Show #9 (Nov 2011): Melissa Barron, Britannia Manor, floppy drives, and iOS

In show #9 of Open Apple, the only co-hosted Apple II podcast, Mike and Ken chat with Melissa Barron about tapestries, Jobs, Richard Garriott, and iOS apps.

This month in Open Apple, Mike and Ken talk with Melissa Barron, the Apple II community’s famed tapestry artist. The three relate their experiences exploring the past and future of computer media at conventions and museums in Chicago and Rochester, exploring the methods used to create and preserve history. Further tributes are made to Steve Jobs, while Mike Westerfield reclassifies old BASIC tools and releases new ones. Lord British’s Texas mansion is up for sale — a fitting home for Vintage Computer Festival Southwest? We debate various models of floppy drives and are wary of fake and expensive Apple II computers on eBay but excited about new e-books and iOS apps of interest to retrocomputing enthusiasts.

Congratulations to Todd Holcomb, who named the game as Spy’s Demise! He won an autographed copy of Bob Bishop’s Bomber on cassette, courtesy Mike Maginnis.

Click past the jump for links mentioned in this episode.

Introduction (0:00 – 11:40)

Peter Watson’s homepageAndy Molloy’s homepageInternational Center for the History of Electronic GamesStrong National Museum of PlaySki Colorado!Why are Apple II users ‘different’?The history of Apple II magazinesApple II ScansReview Open Apple on iTunes!

User Login (11:41 – 22:56)

Melissa Barron’s homepage73H 0r3g0n 7r41L KansasFest 2010 sessionJacquard loomMelissa’s BFA art gallery installationMelissa’s Vimeo videosApple II crack screensE-textfiles: Interactive projects for the Jacquard loomGLI.TC/H Kickstarter

II News (22:57 – 1:04:32)

GLI.TC/HSteve JobsMona Simpson’s eulogy for her brother, Steve JobsPhotos from the Apple’s Steve Jobs memorial 60 Minutes‘ Andy Rooney diesPeanuts‘ Charles M. Schulz diesComputerworld video: Steve Jobs one-on-one, the ’95 interviewWhat Steve Jobs taught us about failureNeXT ComputersDaniel Kottke: Apple was “Steve Jobs’ therapy”GSoft BASIC now freeware; Mike Westerfield’s techBASIC now availableEarn a free copy of The Byteworks’ Opus II!techBasic homepageOpenEmulator Apple-1 emulatorBrain Board woth Wozanium Pack source codeAppleWin emulator for WindowsVirtual II emulator for Mac OS XVince Briel’s Replica IVince Briel’s A2MP3 cardMelissa’s Juiced.GS articleBlock Party, part of Notacon@party demopartyWriteRoom word processorJason Scott documentary three-pack Kickstarter“Digging into Technology’s Past” — archaelogy article on the 6502 (also on Apple II History)Visual 6502 simulatorRonald Mak’s The History of Computing at San Jose State UniversityTerminator’s SkynetDenver Apple PiVintage Computer Festival East 8.0 dates announcedRichard Garriott’s Britannia Manor for saleOriginal Castle Wolfenstein painting auctionedRichard Garriott vs. NCSoftRichard Garriott in space

Apple Pickings (1:04:33 – 1:22:49)

Utilities to adjust floppy drive head speedApple 5.25″ floppy drivesDifferent models of Apple floppy drivesBoston Computer Society publicationsBeagle BuddiesGravenstein Apple Users Group (GSAUG)Joe Kohn and the Mark TwainApple Users Society of Melbourne (AUSOM)Stephen Buggie’s auction of AutoArk softwareApple II power supply tech infoOriginal Apple II goes for $5,145Fake Apple IIReal Apple II, serial #A2S1-0101Spotlight on Bob BishopBell & Howell w/numeric keypad

Name the Game (1:22:50 – 1:46:24)

Bob Bishop’s software catalogBob Bishop’s BomberSpy’s DemiseJimmy Maher’s history of interactive fiction e-bookJordan Mechner’s Prince of Persia e-book (excerpt)Prince of Persia ported to Commodore 64Prince of Persia Classic for Xbox 360Out Of This World for iOSElite Collection coming for iOSM.U.L.E.Choplifter HD for PlayStation 3Archon II: AdeptAlternate RealityWizardry for iOSAkalabeth for iOSAndrew Plotkin’s PlotExAndrew Plotkin: How I raised $24,000 on KickstarterFrotz for iOSMy Secret HideoutMeanwhile interactive graphic novel for iOSThe post Show #9 (Nov 2011): Melissa Barron, Britannia Manor, floppy drives, and iOS first appeared on Open Apple.