Open Apple #24 (Feb 2013): Jimmy Maher, book publishing, jOBS, and C64

This month on Open Apple, Mike and Ken chat with Jimmy Maher, the historian behind the renowned blog The Digital Antiquarian. A published author, Jimmy provides us with his perspective on the pros and cons of going with a publishing house over the recent trend in retrocomputing toward self-publishing. We gripe about the Steve Jobs film sacrificing historical accuracy for mass appeal and recommend some alternative movies that get it right. We’re still loving iOS as a platform for classic gaming ports, from the adventure game Transylvania to the recently released Lode Runner Classic. Speaking of platforms, which is better: the Apple II or the Commodore 64? The answer may not be as obvious as you think! Finally, we offer a cautionary tale to vintage computer collectors whose inventory may be at the mercy of an avaricious landlord. Click past the jump for links mentioned in this episode. Introduction (0:00 – 13:45) * Open Apple #1, two years ago this month* No Quarter classic arcade game podcast* The 1Up barcade in Denver* 1Up purchases Twin Galaxies* Funspot‘s American Classic Arcade Museum* Going Cardboard* MIT Medical* PB403: Electronic Publishing at Emerson College* Visual 6502* Drift demo disk by Daniel Kruszyna, Antoine Vignau, Melissa Barron — and Wade Clarke! User Login (13:46 – 36:23) * Jimmy Maher’s The Digital Antiquarian* The Future Was Here, an Amiga book by Jimmy Maher* Jimmy’s posts about