Matt Barton (author of the excellent book Dungeons and Desktops, a history of computer role-playing games) interviewed famed Apple II programmer and game developer Rebecca Heineman as part of his popular Matt Chat series. The interview is broken into four parts with possibly one more to come. Becky discusses Bard’s Tale, Dragon Wars, Tass Times […]
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Saving Captain Crunch
Iconic phreaker John “Captain Crunch” Draper needs an emergency laminectomy to repair damage that has left his hands and arms in painful, near-paralysis. Without surgical intervention, the nerves will deteriorate and the paralysis may become permanent. Unfortunately, the expense of the surgery is beyond John’s immediate means. He needs help covering the costs of the […]
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Happy Birthday Steve Wozniak
Today, Apple co-founder, hacker, inventor and all-around good guy Steve Wozniak turns 60 years old. Happy Birthday Woz!
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KansasFest 2010 Keynote posted
Courtesy of Ken Gagne, we now present the KansasFest 2010 Keynote featuring Mark Simonsen of Beagle Bros.
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Cecil Fretwell (1936-2010)
Charles “Cecil” Fretwell, noted Apple II technical writer, analyst and reviewer passed away May 11, 2010. His numerous publishing credits include articles that appeared in Call-A.P.P.L.E., TechAlliance, the APDA Journals, Assembly Lines, inCider/A+ and NAUG. Cecil specialized in programming utilities, and dissecting and documenting code. He frequently analyzed versions of AppleWorks, ProDOS, and BASIC.System to […]
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Get Lamp text adventure documentary available for pre-order
Get Lamp, the text adventure documentary from Jason Scott, is now available for pre-order. The film, which will debut at the PAX East convention in Boston this March, costs $40 USD plus shipping. The package includes a two-DVD set with dozens of interviews; interactive, branching paths; retro-style package artwork; actual text adventures, including Eamon for […]
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Joe Kohn of Shareware Solutions II passes away
Sadly, we’ve heard news that Joe Kohn of Shareware Solutions II has passed away. Joe Kohn was a long time Apple II user and advocate for the Apple II Community. Through his efforts, several software packages and niche Apple II publications were saved from oblivion and remained commercially available through his site. We are reposting […]
