This month on Drop /// Inches, Paul’s Apple /// has trouble connecting with the world outside, so he speculates on possibilities for WiFi connectivity, and Mike’s Apple /// has trouble connecting with any worlds at all. So, we turn our attention to literature, including the full Apple /// patent, a survey of Apple II users, […]
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Drop /// Inches interviews Colette Askeland
You probably know that Dr. Wendell Sander is the “father” of the Apple ///, and that Daniel Kottke was the lead tech for the Sara project. But did you know that before Colette Askeland was doing board layout design for the original Macintosh prototypes, she was the PCB layout artist for the ///? For some […]
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KansasFest registration closes July 10
Registration for KansasFest 2014 closes on Thursday, July 10. This is your last chance to get the sessions, camaraderie, and keynote from Margot Comstock. Also, don’t forget to register for the optional “Build Your Own Computer” workshop with Vince Briel and “Stitch Your Own Apple IIe Ornament” workshop with Sarah Walkowiak by July 10. Here’s […]
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Open Apple podcast #19 (September 2012) now available
This month on Open Apple, the Apple II community’s only co-hosted podcast, 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 […]
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Bob Cook of Sun Remarketing interviewed
David Greelish, who last month made tech news headlines for his in-depth interview with John Sculley and his troubled relationship with Steve Jobs during their days together at Apple, has posted an audio interview he conducted with Bob Cook. Cook, owner of an early Apple dealership, established Sun Remarketing in 1985 and grew it into […]
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Apple /// in 10 EZ Lessons videos uploaded
In conjunction with the recent reclassification of the Washington Apple Pi Apple /// DVD, Dave Ottalini has uploaded to his YouTube channel all ten video lessons from the Apple /// in 10 EZ Lessons DVD. Also there, is an interview Dave conducted with Andy Hertzfeld in 1988 about the Apple /// “Running Horses” demo, and […]
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Washington Apple Pi Apple /// DVD Reclassified as Public Domain
Dave Ottalini of the Washington Apple Pi user group announced today on Facebook that their Apple /// DVD, which formerly sold for $45, is now reclassified as public domain. Here’s the text of David’s announcement: Folks – I’d like to let you know that I’ve decided to put the old Apple /// DVD into the […]
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Getting CP/M up and running on the CFFA
CP/M was a popular command line-based operating systems for PCs in the 1980’s, before Microsoft’s MS-DOS took over the platform. It was also available on the Apple II (and III) thanks to the efforts of third-party vendors such as Applied Engineering and Microsoft, who sold the necessary hardware to interested users. CP/M never really took […]
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Juiced.GS Volume 15, Issue 4 now available
Volume 15, Issue 4 (December 2010) of Juiced.GS, the longest-running Apple II publication in print, shipped today to all subscribers. This issue features an interview with Apple II retailer and collector Wayne Bibbens, who was featured in the documentary Welcome to Macintosh; an analysis of technologies introduced in the failed Apple III that were more […]