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Enjoy Juiced.GS Volume 16, Issue 3 (September 2011)

Ken Gagne — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:51:23 +0000

The September issue of Juiced.GS is now available!
This issue features our annual KansasFest coverage; reviews of Mike Willegal's Brain Board and Vince Briel's A2MP3 card; a tutorial for getting started with the Apple IIGS; and some stunning news about KansasFest 2012.

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V16I3 (Sep 2011)

Ken Gagne — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:58:38 +0000

II the Max

SoundMeister
16-bit sound card for the Apple IIGS.

Sirius RAM
8 MB RAM card from 16Sector.

GS RAM
Vince Briel's 4 MB RAM card, currently out of stock.

Uthernet
An Ethernet card compatible with 8- and 16-bit Apple II computers.

System 6.0.1
Free, legal downloads of the Apple IIGS operating system.

DiskMaker
Convert disk image files to real disks using your IIGS.

DiskMaker 8
Convert disk image files to real disks using your enhanced Apple IIe, IIc, or IIc Plus.

MountIt
Antoine Vignau and Olivier Zardini's utility for mounting disk images directly within GS/OS.

GUPP
Nathan Mates' Grand Unified Patcher Program.

HFS Patch
Stabilize the Hierarchical File System translator (HFS FST) with this bug fix.

BeagleWrite GS
A GS/OS-based graphic word processor from Beagle Bros.

Games
A collection of games for the Apple IIGS.

ProSel 16
"The first, best, and most complete hard disk management system for the Apple IIGS" by Glen Bredon.

Diagnostic codes
Decipher your Apple IIGS's self-test results.

BRAM batteries
Replacement batteries for your battery RAM.

A2MP3

A2MP3
Vince Briel's hardware-based MP3 player for the Apple II.

80-column version
Michael Kent's modification to the open-source software for the A2MP3 card.

Brain Board

Brain Board
Mike Willegal's Apple-1 expansion card for the Apple II.

Wozanium Pack source code
Emulate the Brain Board!

Brain Board assembly
An hour-long video tutorial by Eric Rucker.

Brain Board demo
See the Brain Board in action.

Brain Board manual
Assembly and operations guide (PDF).

Wendell Sander
Apple-1 software recordings, ready for a music player like an iPod or iPhone.

DumplinGS

KansasFest
Annual Apple II convention in Kansas City, Missouri.

Guess who's coming to KansasFest?
John Romero! Photo by buzzpuzzle; use licensed under Creative Commons.

SheppyWare
Sweet16, SideClick, and Trasher, all by Eric Shepherd.

T40
Antoine Vignau's 40-column text-screen editor.

fortycolumns
Daniel Kruszyna's gallery of T40 art.

BASUG/Apple2000
Ewen Wannop's scans of the British Apple Systems User Group's publication.

Ronald G. Wayne
Apple co-founder and author of autobiography Adventures of an Apple Founder: Atari, Apple, Aerospace & Beyond.

Jason Scott's Kickstarter
A fundraising campaign to produce three documentaries, including one about the 6502.

Volume 16, Issue 3 (September 2011)

Ken Gagne — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:42:10 +0000

Page: 2
Type: My Home Page
Author: Ken Gagne
Headline: Mass Appeal
Sub-headline:
Synopsis: Juiced.GS printing in 2012, Peter Neubauer as advertising director, ISSN, and file transfer Concentrate

Page: 3-6
Type: II the Max
Author: Jeff Blakeney, Ken Gagne
Headline:
Sub-headline:
Synopsis: Getting started with the Apple IIGS

Page: 7-9
Type: Review
Author: Michael Kent
Headline: Music to your ears
Sub-headline: Briel Computers brings MP3 to the Apple II
Synopsis: Vince Briel's A2MP3 card

Page: 10-14
Type: Event coverage
Author: Ivan Drucker
Headline: The Year After We Make Contact
Sub-headline: Defying reason, KansasFest continues, grows
Synopsis: The highlights, divisions, and memories of KansasFest 2011.

Page: 15-17
Type: Review
Author: Peter Neubauer
Headline: Apple on the Brain
Sub-headline: Mike Willegal rethinks the Apple-1
Synopsis: The Brain Board expansion card is a viable alternative to an actual Apple-1 or Replica I

Page: 18-19
Type: DumplinGS
Author: Ken Gagne
Headline: Revisiting the Past
Sub-headline: New takes on old stories
Synopsis: KansasFest 2012 keynote speaker; Eric Shepherd's new software; Antoine Vignau's T40; Ewen Wannop's BASUG scans; Ron Wayne's autobiography; Jason Scott's Kickstarter

Page: 19
Type: Random Numbers
Author: Eric Shepherd
Headline: The Happy Hacker
Sub-headline:
Synopsis: Hacking the GS to create Trasher

Page: 20
Type: Advertisement
Author: KansasFest
Headline:
Sub-headline:
Synopsis: Guess who's coming to KansasFest 2012?

The power of creative association

Ken Gagne — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:12:18 +0000

The back page of the September issue featured a column about the power of creative association. Two recent books use that concept to scrutinize the question of where good ideas come from. The first, The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success, was released on Sep. 20 and examines how Steve Jobs conceives of and makes manifest the ideas that have made an innovative powerhouse of Apple Inc. An excerpt from that book makes apparent how this quality affected the Apple II:

While Wozniak was improving the internal circuitry and design of what would become the Apple II, Jobs concentrated on the case, which, in his opinion, had to appeal to non-hobbyists looking for a complete, ready-to-use computer. Otherwise it would not have the mass-market appeal that would be required to make the product, and the company, successful. Jobs envisioned the computer in the home, perhaps the kitchen, where the entire family would enjoy using it. Clearly the Apple II had to have a far more approachable look and feel than any computer existing at the time. It would have to be more like a kitchen appliance and less like something found in a hobbyist’s garage.

The other book, Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation, released today, does not address technology specifically but is nonetheless relevant to anyone with the potential for The Next Big Thing. This four-minute video summarizes the author's hypothesis:

The Apple II is the product of genius, and those who use it today exemplify creative computing and imaginative problem-solving. Though I've not yet had the opportunity to read either of these books, I suspect their messages will resonate with members of our community.

(Hat tip to Cory Doctorow)

The September 2010 issue in-depth

Ken Gagne — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:01:28 +0000

As announced earlier today, Juiced.GS Volume 15, Issue 3 (September 2010) has now shipped to all domestic and international subscribers and is available to all new subscribers as well.

As per Juiced.GS tradition, the cover story for our third issue of the year is KansasFest, the annual Apple II convention held in Kansas City, Missouri. Ken Gagne and Mike Maginnis provide a play-by-play report of the sessions and events from this perennial event. If you weren't able to attend, our coverage should give you an idea of the value this conference offers Apple II users.

At this year's KansasFest, Martin Haye won the programming contest. In this issue, he provides a brief look at how he crafted the winning entry, while HackFest judge Ivan Drucker gives official insight into what earned this submission first place.

Juiced.GS's five-part series on methods to transfer files from an Apple II to a more modern computer continues this issue as Tony Diaz and Ivan offer a thorough tutorial for setting up AppleShare networks. If you don't know or can't remember the difference between AppleTalk, LocalTalk, EtherTalk, and Netatalk, this article serves as a useful reference.

We also have reviews of Ewen Wannop's SAM2 email client for the IIGS and Jason Scott's Get Lamp text adventure documentary. Are these products worth your time or money? Read our critics' recommendations.

The My Home Page editorial, the DumplinGS news roundup, and the back-page column round out this issue.

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