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OPEN APPLE #81: REMEMBERING TONY DIAZ

Posted on Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021 by Ken Gagne
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For decades, Tony Diaz held the record of the only person to have attended every
KansasFest. Whether at that convention, on the comp.sys.apple2 Usenet newsgroup,
or on his livestreams, he would share his comprehensive knowledge of Apple II
hardware and demo the rare prototypes in his vast collection. When KansasFest
lost its home at Avila University, Tony, then the head of the KansasFest
committee, helped find the event its new home at Rockhurst. And as a member of
the Juiced.GS staff, he would respond to reader queries about how to restore
their vintage equipment.

In memory of Tony, who passed away in October 2021, Open Apple‘s original
co-hosts, Em Maginnis and Ken Gagne, reunite to remember their friend and his
passions, accomplishments, quirks, and foibles.

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OPEN APPLE #80 (JULY 2021): KANSASFEST 2021 MEGAPODCAST

Posted on Jul 25, 2021May 4, 2022 by Ken Gagne
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Welcome to Poly Retro Assembly Cast Chicken Missile Drop Grue Museum, the annual
“megapodcast” from KansasFest, hosted again via Zoom.

Participants:

 * Charles Mangin (Chicken Missile)
 * Carrington Vanston (Retro Computing Roundtable & Eaten by a Grue)
 * Chris Torrence (Assembly Lines)
 * Joe Strosnider (Joe’s Computer Museum)
 * John Leake (RetroMacCast)
 * Kate the Cat (Chicken Missile & RetroMetal)
 * Ken Gagne (Polygamer & Transporter Lock)
 * Kay Savetz (ANTIC & Eaten by a Grue)
 * Mark Pilgrim (Chicken Missile)
 * Michael Mulhern (Retro Computing Roundtable)
 * Paul Hagstrom (Retro Computing Roundtable & Chicken Missile)
 * Quinn Dunki (Retro Computing Roundtable)

The original video edition was livestreamed to YouTube:



A longer audio edition is available from the Chicken Missile podcast.


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OPEN APPLE #79 (JULY 2020): KANSASFEST 2020 MEGAPODCAST

Posted on Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020 by Ken Gagne
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Welcome to Retro Open Poly Roundtable Chicken Missile Lines Drop Museum
Gruecast, the annual “megapodcast” from KansasFest, this time conducted
virtually via Zoom. Scroll past the links for Open Apple‘s audio edition, or
enjoy the video edition courtesy Chris Torrence’s Assembly Lines podcast:



Participants:

 * Quinn Dunki (Blondihacks, Open Apple, Retrocomputing Roundtable)
 * Earl Evans (Retrocomputing Roundtable, Next Without For, Retrobits)
 * Ken Gagne (Polygamer, Transporter Lock)
 * Paul Hagstrom (Retrocomputing Roundtable, Drop III Inches)
 * John Leake (RetroMacCast)
 * Charles Mangin (How II)
 * Rob McMullen (Player/Missile)
 * Blake Patterson (Retrocomputing Roundtable)
 * Kay Savetz (ANTIC: The Atari 8-Bit Podcast, Eaten By A Grue)
 * Kate Szkotnicki (RetroMetal: Old Games on Old Machines)
 * Carrington Vanston (Retrocomputing Roundtable, Eaten By A Grue)

Game-related links:

 * KansasFest
 * KansasFest (YouTube channel)
 * National Dairy Council Grab A Byte
 * Ancient Tarot
 * Canadian Tire Complimentary Cassette
 * The Missing Ring
 * Softline Mar/Apr 1984
 * Magic Knight Rayearth
 * Gertrude’s Secrets
 * Conan: Hall of Volta
 * Apple Cider Spider
 * Firebug
 * Old Timers: MUSE Software (KansasFest 1992)
 * Three Mile Island
 * Senseless Violence 1 and 2


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OPEN APPLE #78 (SEPTEMBER 2018) – RETRO ANTIC ASSEMBLY CHICKEN MISSILE TALKS OUR
WAY OUT OF IT

Posted on Sep 11, 2018Feb 8, 2022 by Quinn Dunki
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This month on Open Apple, we bring you the traditional big group podcast that we
record every year at KansasFest. Tune in for a casual chat with your favorite
retro podcasters, and get a behind-the-scenes peek at what makes KansasFest
special. This year we managed to twist the following arms into joining us:

