The third monthly episode of Open Apple, recorded on April 3, 2011, has Mike and Ken joined by KansasFest committee member Peter Neubauer. The three look forward to attending KansasFest and VCF and reading Juiced.GS, 300 Baud, Twisty Little Passages, and Don Lancaster’s Assembly Cookbook; review favorite edutainment software; gawk at outrageous eBay “Buy It Now” prices; and discover remakes of classic games Ultima, King’s Quest, SimCity, Lode Runner, Wizardry, Choplifter, and more.



Winning a two-day pass to VCF East is Marvin Malkowski Jr., who correctly named the game from last month’s episode! The prize for this month’s contest is a $25 discount off KansasFest registration or a free KansasFest 2011 t-shirt, both courtesy KansasFest sponsor 16Sector.



Click past the jump for links mentioned in this episode.



Introduction (0:00 – 10:46)







Retro Computing RoundtableRetroMacCastEarl Evans of Retrobits on TwitterKansasFest committee rosterThomas CompterPAX East 2011 in pictures, by Andy MolloyLittlejohn Systems



II News (10:47 – 31:10)



KansasFest 2011 opens for registrationSteve Wozniak’s Facebook comment on attending KansasFestKansasFest Vendor FairPeter Neubauer’s KansasFest 2010 session on Alan Floeter’s MacrosoftVintage Computer Festival East 7.0Jay and Silent Woz shirtJuiced.GS Volume 16, Issue 1 (March 2011)Nick Montfort’s Twisty Little Passages300 Baud magazineMike Willegal’s Brain BoardProFUSEKelvin SherlockUthernet Ethernet cardADTProDon Lancaster’s Assembly Cookbook



Retroviews (31:11 – 40:07)



Popular Mechanics article on LogoHomepage for Brian Harvey, author of multiple academic texts on Logo3D LogoThe Computist ArchiveWarren Robinett’s Rocky’s Boots



Apple Pickings (40:08 – 44:30)



Apple IIGS Woz Signature EditionSammy LightfootBob Bishop’s BomberPanic.com converts iPad audio to ApplesoftMake Your Own Murder PartyApple Adventure (disk only)Apple Adventure (Buy It Now)Apple Adventure (disk & manual)5.25″ Kraft Disk Notcher



Name the Game (44:31 – 59:48)



Flash-based Ultima IV FAQAGD Interactive — free, licensed, downloadable remakes of Sierra point-and-click adventuresSarien — free, licensed, online remakes of Sierra point-and-click adventuresUltima II and SimCity for the Apple IIGS?Micropolis — open-source version of SimCitySuper Crate BoxSpoonbill Software — remakes of Frogger, Lode Runner, Firebird, and moreWizardry: Well of Souls for PlayStation NetworkChoplifter remake for PlayStation networkThe post Show #3 (Apr 2011): Peter Neubauer, waiting for KansasFest, and edutainment first appeared on Open Apple.

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