This month on Open Apple, Em Maginnis invites guest co-host Geoff Weiss to discuss Spectrum Internet Suite and debut some new Classic Desk Accessories for the IIGS, based on his KansasFest 2012 presentation. Mike and Geoff review recent Apple II news, such as Brutal Deluxe’s latest software offering, a missing time capsule, a visit to […]
2012
Posted inProduct News
Eamon #255 announced
An announcement has been made over at the Eamon Adventurer’s Guild Online blog regarding Eamon Adventure #255: Tenement of the Damned: I’m very happy to announce that Eamon #255 “Tenement of the Damned” has been completed. Â Frank Black was able to recover the entirety of the French program and I, in turn, translated it into […]
Posted inGeneral, Nostalgia & Preservation, People, Product News
Karateka remake official trailer
Jordan Mechner’s Karateka, first released for the Apple II back in 1985, has been rebooted. The revamped game adds new characters and combat actions while maintaining much of the original’s premise. Fun trivia fact: the original Apple II gear in the video was provided by Apple II guru Tony Diaz. Currently available for the XBox […]
Posted inEvents, General, KansasFest
KansasFest 2013 announced, 25th year celebration
Apple II Forever! Mark your calendars and plan to attend KansasFest 2013, July 23-28, 2013 at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. This will be the event’s 25th annual meeting and the largest gathering of Apple II fanatics in one place from all over the world. It’s sure to be a party and an experience […]
Posted inApple 1, Auction
Yet another Apple-1 scheduled to be auctioned
While the most recent Apple-1 auction failed to close with a successful sale – bidding on the non-functional unit didn’t meet the $80,071 minimum price – another unit is scheduled to hit the auction block in November.  This particular Apple-1 is not only complete and working, but  comes with several original peripherals including a 9? […]
Posted inPodcasts
Open Apple podcast #20 (October 2012) now available
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 […]
Posted inHardware, Product News
Latest batch of Mimeo-1s to go on sale
The latest batch of Mike Willegal’s Mimeo-1 Apple-1 replica kits is scheduled to go on sale shortly. Willegal has upped the revision number to 1.01 to go with some changes he made to the latest version: What follows is summary of changes. 1) I changed the solder mask to matte. I’ve had a few people […]
Posted inProduct News, Software
Brutal Deluxe is fEDD up!
October 1st, 2012 – Antoine Vignau and Olivier Zardini, founders of Brutal Deluxe Software, are proud to introduce their newest software to the Apple II community. “I’m fEDD up†is Brutal Deluxe’s second answer to nowadays preservation of 5.25″ diskettes on the Apple II. Its main features are: Essential Data Duplicator compatible If Utilico Microware’s […]