Open Apple #15 (May 2012): David Finnigan, new books, CRPGs, and prototypes

This month on Open Apple, Mike and Ken chat with David Finnigan, proprietor of the Mac GUI Web site and author of the upcoming book, The New Apple II User’s Guide. Our eyes are caught by another new book release, The Best of Creative Computing: Volume 3, as well as the upcoming biopic based on Steve Jobs, in which actors have been cast to play Apple’s two co-founders. Prince of Persia is still big news, with the source code for Jordan Mechner’s classic Apple II game having been salvaged, released, and modified, while classic games like Leisure Suit Larry, Dungeon Master, and even Repton are enjoying literal and spiritual remakes. On eBay, we crack open the case to examine broken Apple III boards and prototype Apple IIGS boards.

Click past the jump for links mentioned in this episode.

Introduction (0:00 – 8:33)

* Randy Brandt’s homepage* Randy’s fried Beagle Bros Apple IIGS* MS Challenge Talk podcast* Mike Willegal’s homepage* A conversation with PCB designer Howard Cantin* Brain Board with Wozanium Pack* Apple-1 Mimeo Project

User Login (8:34 – 15:35)

* David Finnigan’s Mac GUI City* Usenet Archive* GeoCities “Neighborhoods”* Macintosh SE/30* Microsoft QuicKBASIC

II News (15:36 – 1:17:52)

* The New Apple II User’s Guide book by David Finnigan* <a href="http://a2retrosystems.com/" title="Welcome to a2RetroSystems" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="...