Open Apple #22 (Dec 2012): Kay Savetz, 10 PRINT, Polaroids, and Microzine

This month on Open Apple, Mike and Ken chat with Kay Savetz, Internet publisher and author of the memoir Terrible Nerd. We cross enemy lines to review a book about the cultural, scientific, and philosophical implications of Commodore 64 programming, some of it applicable to the Apple II. Paul Terrell’s Polaroid snapshots of the first Apple-1 computers are cool, just like our reception to Jordan Mechner’s new Karateka game. On eBay, we discover the Androbot is not just another neat product from a Nolan Bushnell company, but another reason we prefer the Apple II to other platforms. And Ken’s accidental purchase of some Microzines produces the concept for a new and very expensive podcast! Click past the jump for links mentioned in this episode. Introduction (0:00 – 17:33) * No Quarter podcast* Arcade Explorers books* Ken’s review of Max Brooks’ World War Z* Organ Trail for iOS* Ken’s Wii U unboxing* Denver Apple Pi* Colorado Macintosh Users Group User Login (17:34 – 32:18) * Kay Savetz’s homepage* Terrible Nerd, from Savetz Publishing* AtariArchives.org* Classic Computer Magazine Archive* Douglas Engelbart’s Mother of All Demos* Kevin’s