Ken, Em & Quinn reunite to discuss KansasFest & INIT HELLO, ImageWriter printers, Steve Jobs movies, web-based Apple II emulation, and games we regret buying.

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In this lost episode of Open Apple, recorded 14 July 2018, Em Maginnis and Quinn Dunki are joined by John Morris, creator of the Applesauce floppy disk controller.

On Saturday, September 28, 2024, the Portland Retro Gaming Expo hosted this panel:

The Apple II is known for its impact on the workplace (VisiCalc) and education (Oregon Trail) — but it was also an iconic games machine that launched and inspired franchises that continue to these days. From the early stealth action of Castle Wolfenstein to the strategic depth of Ultima and the revolutionary platforming of Prince of Persia, our panel will delve into how these classic titles laid the groundwork for today’s blockbuster games.

Ken Gagne, Kay Savetz, and Ian Baronofsky participated in the 45-minute panel, a video of which PRGE recently made available.

The audio was separately recorded by Kay Savetz, who has made it available for us to share as an episode of the Open Apple podcast.

Welcome to Ron’s Metal Roundtable Apple Assembly Lock, the annual “megapodcast” from KansasFest 2024, hosted IRL and on StreamYard.

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Welcome to the annual “megapodcast” from KansasFest 2023, hosted IRL and on Zoom.

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Welcome to Open Retro Chicken Drop Retro Adventure Table Lines Roundup, the annual “megapodcast” from KansasFest, hosted IRL and on Zoom.

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For decades, Tony Diaz held the record of the only person to have attended every KansasFest. Whether at that convention, on the comp.sys.apple2 Usenet newsgroup, or on his livestreams, he would share his comprehensive knowledge of Apple II hardware and demo the rare prototypes in his vast collection. When KansasFest lost its home at Avila University, Tony, then the head of the KansasFest committee, helped find the event its new home at Rockhurst. And as a member of the Juiced.GS staff, he would respond to reader queries about how to restore their vintage equipment.

In memory of Tony, who passed away in October 2021, Open Apple‘s original co-hosts, Em Maginnis and Ken Gagne, reunite to remember their friend and his passions, accomplishments, quirks, and foibles.

If you or someone you know needs help, please call the crisis hotline at 1-800-273-8255.

• Tony’s websites
  • Apple2.org
  • Apple II wiki
  • FlyingThingz
  • 16Sector.com
  • Syndicomm
  • ResetVector
• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Tony’s plane
• WIRED: “The Geeks Who Saved Prince of Persia’s Source Code From Digital Death“
• Jason Scott’s Facebook tribute
• Juiced.GS staff photo covers
• Alltech Electronics
• Open Apple #48 (June 2015) : Tony Diaz, KansasFest Memories, Prototypes, and 8-bit DNS

Welcome to Poly Retro Assembly Cast Chicken Missile Drop Grue Museum, the annual “megapodcast” from KansasFest, hosted again via Zoom.

Participants:

• Charles Mangin (Chicken Missile)
• Carrington Vanston (Retro Computing Roundtable & Eaten by a Grue)
• Chris Torrence (Assembly Lines)
• Joe Strosnider (Joe’s Computer Museum)
• John Leake (RetroMacCast)
• Kate the Cat (Chicken Missile & RetroMetal)
• Ken Gagne (Polygamer & Transporter Lock)
• Kay Savetz (ANTIC & Eaten by a Grue)
• Mark Pilgrim (Chicken Missile)
• Michael Mulhern (Retro Computing Roundtable)
• Paul Hagstrom (Retro Computing Roundtable & Chicken Missile)
• Quinn Dunki (Retro Computing Roundtable)

The original video edition was livestreamed to YouTube:

A longer audio edition is available from the Chicken Missile podcast.

Welcome to Retro Open Poly Roundtable Chicken Missile Lines Drop Museum Gruecast, the annual “megapodcast” from KansasFest, this time conducted virtually via Zoom. Scroll past the links for Open Apple‘s audio edition, or enjoy the video edition courtesy Chris Torrence’s Assembly Lines podcast:

Participants:

• Quinn Dunki (Blondihacks, Open Apple, Retrocomputing Roundtable)
• Earl Evans (Retrocomputing Roundtable, Next Without For, Retrobits)
• Ken Gagne (Polygamer, Transporter Lock)
• Paul Hagstrom (Retrocomputing Roundtable, Drop III Inches)
• John Leake (RetroMacCast)
• Charles Mangin (How II)
• Rob McMullen (Player/Missile)
• Blake Patterson (Retrocomputing Roundtable)
• Kay Savetz (ANTIC: The Atari 8-Bit Podcast, Eaten By A Grue)
• Kate Szkotnicki (RetroMetal: Old Games on Old Machines)
• Carrington Vanston (Retrocomputing Roundtable, Eaten By A Grue)

Game-related links:

• KansasFest
• KansasFest (YouTube channel)
• National Dairy Council Grab A Byte
• Ancient Tarot
• Canadian Tire Complimentary Cassette
• The Missing Ring
• Softline Mar/Apr 1984
• Magic Knight Rayearth
• Gertrude’s Secrets
• Conan: Hall of Volta
• Apple Cider Spider
• Firebug
• Old Timers: MUSE Software (KansasFest 1992)
• Three Mile Island
• Senseless Violence 1 and 2

This month on Open Apple, we bring you the traditional big group podcast that we record every year at KansasFest. Tune in for a casual chat with your favorite retro podcasters, and get a behind-the-scenes peek at what makes KansasFest special. This year we managed to twist the following arms into joining us:

• Quinn Dunki – Open Apple
• Carrington Vanston – Retrocomputing Roundtable, Eaten By A Grue
• Paul Hagstrom – Retrocomputing Roundtable, Drop III Inches
• Ken Gagne – Retrocomputing Roundtable, Polygamer, Transporter Lock
• Charles Mangin – How II
• Steve Weyrich – Retrocomputing Roundtable
• Kay Savetz – ANTIC, Eaten By A Grue, Tech Enthusiast Hour
• Chris Torrence – Assembly Lines
• Jason Scott – Jason Scott Talks His Way Out Of It

You’ll have to excuse the strained voices and general discombobulation, as we generally record this sometime in the middle of the night on what-feels-like day 400 of KFest, in a dank basement chapel. It’s way more fun than I just made it sound. You should come to the next KansasFest!