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

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

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David Schmidt

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.

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Open Apple #12 (Feb 2012): Michael J Mahon, chiptune, source code, and demodulation

Open Apple #12 (Feb 2012): Michael J Mahon, chiptune, source code, and demodulation

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Michael J Mahon

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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2011 year-end roundtable

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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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