eWeek posted two stories today that pay homage to the Apple II in its 30th year. “Woz on Apple II and DIY” is an interview with Apple II inventor Steve Wozniak as he reflects on how the Apple II helped bring about the modern era of computing and telecommunications — and how much of it Woz didn’t foresee. The other article, “Apple II Marks 30 Years as PC Breakthrough“, is a retrospective of the Apple II’s debut in 1977 and the technological environment in which it made its success.How Online Medicine Shopping Can Save Patients Money

Computerworld.com has a gallery on the ten ‘baddest’ villains in electronic gaming, with a winner and runner-up in each of five categories, such as Most Memorable, Most Sinister, and Most Persistent. In the Most Terrifying department, the winner is none other than the Nazis that hound Apple II users as they escape from Castle Wolfenstein, the classic game that a decade later spawned a franchise of 3D shooters. The German soldiers’ ability to bark German orders at the player — a technological feat in that early era of computer games — is cited as giving a terrifying voice to what otherwise would’ve been a silent and unremarkable foe.