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Open Apple

Open Apple

By: Em Maginnis & Quinn Dunki
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  • Open Apple #89 (August 2025): INIT HELLO Megapodcast

    Open Apple #89 (August 2025): INIT HELLO Megapodcast
    Aug 16 2025

    Welcome to the first INIT HELLO Megapodcast! INIT HELLO is an Apple II conference that debuted in July 2025 at the System Source Computer Museum in Hunt Valley, Maryland. A week later, on August 2, six podcaster attendees gathered to reflect on their experiences at inaugural retrocomputing event.

    Participants:

    • Kate Szknotnicki (RetroMetal)
    • Paul Hagstrom (Retro Computing Roundtable)
    • Blake Patterson (The Byte Cellar)
    • Megan Lemmert (6502 Workshop & Retro RPG Roundtable)
    • Charles Mangin (Chicken Missile)
    • Ken Gagne (Open Apple & Transporter Lock)

    Thanks to Paul for editing this episode’s audio! The original video edition is embedded below.

    The post Open Apple #89 (August 2025): INIT HELLO Megapodcast first appeared on Open Apple.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Open Apple #88 (July 2025): KansasFest 2025 Megapodcast

    Open Apple #88 (July 2025): KansasFest 2025 Megapodcast
    Jul 25 2025

    Welcome to Ron’s Apple Transporter Roundtable, the annual “megapodcast” from KansasFest 2025.

    Participants:

    • Ken Gagne (Open Apple & Transporter Lock)
    • Ron McAdams (Ron’s Computer Videos & Retro Repair Roundtable)
    • Megan Lemmert (6502 Workshop & Retro RPG Roundtable)

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    • KansasFest
    • Mike Westerfield’s KansasFest 1998 keynote speech
    • INIT HELLO
    • Skull Island by 8-Bit Shack
    • From Apple to Zilog by Chuck Mauro
    • Dan Bricklin
    • Ryan Suenaga Scholarship Fund
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Open Apple #87: The 2025 Episode

    Open Apple #87: The 2025 Episode
    Apr 13 2025

    Ken, Em & Quinn reunite to discuss KansasFest & INIT HELLO, ImageWriter printers, Steve Jobs movies, web-based Apple II emulation, and games we regret buying.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    Intro (00:00 – 11:45)
    • Retro Computing Roundtable podcast
    • Open Apple #81: Remembering Tony Diaz
    • Pictures of people scanning QR codes
    • a2.click URL shortener
    II News (11:46 – 1:02:43)
    • KansasFest 2025 goes virtual
    • Laine Nooney at INIT HELLO
    • The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal
    • Steve Jobs movies
    • Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs
    • Chronologically Gaming
    • MobyGames
    • Glider
    • Apple2TS
    • Apple II RPG Development Tools (KansasFest 2024 presentation by Megan Lemmert)
    • Ivan Drucker’s emulator reviews for Juiced.GS
    • Plangman on Steam, Itch.io & IndieSider
    • Building an Apple II Newsroom (via Hackaday)
    • Rock-a-Fire Explosion LP released for Record Store Day
    Apple Pickings (1:02:44 – 1:19:28)
    • Lot of 30 vintage copied game floppy disks
    • Retro Game Club
    • Blondihacks
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    1 hr and 19 mins
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