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Tuesday Trivia winner

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Mike Maginnis

As I had hoped, last week’s Tuesday Trivia was much easier than the previous two and generated more responses.  Of the 10 entries, 8 were correct: the Apple /// in the screenshot appeared almost every week in the 80′s TV … Continue reading →

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Thing a Week #3… and #4 and #5

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Mike Maginnis

Obviously, things have been quiet around 6502 Lane lately and for good reason.  Thing a Week #3 was delayed while I was at KansasFest, and then again while my wife and I moved into a new place across town.  But … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Trivia: Not so dead after all

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Mike Maginnis

“What’s this!” you say.  “Another Tuesday Trivia contest?  Too soon, man!”  Yes, it’s here and nothing can stop it now.  No one won last time and I only had two people even make guesses, so I’m hopeful this round will … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Trivia Contest Results

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Mike Maginnis

For this installment of the Tuesday Trivia Contest only two people responded, neither correct.  Based on the number of hits to the blog and the post announcing the contest (a grand total of 5 over the week), I’ll make the … Continue reading →

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Apple III on South Park

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Mike Maginnis

Did anyone else catch the Apple /// on this week’s episode of South Park?

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Unboxing Apple /// Pascal

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Mike Maginnis

I recently acquired a still-factory sealed copy of Apple /// Pascal and thought it might be fun to do an unboxing and maybe record the process.  Unfortunately, the video didn’t turn out; somewhere in the transfer process between the camera … Continue reading →

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RetroChallenge Update

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Mike Maginnis

A week or so ago, I signed up for the Winter RetroChallenge Warmup in the hopes that setting a goal by participating would spur me into action, and it has… Sort of.  I picked “an Apple III programming project” for … Continue reading →

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The End of an Era

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Mike Maginnis

To most people working in publishing today, the name Quark is synonymous with the publishing process itself. The Denver-based company’s flagship product, QuarkXPress, set the standard for DTP and anyone looking for a job in the industry had to have … 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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Apple III: RND(x)

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Mike Maginnis

A couple of quick Apple III items. Bill Budge Honored Did you know famous Apple II programmer Bill Budge (Raster Blaster, Pinball Construction Set) worked on the Apple III graphics driver?  Well, if you read the online edition of Wired … Continue reading →

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