 * Quinn Dunki – Open Apple
 * Carrington Vanston – Retrocomputing Roundtable, Eaten By A Grue
 * Paul Hagstrom – Retrocomputing Roundtable, Drop III Inches
 * Ken Gagne – Retrocomputing Roundtable, Polygamer, Transporter Lock
 * Charles Mangin – How II
 * Steve Weyrich – Retrocomputing Roundtable
 * Kevin Savetz – ANTIC, Eaten By A Grue, Tech Enthusiast Hour
 * Chris Torrence – Assembly Lines
 * Jason Scott – Jason Scott Talks His Way Out Of It

You’ll have to excuse the strained voices and general discombobulation, as we
generally record this sometime in the middle of the night on what-feels-like day
400 of KFest, in a dank basement chapel. It’s way more fun than I just made it
sound. You should come to the next KansasFest!


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Vanston, Charles Mangin, Chris Torrence, Drop /// Inches, Eaten By A Grue, How
II, Jason Scott Talks His Way Out Of It, Ken Gagne, Kevin Savetz, Paul Hagstrom,
Polygamer, Retro Computing Roundtable, Steve Weyhrich, Tech Enthusiast Hour,
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OPEN APPLE #77 (MARCH 2018) – KEVIN SAVETZ & CARRINGTON VANSTON, EATEN BY A GRUE

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This month on Open Apple, we sit down with Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
of the Eaten By A Grue podcast. Eaten By A Grue is a game-by-game style of
podcast where the intrepid hosts are playing every Infocom game. They both play
the game, then discuss it in detail, with and without spoilers. They discuss the
amount of cheating required, how mapping was done, the quality of writing and
puzzles, and so on. The show has a very nice structure wherein they discuss the
show with no spoilers to the halfway point, so that you can stop and go play it
yourself if you are so inclined. If not, you can keep listening and hear gory
details of all the puzzles.

Kevin talks about getting beasts into bed, and other reasons not to play these
games on real hardware. Meanwhile Carrington gets his feelies on and brags about
how he has so many original copies of Infocom games that he sits on them for
fun.

Meanwhile Mike and Quinn debate dubious silicon valley histories, wedge
computers, and competing with other 8-bits in BASIC. Tune in to hear us malign
our guests, misremember important names, and get super pedantic about connector
nomenclature for no conceivable reason. You won’t want to miss a moment of the
drama.

More information on everything discussed in this episode, after the jump.

Continue reading “Open Apple #77 (March 2018) – Kevin Savetz & Carrington
Vanston, Eaten By A Grue” →


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Posted in Episodes Tagged Adventure Game Rockstars, Antoine Vignau, Apple IIc,
Apple IIGS, Apple III, Apple-1, AppleWin, Atari, BASIC 10-liners, BBS
Documentary, Bill Martens, Carrington Vanston, CFFA3000, Chris Torrence, Chris
Zuhar, CRPG Book Project, David Schmenk, Eamon Adventures, Eamon Deluxe, Eamon
Remastered, Eaten By A Grue, FApple II, Harry McKracken, Infocom, Jason Scott,
John Brooks, KansasFest, Kevin Savetz, MOS Technology, Nestle, PLASMA, Rastan,
Rich Dreher, Roger Wagner, Silicon Valley, Steve Wozniak, WiModem 232, WOzFest



OPEN APPLE #76 (JANUARY 2018) – KEN GAGNE & ANDY MOLLOY, JUICED.GS, NUKES

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This month on Open Apple, we sit down with Ken Gagne and Andy Molloy of
Juiced.GS, the longest running continuously published Apple II magazine (that
you can still get in your mailbox to this day!). Juiced.GS is in its 23rd year,
which has to be a record for magazines of almost any type.

Ken and Andy talk about the bloodless coup of the magazine, the long history of
same, where things are headed, and why they hates trees.

Meanwhile, Quinn and Mike chat about FPGAs, nuclear weapons, and BBSes. What do
you do when you need a mathematically provably correct piece of hardware to
verify nuclear weapons compliance? Why, you grab your Apple II, of course! Duh!

Here’s a time sensitive news item that didn’t make it into the show- vote for
Nox Archaist and Lawless Legends for your favorite Ultima-inspired indie games
of 2017!

