Show #5 (June 2011): Brian Wiser, museums, magazines, and Ultima

In show #5 of Open Apple, the only co-hosted Apple II podcast, Mike and Ken chat with Brian Wiser about magazines, museums, Ron Wayne, and Ultima.

This month in Open Apple, Mike and Ken are joined by Brian Wiser, an unsung hero of the Apple II archivist movement, as well as a director and producer of films related to Joss Whedon’s Firefly television show and Serenity movie. Ken reports on his trip to the Vintage Computer Festival East 7.0, Mike notes the changing of the guard at Syndicomm, and Brian brags about the Apple employees he’s met and the museums he’s visited, after which Mike and Brian chat about their favorite Apple II publications. We all lusted after the Ultima trilogy on eBay but were dismayed by two other auctions that were not what they seemed. Classics that need to be remade, those that are being remade, and those that were and failed are our gaming topics of the month.

Congratulations to Brian Sturk, who named the game as Lode Runner! He won a 20% or $50 discount off one ReactiveMicro.com order. Next month’s winner gets a $20 credit at the RetroFloppy store, courtesy David Schmidt.

Click past the jump for links mentioned in this episode.

Introduction (0:00 – 10:18)

Applied Engineering RepositoryBeagle Bros Software RepositoryNibble Magazine and BooksThe Computist ArchiveWhat is the Apple IIGS? The BookBrian Wiser on TwitterDone the ImpossibleBrowncoats: Redemption

II News (10:19 – 46:51)

VCF East 7.0InfoAge MuseumApple II visual matrixNadaNetAppleCrateNadaPongScholastic’s MicrozineComic-ConAndy Molloy’s tribute to Ray Borrill and the Data DomainFire in the ValleyThe Apple-1 boots upApple-1 Owners’ ClubApple-1 RegistryA2MP3 workshop at KansasFest 2011Musée de l’InformatiqueLa Défense Musée de l’Informatique photo galleryApple-1 at the SmithsonianThe Ryan Suenaga Scholarship FundSyndicomm announces change of managementSweet16 emulatorBob Bishop’s homepageThe First 10 Apple Employees: Where Are They Now?Ron Wayne’s homepageRon Wayne on TwitterWelcome to MacintoshCNN article on Ron WayneLogo Draw for iOSGraFORTHCult of Mac reports on player pianosReddit: An Apple II making player piano rolls1979 Apple Graphics Tablet vs. the iPad on Slashdot

Retroviews (46:52 – 59:24)

A+ magazine InCider Magazine”>inCider magazineSoftalkShareware Solutions IIComputist in the Internet ArchiveThe Lost Classics ProjectTreasure Chest ProjectApple Archives

Apple Pickings (59:25 – 1:18:28)

Ultima trilogyUltima I remasteredMockingboardUltima V on the PassportMark Simonsen’s keynote speechApple IIe in portable carrying caseApple Users Society of MelbourneApple IIGS System 6.0.1Vulcan Gold 100MB hard driveThe Visible Computer

Name the Game (1:18:29 – 1:37:57)

Lode Runner for Xbox 360MinerReactiveMicro.comDavid Schmidt’s RetroFloppyName the Game rulesGold Runner Lite16 gaming classics that need to be remade todayKarateka II: The Wrath of DudeTake1How Elite took flightIan Bell’s Elite homepage Board Games > Balance of Power 1990″>Balance of PowerHHGTTG being remadeLegends of Zork MMO closesPeter Neubauer, graphic designer extraordinaireThe post Show #5 (June 2011): Brian Wiser, museums, magazines, and Ultima first appeared on Open Apple.