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Paring Down

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Mike Maginnis

Is it ever possible to have too much Apple II gear?  Well, if shows like A&E’s Hoarders and Hoarding: Buried Alive on TLC are any indication, the answer is an obvious ‘yes’.  Any self-help guide or program designed to get you … Continue reading →

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Pictures from the KansasFest 2011 Exhibitor and Vendor Fair

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Mike Maginnis

Here are some pictures I took at the Exhibitor and Vendor fair this afternoon.  I have more KansasFest pictures to post, but PicasaWeb’s horrible, stupid interface is making me rage… Maybe later. My Picasaweb Album

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The (end of the) Return of the Tuesday Trivia Contest

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Mike Maginnis

Wow, not even a single guess on this one?  Ah well. Yes, the correct answer is Batman Returns (1992).  The room full of unplugged Apple IIe’s was featured as Oswald Cobblepot’s mayoral election campaign headquarters.

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The (short-lived) Return of the Tuesday Trivia Contest

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Mike Maginnis

So it’s time for another appearance of the Tuesday Trivia Contest.  I doubt this one will be too difficult, but you never know.  A correct guess wins you nothing tangible – just a “good job” and bragging rights amongst the … Continue reading →

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A Look at the Franklin ACE 2100

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Mike Maginnis

A complete set of ACE 2100 photos is available to browse through the My Picasa Albums link in the page header, above. Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but companies tend to take a dim view of it … Continue reading →

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Happy 31st Birthday, Apple III!

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Mike Maginnis

On this day in 1980, Apple introduced its newly designed-by-committee Apple III personal computer at the National Computer Conference in Anaheim, CA.  Later that day, the conference attendees were loaded into double-decker buses and taken over to Disneyland, which Apple … Continue reading →

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Keeping up with the Gagnes

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Mike Maginnis

If you’re an Apple II user in the 21st century, you know who Ken Gagne is.  Publisher, blogger, podcaster, KansasFester extraordinaire, there isn’t much that happens in the Apple II hobbyist community that Ken isn’t involved with on some level.  … Continue reading →

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Open Apple Podcast: Remembering Ryan Suenaga

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Mike Maginnis

Yesterday, Ken and I sat down and chatted for a bit about our friend and fellow Apple II user Ryan Suenaga, who passed away earlier this week.  You can listen to the podcast here, or grab it from iTunes.  As … Continue reading →

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Ryan

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Mike Maginnis

I was going to write an eloquent, thought-provoking entry on Ryan Suenaga but then I remembered I’m neither of those things.  So instead, here’s a couple of pictures of Ryan from KansasFest 2007.

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Installing the Apple IIe Card on a Macintosh Color Classic

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Mike Maginnis

I finally had some time this past week to play with the IIe Card.  What began as a simple install ended up stretching over several evenings as I struggled to get the card to boot a floppy disk (more on … Continue reading →

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