Welcome to the inaugural episode of Open Apple, the Apple II community’s first co-hosted podcast. In this show, hosts Mike Maginnis and Ken Gagne reflect on their Apple II history before welcoming guest Andy Molloy. Segments include “II News”, a roundup of the latest events in the Apple II community, such as a CompactFlash adapter for the Apple IIc, the downsizing of the Apple II’s Usenet newsgroups, public appearances by Bill Budge, Bob Bishop, and Steve Wozniak, and a classic game now available for iOS; “Apple Pickings”, a review of Apple II software, hardware, and accessories on eBay and Craigslist; and the audio trivia challenge “Name the Game”.Links mentioned in this episode:Introduction (Trekcast, a Star Trek podcastOpen-Apple newsletter reclassified under Creative CommonsDan McLaughlin’s Appleslices blogII News (Robert Justice’s Apple IIc Smartport Compact Flash AdapterRFD: Apple II Usenet downsizingBill Budge to receive AIAS Pioneer AwardBob Bishop to keynote KansasFest 2011Computer History MuseumDigiBarn Computer MuseumAppleTrek for iOSRetrochallenge 2011 Winter WarmupApple Pickings (Raster BlasterMicrosoft AdventureApple IIGS College shirtName the Game (Major Nelson’s Xbox podcastAmerican Classic Arcade MuseumPinball Wizard Arcade My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-2f4845b15f66c7fa3def068a19310f17}The post Show #1 (Feb 2011): Welcome to Open Apple first appeared on Open Apple.