Stay tuned for a Tech segment where we follow up on last episode and go even
deeper on fast IIgs graphics. There’s always more to know about the intricacies
of squeezing performance out of this unique and beautiful machine.

More information on everything discussed in this episode, after the jump.

Continue reading “Open Apple #76 (January 2018) – Ken Gagne & Andy Molloy,
Juiced.GS, Nukes” →


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IIGS, Apple Time Warp podcast, Apple-1, Apple2GSBuildPipeline, BBS Scavenger
Hunt, Benj Edwards, Boo Atari, Brutal Deluxe, Call A.P.P.L.E., Carrington
Vanston, CFFA3000, DOS 4.4, Eaten By A Grue, emulation, ESP8266, FPGA, Gerard
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OPEN APPLE #75 (OCTOBER 2017) – SETH STERNBERGER, CLASS APPLES, GS GRAPHICS

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We’re baaaack! Sorry for the unscheduled hiatus folks, but your intrepid hosts
had some family matters to attend to. This month on Open Apple, we sit down with
Seth Steinberger of 8-bit Weapon. We talk about their new album Class Apples,
which was made entirely on an Apple II. Yes, every sound on the album is
generated by real Apple II hardware with no add-on cards. Apple IIs can make
good sound with the right software and in the hands of a talented musician.

After the amazement of Class Apples wears off, we get into Seth’s background
with Apple IIs, how he got interested in electronic music, how 8-bit Weapon came
to be, and where they’re headed next. We touch a little bit on his work as the
main artist on the upcoming RPG Lawless Legends, and Seth explains how much
better keyboards are as compared to proms. Furthermore, we all agree that the
primary value of the internet is to find pictures of Devo. Michelle wasn’t able
to be on the show, but you won’t want to miss the story of how she got to work
with Mark Mothersbaugh.

Mike and Quinn then get into augmented reality, alternative operating systems,
and of course Richard Garriot. Can’t have an Apple II show without mentioning
Richard Garriot. Stay tuned to hear about accelerator control, new magazines,
and making your own memory cards.

Lastly, Quinn goes deep on how to program fast graphics on the notoriously
“crippled” Apple IIgs. Yes, you can do big beautiful sprites at high frame
rates. Learn all about the deep dark secrets that the best games and demos used.

Help keep the Garage Giveaway running at KansasFest! Donate here to keep it a
thing. It’s one of the greatest services the Apple II community has, and we’re
going to lose it this year if we don’t get donations.

More information on everything discussed in this episode, after the jump.

Continue reading “Open Apple #75 (October 2017) – Seth Sternberger, Class
Apples, GS Graphics” →


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Apple IIGS graphics, Break Out, Call A.P.P.L.E., Carmen Sandiego, chiptune,
CiderPress, Class Apples, ComputeHer, Ewen Wannop, Garage Giveaway, HackFest,
Homebrew Club AR, IPO, Jeremy Rand, Juiced.GS, KansasFest, Merlin32, MIDI, Mr
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OPEN APPLE #74 (SEPTEMBER 2017) – MARK LEMMERT, NOX ARCHAIST KICKSTARTER, FAKE
QUINN, AND SOFTALK #5

Posted on Sep 19, 2017Feb 8, 2022 by Mike Maginnis
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This month on Open Apple, the part of Quinn Dunki is played by RCR Podcast
co-host Carrington “Fake Quinn” Vanston. A post-KansasFest Mark Lemmert of 6502
Workshop returns to the show to promote the new Nox Archaist Kickstarter. You
should contribute because it’s awesome to support those still developing for the
Apple II and not just because you get cool stuff when you do (though that’s a
thing that happens too!).

There’s lots of news to cover and Carrington has opinions on all of it. Only on
Open Apple can you hear him trash clones, accelerators, ProDOS, retro BBSes, and
a random assortment of other topics! Fun for the whole family! We also chat
about Apple II music and there’s general confusion about Australian Apple II
conferences (when is there not on Open Apple?)

eBay isn’t talked about (because we don’t talk about eBay) and we deconstruct
Softalk #5.

Continue reading “Open Apple #74 (September 2017) – Mark Lemmert, Nox Archaist
Kickstarter, Fake Quinn, and Softalk #5” →


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