Drop III Inches

Paul Hagstrom & Mike Maginnis
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Drop III Inches Podcast

Drop /// Inches is a podcast devoted to Apple's other 8-bit computer, the Apple ///. We cover the history, the people, hardware, software, literature, usage, tricks, repair, and even news.

  1. 31/08/2017

    Episode 19: May Wait No August

    As August 2017 draws to a close, here is an episode we recorded in May with a lead-in we recorded earlier in August. It’s been a busy summer. Topics include: Martin Haye’s Satan Mode disk, Reactive Micro’s universal power supply, Paul Rickards’ WiFi232, Big Mess o’ Wires’ Floppy Emu, John Morris’ Applesauce, Great Plains Hardisk … Continue reading Episode 19: May Wait No August →

    1h 10m

  2. 22/01/2017

    Episode 18: Don Burtis

    We’re back, with an episode that was three months in the making. Mike and Paul talk (in November 2016) about the state of things in our Apple /// worlds, and then speak at some length with Don Burtis (in December 2016), who designed (among many other things) the Microsoft SoftCard III. Don Burtis, who is probably most … Continue reading Episode 18: Don Burtis →

    1h 42m

  3. 09/08/2016

    Episode 17: PSUs, KPIs, RPS, and more!

    In this episode, Mike and Paul chat about various things that were newsworthy when the recording was made. Replacement power supplies, insights from the last Apple /// product manager, Apple ///-themed iPhone cases, drivers, Record Processing Services, and more. For those following along in real time, this episode was recorded a long time after the one that preceded … Continue reading Episode 17: PSUs, KPIs, RPS, and more! →

    1h 7m

  4. 07/03/2016

    Episode 16: Taylor Pohlman

    In this episode, we interview Taylor Pohlman, who joined Apple in 1979 and became the Apple /// Product Marketing Manager in 1981, managing the “Reintroduction” of the Apple ///. He is also well known for the series of columns in Softalk magazine (“The Third BASIC”) introducing concepts in Business BASIC programming. Later, he left Apple to found … Continue reading Episode 16: Taylor Pohlman →

    1h 37m

  5. 02/03/2016

    Episode 15: Baseball and Business BASIC

    Mike came across a reference to “The greatest baseball game never played”, a well-hyped simulated baseball game broadcast in July 1982, pitting National League and American League stars of diverse eras against each other in an ultimate fictitious game—simulated using a custom-written program on an Apple ///. The game was later pressed as an LP, and contains … Continue reading Episode 15: Baseball and Business BASIC →

    1h 60m

  6. 09/01/2016

    Episode 14: Daniel Kottke, Diving into SOS.DRIVER, Misc., and Etc.

    We begin 2016 discussing the “Driv3rs” python script with its author, Mike Whalen, some miscellaneous topics, and a phone interview with Daniel Kottke, from some years ago. Mike Whalen’s Driv3rs script will take an SOS.DRIVER file and extract information about all of the drivers contained within, and we talk about using the script, finding drivers, the format … Continue reading Episode 14: Daniel Kottke, Diving into SOS.DRIVER, Misc., and Etc. →

    1h 56m

  7. 31/10/2015

    Episode 13: Wendell Sander

    This month, Paul’s Apple /// has trouble connecting with the world outside, so he speculates on possibilities for WiFi connectivity, and Mike’s Apple /// has trouble connecting with any worlds at all. So, we turn our attention to literature, including the full Apple /// patent, a survey of Apple II users, an early interview with … Continue reading Episode 13: Wendell Sander →

    1h 42m

  8. 08/09/2015

    Episode 12: Martin Haye has created a M0N5T3R

    On this episode, we talk with Martin Haye about his experience writing an assembler/disassembler for the Apple /// as his HackFest entry at KansasFest 2015. Martin is an experienced Apple II programmer, who decided to spend KansasFest familiarizing himself with the Apple ///. After initial forays into SOS didn’t go well, and realizing that in … Continue reading Episode 12: Martin Haye has created a M0N5T3R →

    1h 21m
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Drop /// Inches is a podcast devoted to Apple's other 8-bit computer, the Apple ///. We cover the history, the people, hardware, software, literature, usage, tricks, repair, and even news.

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  • Creator
    Paul Hagstrom & Mike Maginnis
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2017
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Drop III Inches

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