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Show #15 (May 2012) eBay auction results

Posted on Jun 3, 2012Jun 27, 2012 by Ken Gagne

In the May 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	Sold
Wizard and the Princess reprint from Sierra	$300 (Buy It Now)		Still available
Wizardry I: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overload	129.95 (Buy It Now)	Apr 30, 2012 16:22:43 PDT	Did not sell; item has been relisted, relisted, relisted, relisted, relisted, relisted, relisted, relisted, relisted, relisted, relisted, and relisted
Prototype ROM 3 Apple IIGS	$450 (Buy It Now)	May 05, 2012 18:04:50 PDT	Did not sell; item was relisted and sold for $107.50 after 13 bids
Appe III Logic boards — guaranteed to not work!	59.99 (Buy It Now)	May 18, 2012 18:07:03 PDT	4 sold

Open Apple #15 (May 2012): David Finnigan, new books, CRPGs, and prototypes

Posted on May 7, 2012Aug 2, 2014 by Ken Gagne

This month on Open Apple, Mike and Ken chat with David Finnigan, proprietor of the Mac GUI Web site and author of the upcoming book, The New Apple II User’s Guide. Our eyes are caught by another new book release, The Best of Creative Computing: Volume 3, as well as the upcoming biopic based on Steve Jobs, in which actors have been cast to play Apple’s two co-founders. Prince of Persia is still big news, with the source code for Jordan Mechner’s classic Apple II game having been salvaged, released, and modified, while classic games like Leisure Suit Larry, Dungeon Master, and even Repton are enjoying literal and spiritual remakes. On eBay, we crack open the case to examine broken Apple III boards and prototype Apple IIGS boards.

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Show #9 (Nov 2011): Melissa Barron, Britannia Manor, floppy drives, and iOS

Posted on Nov 14, 2011Aug 2, 2014 by Ken Gagne

This month in Open Apple, Mike and Ken talk with Melissa Barron, the Apple II community’s famed tapestry artist. The three relate their experiences exploring the past and future of computer media at conventions and museums in Chicago and Rochester, exploring the methods used to create and preserve history. Further tributes are made to Steve Jobs, while Mike Westerfield reclassifies old BASIC tools and releases new ones. Lord British’s Texas mansion is up for sale — a fitting home for Vintage Computer Festival Southwest? We debate various models of floppy drives and are wary of fake and expensive Apple II computers on eBay but excited about new e-books and iOS apps of interest to retrocomputing enthusiasts.

Congratulations to Todd Holcomb, who named the game as Spy’s Demise! He won an autographed copy of Bob Bishop’s Bomber on cassette, courtesy Mike Maginnis.

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Show #7 (August 2011) eBay auction results

Posted on Aug 24, 2011May 13, 2012 by Ken Gagne

In the August episode of the Open Apple podcast, Mike and Ken reviewed several eBay auctions. The results of those auctions are below. Some “Buy It Now” auctions with no end dates are not included.

Title	Starting bid	End date	# Bids	Sold
Lot of Apple II cards	$1.00	Aug 07, 2011 18:05:27 PDT	29	$185 + $14.95 S&H
Ask Me How Computers Work	$0.99	Aug 10, 2011 16:51:37 PDT	0	relisted
Apple II Tutorial pilot wings	$9.99	Aug 07, 2011 11:50:15 PDT	0	a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280721091480#ht_500wt_1033" title="80's Apple II Tutorial Wings, Lapel Pin in Logo box \| eBay">relisted — earned 3 bids; sold for $9.99 + $5 S&H
Wizardry	$1.00	Aug 07, 2011 18:05:27 PDT	16	$79.95 + $4.95 S&H
Archon	$9.99	Aug 10, 2011 17:24:44 PDT	3	$15.49 + $2.50 S&H

Show #3 (Apr 2011): Peter Neubauer, waiting for KansasFest, and edutainment

Posted on Apr 11, 2011Aug 2, 2014 by Ken Gagne

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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