Show #1 (Feb 2011): Welcome to Open Apple

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Open Apple, the Apple II community’s first co-hosted podcast. In this show, hosts Mike Maginnis and Ken Gagne reflect on their Apple II history before welcoming guest Andy Molloy. Segments include “II News”, a roundup of the latest events in the Apple II community, such as a CompactFlash adapter for the Apple IIc, the downsizing of the Apple II’s Usenet newsgroups, public appearances by Bill Budge, Bob Bishop, and Steve Wozniak, and a classic game now available for iOS; “Apple Pickings”, a review of Apple II software, hardware, and accessories on eBay and Craigslist; and the audio trivia challenge “Name the Game”. Links mentioned in this episode: Introduction (0:00 – 9:09) * Trekcast, a Star Trek podcast* Open-Apple newsletter reclassified under Creative Commons* Dan McLaughlin’s Appleslices blog II News (9:10 – 25:55) * Robert Justice’s Apple IIc Smartport Compact Flash Adapter* RFD: Apple II Usenet downsizing* Bill Budge to receive AIAS Pioneer Award* Bob Bishop to keynote KansasFest 2011* Computer History Museum* DigiBarn Computer Museum* AppleTrek for iOS* Retrochallenge 2011 Winter Warmup Apple Pickings (25:56 – 31:52) *