Open Apple #10 (Dec 2011): Rob Kenyon, HyperCard, IFComp, and authenticity

In show #10 of Open Apple, the only co-hosted Apple II podcast, Mike and Ken chat with Melissa Barron about HyperCard, IFComp, and authentic eBay auctions.

This month on the Open Apple podcast, Mike and Ken are joined by Rob Kenyon, a two-time KansasFest attendee as well as a professional programmer and 30-year veteran of the Apple II. We talk about how great it is to be a part of the international community of Apple II users, even if none of us can afford to buy Apple’s founding contract in a Sotheby’s auction. Rob asks, did Steve Jobs purposely kill HyperCard to turn the Mac into a more closed environment? We congratulate Wade Clarke and Andrew Schultz on their showing in the 17th annual Interactive Fiction Competition. Plenty of original Apple II computers are selling on eBay, with Mike and Rob discussing how to distinguish an authentic classic from a modified one. We share our wishes for the holiday season, including for an affordable accelerator card and a CFFA3000, before signing off for the calendar year. Please take our listener survey, and see you in 2012!

[Please note: technical difficulties have resulted in a low volume on Ken’s track, and a loud volume for Rob. Our apologies for the inconvenience.]

Click past the jump for links mentioned in this episode.

Introduction (00:00 – 7:08)

Funspot, home of the American Classic Arcade MuseumPinball WizardSuper Mario Bros. pinballErnest Cline’s Ready Player One (hat tip: Retro Computing Roundtable)Open Apple listener surveyPeter Neubauer’s Advanture Trek

User Login (7:09 – 17:29)

GNO/ME UNIX environment for the Apple IIGSPresent a session at KansasFest 2012!Vote for your favorite Apple II license plate

II News (17:30 – 1:04:03)

A Dream Comes True! IIGS Users Unite in Paris!”>Alex Lee’s trip tp ParisFTA Wormz PartyMt. Keira Fest (2009)Apple-picking on Cult of MacDenver Apple Pi Macintosh User GroupComputerworld)Chris Espinosa’s Bandley 1 floor planFolklore.org: Macintosh storiesApple Design coffee table book (hat tip: RetroMacCast)Denver Art MuseumWhy HyperCard had to die (hat tip: /.)HyperCard for the Apple IIGS8 Bit Weapon’s DMS Drummer softwareMichael J. Mahon’s DMS Drummer details & demo diskAppleCrate parallel computerChatterBox Video Game Radio interviews 8 Bit Weapon (Sep 12, 2005)8 Bit Weapon’s Disko Apocalypse Tour on KickstarterCommodore Users Group of Kansas CityDaniel Kottke on TWiT’s Triangulation podcastSteve Jobs
The Jason Scott Documentary Three Pack on KickstarterThe 6502: A DocumentaryBuilding a cast listJason Scott’s travel calendarJimmy Kimmel’s Footloose parody trailerFinders Keepers: The Heart of CollectingProject: Ultima — The Ultimate Collector’s GuideDOSBoxBoxer, a DOSBox client for Mac OS XUltima VII on GOG (hat tip: The Escapist)Brian Picchi’s Apple IIGS video reviewsMatt’s MacintoshChoplifter HD, published by KonamiNinjaforceResults of the 17th Annual Interactive Fiction CompetitionSix, by Wade ClarkeFan Interference, by Andrew SchultzAndrew Schultz’s GameFAQs

Apple Pickings (1:04:04 – 1:24:46)

Lot of Microzine lotSteve Jobs and Woz phreaking blue boxApple II computer sells for $6,100 (hat tip: MacNN)1978 Apple II sells for $3,0001978 Apple II sells for $5,995Mike Willegal’s motherboard identification page1977 Apple II photo galleryAustralian lot of Apple hardware & softwareRich Dreher’s CFFA3000Apple Silentype printerADTProRetroFloppy cablesa2RetroSystem’s Uthernet cardYou had me at Hello World t-shirtThe post Open Apple #10 (Dec 2011): Rob Kenyon, HyperCard, IFComp, and authenticity first appeared on Open Apple.