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Juiced.GS in 2013, wall calendar, and digital back issues

2013 wall calendar

Juiced.GS invites readers to enjoy another year of the longest-running Apple II print publication, with subscriptions now being offered for the magazine’s 18th consecutive year.

“Every issue of Juiced.GS presents me as editor with a wonderful dilemma: choosing which stories will fit into our pages,” says Ken Gagne. “There is so much happening in the Apple II world, from hardware and software to media and events, that we’re never left with blank pages. The only way to cover it all is to continue publishing for another year.”

The 2013 volume’s four issues are available for $19 for United States subscribers, and $27 for international. New this year is a $24 price tier for subscribers in Canada and Mexico, as well as a “lifetime” subscription that creates a recurring, annual payment to Juiced.GS, automatically renewing your subscription for as long as Juiced.GS exists. (Lifetime subscriptions are an experimental feature that will be removed from the store in late September 2012.)

Juiced.GS 2013 calendarRetrocomputing enthusiasts who want more reasons to celebrate the new year can also order a 2013 wall calendar featuring photos and screenshots from the pages of Juiced.GS, many of them seen here in full color for the first time. Its 12 months also feature over a hundred dates of significance to Apple II users, including but not limited to Apple Computer Inc.’s founding to the discontinuation of the Apple IIe; the birthdays of Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Ryan Suenaga; the launch dates of podcasts Open Apple, 1 MHz, and RetroMacCast; and geek dates such as π Day, International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and the premiere of the new Star Trek movie. Calendars cost $15, which includes shipping.

Juiced.GS: The Early Years BundleFinally, for Juiced.GS readers who are as interested in the history of the machine as they are the future, the first 24 issues of Juiced.GS are back in print for the first time in over a decade. These six volumes are available in hardcopy and digital editions, as individual volumes ($16 shipped / $12 downloaded) or a bundle ($84 shipped within the USA / $99 shipped internationally / $64 downloaded).

Juiced.GS balances looking back at the legacy of the Apple II while covering and anticipating the next major milestone,” says Ken Gagne. “With products that span nearly two decades, Juiced.GS is perfectly positioned to continue serving the community for years to come.”

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A Drift in Juiced.GS

Drift demodisk

Once upon a time, Juiced.GS was complemented by an exhaustive library of 3.5″ floppy disks. With software releases and updates then a regular component of the Apple II scene, we offered subscribers a way to get these programs as a physical product. For readers whose Apple II computers weren’t connected to the nascent Internet, it was an excellent way to get their hands on the latest Apple II wares.

These disks, which were eventually collected into the Friends For Life CD, were always sold separately — with one exception. When readers received Volume 3, Issue 4 (December 1998), they found it came with a bonus: a free, limited version of GSoft BASIC, the new programming language from The Byte Works. This 3.5″ floppy was at the time an exclusive bonus to Juiced.GS subscribers and was an example of the collaborative opportunities available between our print publication and the Apple II community’s vendors and members.

In June 2012, Juiced.GS went way retro and did the unprecedented. Along with the magazine, subscribers to Volume 17, Issue 2 received a 5.25″ floppy disk with a copy of Drift, a demodisk originally released at the PixelJam demoparty in early 2012. A collaboration across three continents, Drift contains the music of Daniel Kruszyna and Wade Clarke, the code of Antoine Vignau, and the ASCII art of Melissa Barron. With the exception of Daniel, all have contributed articles to Juiced.GS — but Daniel made up for that oversight by sponsoring and coordinating this bonus, which Melissa Barron made even more invaluable with a limited-edition, hand-crafted, numbered floppy disk sleeve.

Drift demodisk
Real software calls for real hardware! Photo by Kay Savetz; used with permission.

This disk was distributed exclusively to subscribers of the first run of Juiced.GS‘s June issue; those who subscribe late or buy the issue as part of a back volume can instead find the disk image available online as a free download. For those who received the floppy: may it inspire you to explore your classic Apple II hardware with the latest, greatest software!

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Enjoy Juiced.GS Volume 17, Issue 2 (June 2012)

Volume 17, Issue 2 (June 2012)
Volume 17, Issue 2 (June 2012)
This issue features an interview with Dan Muse, former editor-in-chief of inCider/A+, as he reflects on the magazine’s evolution and legacy. Wade Clarke details his transition from writing text adventures for the Apple II in Eamon to using the modern interactive fiction language of Inform 7. Andy Molloy reviews Stephen Emond’s paperback book, Ultima: The Ultimate Collector’s Guide, while Peter Neubauer continues his Logo programming tutorial. All this, and much, much more!

 

Check out this issue’s index, as well as links to online resources for more related content.

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Bring your Apple II work

The Apple II is a quirky hobby, one that friends and family of its community don’t always “get”. But that’s okay with us — we wear our Apples on our sleeves, proudly displaying logos, computers, and magazines where others can ask us about our pastime.

Juiced.GS subscriber Ionfarmer recently went out of his way to draw attention to his retrocomputing — but not without impetus. “I work in an environment that has a long historical story in the semiconductor industry; as such, there are many who can discuss the way things used to be,” he writes. “My historical interest in technology allowed me to be a welcome addition to the environment.”

With that in mind, Ionfarmer decided to stream his company’s YouTube channel … to his Apple IIc. Such a trick is made possible with the vnIIc software for Windows and a serial connection to the Apple II. Going a bit meta, he shot a video of the video:

“The video being displayed is a graphic demonstration of an ion implanter beam implanting ions in a silicon wafer,” writes Ionfarmer. But note that, before his gets to the main attraction, he can’t help but toss in a gratuitous plug for Juiced.GS, with the March 2012 issue among his workplace reading material. How cool!

The video was well-received among his co-workers, too:

A few of the 1337 people in the office were intrigued right away, and as soon as one of the web developers saw it, my cube became a destination for the next couple of days.  My boss eventually saw it, but did not comment, and overall the visitors that realize that an Apple IIc is not supposed to stream YouTube want to know how I did it. Overall, the setup was well received, and resulted in the solidifying my AlphaGeek status.

Nicely done, sir! Kudos to you for keeping the Apple II (and Juiced.GS!) active in people’s thoughts.

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The 2013 calendar contest

At KansasFest 2009, we debuted a 2010 wall calendar featuring the best color photos from 14 years of Juiced.GS. At KansasFest 2012, we’ll again make available a calendar that will offer Apple II users monthly inspiration of their favorite personal computer — except this time, you get to decide what the calendar will look like!

We’ve chosen 40 photos that represent a diversity of Apple II hardware, software, personalities, and events, from which you’re invited to choose your favorite 12 for inclusion in the final calendar. The dozen photos with the most votes will be assigned a month and printed in glossy full-color, with the resulting calendars selling for $15 in person at KansasFest 2012 and $16 online afterward. Voting is not a commitment to purchase, so everyone is welcome to participate.

Let’s make 2013 a year to remember. The poll closes on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 11:59 PM EDT, so cast your vote today!

(If the poll does not appear below, you may cast your vote at Polldaddy.com)

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