Juiced.GS, the longest-running print publication dedicated to the Apple II, will extend its record in 2016 when it publishes its 21st volume. Subscriptions and renewals are now being accepted for four more quarterly issues of news, reviews, interviews, and how-tos! Prices remain unchanged from recent years: $19 for customers in the United States, $24 in Canada and Mexico, and $27 elsewhere.

Juiced.GS has also published its submission guidelines, encouraging article pitches from anyone in the Apple II community. If you’ve ever wanted to see your byline featured in an issue of Juiced.GS, here’s how!

Thank you to everyone who helps make Juiced.GS a piece of living history: readers, writers, subscribers, and supporters. We couldn’t’ve made it this far without you. We look forward to serving the community for years to come!

KansasFest 2014, the Apple II convention, is scheduled for July 22 –27 in Kansas City, Missouri. Margot Comstock, co-founder and editor of the much-loved Softalk magazine, will join us with a keynote presentation.

Comstock and Al Tommervik founded Softalk in 1980 to share the hardware, software, and people behind the Apple II. At its peak, Softalk had 250,000 readers and uniquely offered broad and deep coverage of everything Apple II related, including programming, game playing, business use, and home use. Later, Softalk Publishing produced magazines for the emerging Macintosh and IBM markets, ST.Mac and Softalk for the IBM Personal Computer. Softline, a game magazine begun by Ken William’s OnLine Systems and later renamed to ST.Game, was Softalk Publishing’s second longest-lived magazine. Softalk Books published several books by the magazine’s columnists and a Mac book by Doug Clapp.

The Apple II magazine ran for four years before industry changes and expenses led management to cease publication. In that time, Softalk earned many loyal fans, and a group of volunteers is working to archive and share issues. The Smithsonian Institution recognizes Comstock and Tommervik as pioneers of the microcomputer revolution and Softalk as a chronicle of that revolution.

KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend this year’s event. Registration details will be announced on the KansasFest Web site in early 2014. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event’s official Web site at http://www.kansasfest.org/.

Volume 17, Issue 2 (June 2012) of Juiced.GS, the longest-running Apple II publication in print, has been mailed to all subscribers. This issue features an interview with Dan Muse, former editor-in-chief of inCider/A+, as he reflects on the magazine’s evolution and legacy. Wade Clarke details his transition from writing text adventures for the Apple II in Eamon to using the modern interactive fiction language of Inform 7. Andy Molloy reviews Stephen Emond’s paperback book, Ultima: The Ultimate Collector’s Guide, while Peter Neubauer continues his Logo programming tutorial. All this, and much, much more!

This is Juiced.GS‘s second quarterly issue of 2012. Hardcopy subscriptions are available at $19 for United States customers and $27 for international customers, with several free sample issues available as PDFs.

Volume 17, Issue 1 (May 2012) of Juiced.GS, the longest-running Apple II publication in print, has been mailed to all subscribers. This issue features interviews with Jason Scott, David Greelish, Andrew Plotkin, Stephen Emond, Vince Briel, and others for whom crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter can help bringing retrocomputing projects to life. Also included are reviews of the book The Complete Historically Brewed and 8 Bit Weapon’s DMS Drummer software; an interview with AppleWorks legend Randy Brandt; the first in a three-part series on programming in Logo; and much, much more!

This is Juiced.GS‘s first quarterly issue of 2012. Hardcopy subscriptions are available at $19 for United States customers and $27 for international customers, with several free sample issues available as PDFs.

Volume 16, Issue 4 (September 2011) of Juiced.GS, the longest-running Apple II publication in print, is now arriving in subscribers’ mailboxes. This 24-page issue features reviews of the CFFA3000, the Steve Jobs biography, and the Tiger Learning Computer; an interview with Kristi Petters, the former Apple employee who licensed the Apple IIe technology for the TLC; a behind-the-scenes look at David Schmenk’s Escape! From The Homebrew Computer Club; a tribute to Steve Jobs by the colleagues who knew him in the Apple II days, including Bob Bishop, Paul Terrell, and Lane Roathe; and much, much more!

This is Juiced.GS’s fourth quarterly issue of 2011. The entire 2011 volume is now available as a bundle; 2012 subscriptions are available for $19 for United States customers and $27 for international customers.

Volume 16, Issue 3 (September 2011) of Juiced.GS, the longest-running Apple II publication in print, is now arriving in subscribers’ mailboxes. Featured in this issue is a reflection on KansasFest 2011 by Ivan Drucker; reviews of Mike Willegal’s Brain Board and Vince Briel’s A2MP3 card; a tutorial for getting started with the Apple IIGS; and much, much more!

This is Juiced.GS‘s third quarterly issue of 2011. Annual subscriptions are available for both the 2011 and 2012 volumes.

Volume 16, Issue 2 (June 2011) of Juiced.GS, the longest-running Apple II publication in print, is now arriving in subscribers’ mailboxes. This 24-page issue features an interview with Don Worth, author of Beneath Apple Manor and Beneath Apple DOS; a review of modern-day word processors that re-create the AppleWorks environment; a tutorial for using the Apple II as a dumb terminal; a behind-the-scenes look at how Melissa Barron hacked Oregon Trail; a guide to restoring and equipping an 8-bit Apple II; and much, much more!

Also part of this issue and available separately as a free download is a tribute to Ryan Suenaga.

This is Juiced.GS‘s second quarterly issue of 2011. Annual subscriptions are available for $19 for United States customers and $26 for international customers.

Volume 16, Issue 1 (March 2011) of Juiced.GS, the longest-running Apple II publication in print, is now arriving in subscribers’ mailboxes. This issue features a review of text adventure Leadlight and the larger interactive fiction industry it represents; an interview with Alan Floeter, creator of Macrosoft and The Assembler; an overview of Mac, Windows, and Linux utilities for managing Apple II disk images and files; and an introduction to the retrocomputing hobby. You’ll find it all behind Juiced.GS‘s first-ever full-color cover.

This is Juiced.GS‘s first quarterly issue of 2011. Annual subscriptions are available for $19 for United States customers and $26 for international customers.

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 successfully deployed in the Apple II; a comprehensive guide to accessing ProDOS disks on modern computers, and how to convert those volumes to disk images; a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Ivan Drucker’s Slammer; and a tale of two detectives puzzling over a programming problem.

This is Juiced.GS‘s fourth quarterly issue of 2010. The entire 2010 volume is now available as a bundle; 2011 subscriptions are available for $19 for United States customers and $26 for international customers.

There are several new items in the Juiced.GS online store: the Friends For Life CD with scans of volumes 1–6 as well as tons of shareware and freeware programs for the Apple II; discounted bundles containing volumes 7–14 in hardcopy, both with and without Friends For Life; a PDF reprinting Antoine Vignau‘s three-part series about copy protection; and a free sample PDF.

More details are in the Juiced.GS blog.