Ken, Em & Quinn reunite to discuss KansasFest & INIT HELLO, ImageWriter printers, Steve Jobs movies, web-based Apple II emulation, and games we regret buying.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Intro (00:00 – 11:45) Retro Computing Roundtable podcast * Open Apple* #81: Remembering Tony Diaz * Pictures of people scanning QR codes * a2.click URL shortener

II News (11:46 – 1:02:43) KansasFest 2025 goes virtual * Laine Nooney at INIT HELLO * The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal * Steve Jobs movies * Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs * Chronologically Gaming * MobyGames * Glider * Apple2TS * Apple II RPG Development Tools (KansasFest 2024 presentation by Megan Lemmert) * Ivan Drucker’s emulator reviews for Juiced.GS * Plangman on Steam, Itch.io & IndieSider* * Building an Apple II Newsroom (via Hackaday) * Rock-a-Fire Explosion LP released for Record Store Day

Apple Pickings (1:02:44 – 1:19:28) Lot of 30 vintage copied game floppy disks * Retro Game Club* * Blondihacks

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