Open Apple #24 (Feb 2013): Jimmy Maher, book publishing, jOBS, and C64

In show #24 of Open Apple, the only co-hosted Apple II podcast, Mike & Ken chat with Jimmy Maher about book publishing, the Steve Jobs movie, and more.

This month on Open Apple, Mike and Ken chat with Jimmy Maher, the historian behind the renowned blog The Digital Antiquarian. A published author, Jimmy provides us with his perspective on the pros and cons of going with a publishing house over the recent trend in retrocomputing toward self-publishing. We gripe about the Steve Jobs film sacrificing historical accuracy for mass appeal and recommend some alternative movies that get it right. We’re still loving iOS as a platform for classic gaming ports, from the adventure game Transylvania to the recently released Lode Runner Classic. Speaking of platforms, which is better: the Apple II or the Commodore 64? The answer may not be as obvious as you think! Finally, we offer a cautionary tale to vintage computer collectors whose inventory may be at the mercy of an avaricious landlord.

Click past the jump for links mentioned in this episode.

Introduction (0:00 – 13:45)

Open Apple #1, two years ago this monthNo Quarter classic arcade game podcastThe 1Up barcade in Denver1Up purchases Twin GalaxiesFunspot‘s American Classic Arcade MuseumGoing CardboardMIT MedicalPB403: Electronic Publishing at Emerson CollegeVisual 6502Drift demo disk by Daniel Kruszyna, Antoine Vignau, Melissa Barron — and Wade Clarke!

User Login (13:46 – 36:23)

Jimmy Maher’s The Digital AntiquarianThe Future Was Here, an Amiga book by Jimmy MaherJimmy’s posts about Oregon Trail and The HobbitLet’s Tell a Story Together: A History of Interactive Fiction“Why You Should Follow the Digital Antiquarian“, by Jason Scott

II News (36:24 – 1:28:33)

First look at jOBS biopicSteve Wozniak on what’s wrong with jOBSFeedback about jOBS on FacebookjOBS to feature Mike Willegal’s Mimeo!Micro Men, a BBC documentay about Clive SinclairSophistication & Simplicity book of Dr. Steve Weyhrich’s Apple II HistoryAtari Inc.: Business is Fun by Curt VendelThe New Apple II User’s Guide by David FinniganEvery Apple TV ad (ever made)Atari files for bankruptcyKickstarter in the UKElk Cloner virus creator Rich Skrenta looks backRetroChallenge Winter WarmupByteBaggerA2Central Down-Under Chat, hosted by Andrew RoughanSamurai IRC CDALode Runner Classic for iOS, Android, Windows PhoneTransylvania Adventure for iOSChoplifter for XBLA on Microsoft Xbox 360AtariAge asks what’s better: Apple II or Commodore 64?Super Crate Box coming to C64, as reported by CheckPoint

Apple Pickings (1:28:34 – 1:41:31)

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