Open Apple #23 (Jan 2013): 2012 year-end roundtable

Having gathered the treasures of 2012 and being tempted by the promises of 2013, the hosts of Open Apple are joined by Andy Molloy of Juiced.GS, Peter Neubauer of KansasFest, Vince Briel of Briel Computers, and Antoine Vignau of Brutal Deluxe to reflect on all that has happened with the Apple II and its community in the past year. We pick our favorite products, share memorable events, and make predictions for 2013. Topics include Apple-1 auctions, Kickstarter-funded sequels, progress in emulation, and more. Click past the jump for links mentioned in this episode. Introduction (0:00 – 4:58) * Andy Molloy’s homepage* Peter Neubauer’s homepage* Vince Briel’s homepage* Brutal Deluxe’s homepage Hardware (4:59 – 17:43) * Rich Dreher’s CFFA3000* Mike Willegal’s SUPERPROTO and Apple-1 Mimeo projects* Briel Computers’ A2MP3 card* a2RetroSystems’ Uthernet card* Cedric Peltier’s Smartport Virtual Hard Drive (SPVHD) * Alex Lukacz’s Bluetooth proof of concept Apple-1 (17:44 – 26:02) * Brain Board with Wozanium Pack* Ray Borrill’s VCF 4.0 auction of an Apple-1 Emulation (26:03 – 33:32) * Eric Shepherd’s Sweet16 emulator* AppleWin*