsSold
Charles Mangin's Mac Mini in Disk II enclosure$1,000 (Buy It Now)Oct 23, 2012 10:42:53 PDTDid not sell
Prototype RAMWORKS VGA interface for Apple IIe Applied Engineering$0.99Sep 24, 2012 08:02:50 PDT9$56 + $10 S&H
Prototype Apple IIc VGA adapter$0.99Sep 24, 2012 07:56:48 PDT7$36 + $14 S&H
ADTPro with adapters$160.00Sep 28, 2012 19:19:03 PDTDid not sell
Apple II ProDOS$35 (Buy It Now) + $9.65 S&HOct 02, 2012 01:36:52 PDT3 sold
Apple II GS/OS$24.99 (Buy It Now) + $8.86 S&HOct 03, 2012 16:05:02 PDT2 sold
Apple II-shaped lighter$499.99 (Buy It Now) + $29.99 S&HSep 15, 2012 21:24:03 PDTDid not sell
Apple II-shaped USB thumb drive$0.78Oct 02, 2012 10:30:31 PDT28$102.51 + $5.25 S&H
Stickers!$15 (Buy It Now)30 Sep, 2012 04:40:48 BSTDid not sell
More stickers!$11.99 (Buy it Now)05 Oct, 2012 17:14:23 BST20 sold

Show #19 (Sep 2012) eBay auction results

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In the September 2012 episode of the Open Apple podcast, Mike and Ken reviewed several eBay lots. The results of those auctions are below.

TitleStarting bidEnd date# BidsSold
1st-generation iPad, still in shrinkwrap$1,099.99 (Buy It Now)Sep 18, 2012 17:02:32 PDTDid not sell; item has been relisted and relisted
Huston Bros' IMSAI$15,000 (Buy It Now)Aug 23, 2012 19:33:13 PDT0Did not sell
Apple III$215Sep 08, 2012 18:06:32 PDT10$610 + $80 S&H
Apple III w/Titan emulatorAug 22, 2012 12:31:59 PDT7$127.50 + $24.99 S&H
Open Apple #22 (Dec 2012): Kay Savetz, 10 PRINT, Polaroids, and Microzine

Open Apple #22 (Dec 2012): Kay Savetz, 10 PRINT, Polaroids, and Microzine

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Kay Savetz

This month on Open Apple, Mike and Ken chat with Kay Savetz, Internet publisher and author of the memoir Terrible Nerd. We cross enemy lines to review a book about the cultural, scientific, and philosophical implications of Commodore 64 programming, some of it applicable to the Apple II. Paul Terrell’s Polaroid snapshots of the first Apple-1 computers are cool, just like our reception to Jordan Mechner’s new Karateka game. On eBay, we discover the Androbot is not just another neat product from a Nolan Bushnell company, but another reason we prefer the Apple II to other platforms. And Ken’s accidental purchase of some Microzines produces the concept for a new and very expensive podcast!

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Introduction (0:00 – 17:33)

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Open Apple #21 (Nov 2012): Geoff Weiss, SIS, Apple-1 auctions, and Web hosting

Open Apple #21 (Nov 2012): Geoff Weiss, SIS, Apple-1 auctions, and Web hosting

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Geoff Weiss

This month on Open Apple, Ken takes the month off as Mike chats with Apple IIGS programmer Geoff Weiss, who does double-duty as both guest and co-host. Geoff discusses his work on the Spectrum Internet Suite and debuts some new Classic Desk Accessories for the IIGS, based on his KansasFest 2012 presentation. Mike and Geoff go over some recent Apple II news, such as Brutal Deluxe’s latest software offering, a missing time capsule, a visit to the Russian Apple Museum in Moscow, and Woz’s Ask Me Anything on Slashdot, as well as Apple II-related movie and TV items.

eBay items this month include a Franklin ACE-based educational unit and Geoff and Mike pause to puzzle over an Apple II Plus emulator for the Commodore 64. A discussion of recent Apple-1 auctions rounds out the episode this month.

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Introduction (0:00 – 08:27)

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Open Apple #20 (Oct 2012): Ewen Wannop, Spectrum, the next Apple II, and Mac Mini

Open Apple #20 (Oct 2012): Ewen Wannop, Spectrum, the next Apple II, and Mac Mini

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Ewen Wannop

This month on Open Apple, Mike and Ken chat with Ewen Wannop, British programmer of 16-bit telecommunications programs such as Spectrum, SAM, SNAP, and SAFE. The hosts share feedback galore from the last episode and contemplate how to record a live show. After catching up on some headlines from last month, we plow forward, celebrating the return of an interactive fiction publication and grumbling that even beginner IF can be as obscure as the medium is infamous for. The September 2012 issue of Juiced.GS just shipped, and with it, a look at what features a hypothetical System 7.0 operating system would include. Is it reasonable to consider that a software upgrade warrants a hardware bump, and what the next model of Apple II would look like? Photos of Steve Jobs in his natural habitat show an Apple stronghold as Spartan as ever, but you can decorate yours with Melissa Barron’s screenprints from Etsy. There’s a Disk II floppy drive on eBay that holds within it a working Mac mini — a cool hack, but is it worth a cool grand? We question the value of purchasing free software on eBay and marvel at everything from lighters to thumb drives in the shape of an Apple II.

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Introduction (0:00 – 13:08)

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