Open Apple #12 (Feb 2012): Michael J Mahon, chiptune, source code, and demodulation

This month on the Open Apple podcast, Mike and Ken chat with Michael J Mahon, software and hardware developer extraordinaire and creative genius behind both recent DMS Drummer software and the ever-popular AppleCrate parallel processing computer. We talk about 8 Bit Weapon, the chiptune music scene, and the importance of commenting and documenting one’s code, whether it be commercial or open source. Michael’s not much of a gamer, but Ken and Mike are enjoying new versions of classic games, including Eamon, Choplifter, and possibly Rescue Raiders. We consider entering a Robot War competition, despite our poor showing at the RetroChallenge contest. Several new pieces of hardware to convert video signals are now available, which you can use with a pair of complete Apple IIGS systems, for sale and shipping for free from Bulgaria. Congratulations to Bryan Letcher, who won a set of Microzine issues by completing our listener survey! Click past the jump for links mentioned in this episode. Introduction (0:00 – 12:00) * iCade* iMAME* The making of an Apple II holiday ornament* Red vs. Blue Season 9* Apple II at the Boston Museum of Science* The history of AppleWorks* Denver Pi presentation attended by Randy Brandt* Randy Brandt visits Mike Maginnis* Discovering NAUG’s AppleWorks Forum magazine* Scans of NAUG’s AppleWorks Forum User Login (12:01 – 33:03) * Homepage of Michael J Mahon* Juiced.GS interview with Michael*