Open Apple #26 (Apr 2013): Earl Evans, Z80, Zephyr, and LucasArts
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In show #26 of Open Apple, the only co-hosted Apple II podcast, Mike & Ken chat with Earl Evans about Z80, Brutal Deluxe's Zephyr game, Disney, and more.
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This month on Open Apple, Mike and Ken chat with Earl Evans, Retrobits podcast host and Commodore 64 enthusiast — but we don’t hold that against him. Registration for KansasFest 2013 is open, and we all want to go, but Earl has another destination in mind. Tech history is being unearthed before our eyes, with schematics for operating systems and circuit boards appearing in museums (where the price is right) and art galleries (where it’s not). Brutal Deluxe is on a tear, releasing retroprogramming utilities for Windows and commercial games for the Apple II; we’re big fans! But not all news is happy news: the Steve Jobs film has been delayed, and LucasArts has closed its doors — will we ever get another Maniac Mansion game for the Apple II? Maybe not, but Richard Garriott’s successful Kickstarter gave fans a chance to pick up an original copy of Akalabeth. Better late than never!
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An apology to Mr. Egan FordBehind the scenes with Open AppleBoston’s WordPress communityDave Ross (csixty4) on Twitter
Jason Scott of Textfiles.com and Sockington the CatKay Savetz of Terrible NerdSetting up the Apple II at MITZork on Big Bang Theory
Brent Spiner is unhireable since “the incident”Earl Evans of the Retrobits podcastMartin Haye’s Super-MonIvan Drucker’s Structured ApplesoftRooster Teeth
KansasFest 2013 registration opensRandy Wigginton to keynote KansasFestSteve Wozniak & Randy Wigginton at Denver Apple PiApple schematics as works of artsDisk II operating system schematics and code revealed“The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads.”Where’s the tech in The Social Network?New batch of Alex Freed’s Applicard 20 MHz Z80 cards?Bill Buckels’ BMP2RAG, HMONSTER, and BIN2RAGBrutal Deluxe’s Mr SpriteCelebrating the 20th anniversary of Brutal DeluxeBrutal Deluxes releases physical, commercial Apple II game, ZephyrBattle Kid: Fortress of Peril for 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment SystemDavid Schmenk’s QuickCam captureLego Apple II by ChiukeungjOBS film delayediSteve trailer starring Justin Long hits FunnyorDieApple II at PAX East 2013Disney closes LucasArtsScummVM game emulatorThe Dig on SteamAnother World (aka Out Of This World) for MacEamon Deluxe newsletter for March 2013 (PDF)Eamon for Apple IIGS tech demosGET LAMP text adventure documentaryRichard Garriott’s Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues on KickstarterBrian Fargo’s Torment and Veronica Mars projects on Kickstarter
Apple Pickings (1:22:55 – 1:32:21)
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