Volume 19, Issue 2 (June 2014) of Juiced.GS, the longest-running Apple II publication in print, has been mailed to all subscribers. This issue features a celebration of the BASIC programming language’s fiftieth birthday; an interview with programmer Ron Graff; Charles Mangin’s introduction to using 3D printers to create Apple II parts; a behind-the-scenes look at […]
documentary
Posted inElsewhere, General, Interviews, Product News
GET LAMP raw interviews posted
Documentary director and tech historian Jason ScottĂ‚ announced today that the raw interview footage from his most recently released film, GET LAMP: An Interactive Documentary, has been posted and is available for viewing over at the Internet Archive. Ă‚ Generally speaking, these interviews are extended versions of what you saw in the film, or items that for […]
Posted inGeneral, People, Programming
John Romero discusses the Apple II memory map
Jason Scott has been hard at work filming his next set ofĂ‚ documentaries. Ă‚ As part of the process, Scott has been posting to his YouTubeĂ‚ channel “teaser” clips and “test footage” from some of the interviews he’s been conducting. Ă‚ Here’s one that might be of particular interest to Apple II users, in whichĂ‚ John Romero describes committing the […]
Posted inNostalgia & Preservation, People, Product News
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 […]
Posted inProduct News
Get Lamp distribution survey
Jason Scott, creator of BBS: The Documentary, continues his work on his next project: a documentary of text adventures entitled Get Lamp. Media distribution has changed much in the four years since Scott’s last release, and he’s looking for his audience’s perspective on how they want this next documentary delivered. To that end, he has […]
Posted inKansasFest
Jason Scott to keynote KansasFest 2009
KANSAS CITY, MO — December 18, 2008 — Technology historian and documentarian Jason Scott will be the keynote speaker at KansasFest 2009, the world’s only Apple II computer convention. Scott, whose documentary about dial-up bulletin board systems was presented at KansasFest 2007, brings with him a comprehensive insight into the Apple II and its role […]
Posted inElsewhere, Product News
Get Lamp launches its own blog
Jason Scott, creator of BBS: The Documentary, recently created a blog dedicated to his latest project, a documentary of text adventures. The new site, “Taking Inventory“, is “a weblog related to the production of the documentary Get Lamp and the general subject of interactive fiction.” A trailer for this film’s pending release is also available.
Posted inNostalgia & Preservation, People, Product News
Get Lamp documentary update
Jason Scott, creator of BBS: The Documentary, recently updated his blog with news on his latest project, Get Lamp, a documentary of text adventures: I have finished going through all 120 hours of footage for useful clips. This is the most dreary aspect of the way I do these documentaries. I listen to an interview […]