A quarterly Apple II magazine
News and announcements for Juiced.GS.
This issue features coverage of the inaugural INIT HELLO and the virtual KansasFest;
behind the scenes of Oware and tiny hgr8;
a solution for the Apple Plotter 410‘s failing parts;
and much, much more!
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In 1996, Max Jones launched the first issue of Juiced.GS, a quarterly magazine about the Apple II computer.
In 2025, that magazine is still in publication, currently in its thirtieth year.
“To see this magazine not only alive, but growing every year — I’m as astonished and appreciative as anyone,” said current editor and publisher Ken Gagne. “We couldn’t’ve gotten here without three decades of support from so many people: previous editors and publishers Max Jones, Eric Shepherd, and Ryan Suenaga; over a hundred writers and artists; and countless subscribers.”
Given so much enthusiasm for Juiced.GS, it should come as no surprise that the magazine will continue publishing in 2026, when it launches its 31st volume. Subscriptions will cost the same as 2025: US$21 for USA customers, $26 for those in Canada, and $30 everywhere else. Current subscribers can confirm they’ll automatically renew for the new year. New customers can subscribe today to receive all of 2025’s issues to date, or they can opt to start their subscription in March 2026.
Announcing a new volume of Juiced.GS is a KansasFest tradition — as is the Ryan Suenaga Memorial Krispy Kreme Night fundraiser. Since this year’s KansasFest is virtual, Juiced.GS is filling these gap with two promotions:
KansasFest 2025 kicked off with a rare treat: an airing of Mike Westerfield’s keynote speech from 1998. Then just 43 years old, Westerfield, the founder of Byte Works, recounted his introduction to the Apple II and how he proceeded to create programming tools and utilities, some of which were published by Apple Computer Inc. and which are now sold by Juiced.GS.
“Hearing Mike’s speech from 1998 really brought me back,” said Gagne, who attended his first KansasFest that year. “And it reminded me just how many giants’ shoulders we stand on. Juiced.GS is grateful for this opportunity to honor their contributions to our community by continuing to cover the exciting developments of the current generation.”
* Does not apply to ebook editions or bundles of Sophistication & Simplicity, or software volumes that include PDFs.
This issue features behind-the-scenes looks at Shufflepuck Cafe and Nox Worldbuilder; a review of the A2Pico; an interview with the founders of INIT HELLO; a tutorial for using RetroAchievements; a look back at the Academic Courseware Exchange; and much, much more!
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APRIL 1, 2025 — LEOMINSTER, MA — Juiced.GS, the longest-running print publication dedicated to the Apple II, has announced the closure of JuicedFest, the longest-running conference dedicated to the longest-running print publication dedicated to the Apple II.
“For thirty years, we’ve been hosting the best, most inclusive Apple II convention there is,” said Ken Gagne, publisher of Juiced.GS. “But despite a consistently excellent keynote speaker, a robust vendor fair, and free pizza, we’ve never achieved the critical mass necessary to make the event sustainable.”
Just as the Apple II financially supported the early years of the Macintosh, the print and software divisions of Juiced.GS were intended to offset early losses of its potentially lucrative events department. But plans to expand into EuroJuiced, TokyoJuiced, and Juiced Down Under never coalesced, leaving only the flagship convention in the United States.
“In the latest issue of Juiced.GS, I expressed my concern that the Apple II community wasn’t big enough for two North American conferences,” said Eric Shepherd, former publisher of Juiced.GS. “And it’s definitely not big enough for three. Between KansasFest and the emergence of INIT HELLO, it’s time for JuicedFest to step aside.
“Honestly, I didn’t even know it was a thing,” added a confused Shepherd.
At its height, JuicedFest was known for its Applesoft programming competitions, DuelTris tournaments, and prizes that included lifetime subscriptions to Juiced.GS. But in recent years, attendance at JuicedFest had dropped as low as one, down from an all-time high of… also one.
In the process of dejectedly shuttering the event’s infrastructure, Gagne logged into email service provider Mailchimp and discovered a configuration error that had caused thirty years of invitations to have never been sent in the first place.
“… Well, shoot,” Gagne was heard to say.
This issue features an exploration of all that’s happened with the Eamon adventure system in the past decade; a review of the Xdrive mass-storage device; the history of Apple II software developer Yaakov Kirschen; a look at copy-protection dongles for the Apple II; and much, much more!
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