Here’s a fun set of videos that were captured from a 1984 Apple Kiosk Laser Disc. Designed to be used in a touch screen kiosk, the disc goes over the latest offerings from Apple Computer, including the Apple IIe, III Plus, Macintosh, Lisa 2/10 and the brand new, portable Apple IIc. Other items covered include [...]
The dates for next year’s “Summer Camp for Geeks”, KansasFest 2011 were announced today. The annual celebration of all things Apple II will once again take place at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. Make sure you mark off your calendar for July 19 – 24. No further details have been announced yet – hey, [...]
The pictures of the Apple Graphics Tablet next to an iPad, taken by Ken Gagne at KansasFest and intended as a tongue-in-cheek look at Apple’s design trends, have certainly been making the rounds. It’s a great photo essay and you should definitely take a look. I just wanted to take a moment to point out [...]
One of the problems with coming up with a trivia item for something like the Apple II is that it’s been out for more than 30 years. Quite possibly, everything that can be known about it, already is and by a lot of people. This makes finding interesting, obscure information a bit tricky to say [...]
Jason Scott’s latest epic documentary “Get Lamp” arrived in my mailbox this afternoon. Needless to say, life has been put on hold while I delve in. I’ll post a full review later this weekend. For now, I’m enjoying the return ride through the Great Underground Empire! Thanks again, Jason! Oh, and my coin? #0571. Not [...]
My photos from KansasFest 2010 are now available to view in my Picasa Web Album. The images are from Friday and Saturday. Also, my report on Friday’s activities at Rockhurst is up over at A2Central – you can read it here. I’ll try to do write ups for the rest of the convention over the [...]
I’m sure that the two of you who come here on a regular basis have by now decided that this blog is exclusively dedicated to the Apple III, so here’s a little reminder that I haven’t completely abandoned my Apple II roots. The upcoming issue of Juiced.GS will include my review of the new(ish) iDisk [...]