Summary: This month on Open Apple, we sit down with Craig Peterson, who got involved with hardware and software development very early in the life of the Apple II. Craig integrated Apple II computers with a numerical control manufacturing system, producing G-code for the cutting machines in a factory. He was a pioneer in using the Apple II for what computers are actually good at- moving data around in an automated fashion and abstracting away sources of human error in a complex process.<br> Craig wrote technical articles for all the major Apple magazines, which led to him getting involved with Chinook. Craig wrote diagnostic and utility software for Chinook drives in the then exciting burgeoning new field of SCSI devices. Necessity is the mother of invention, and the need to precisely time SCSI drive interleavings prompted Craig to create a universal driver for the No Slot Clock.<br> <a href="http://kansasfest.org" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">KansasFest Early Registration</a> is now open! Sign up now, because attendance is limited to 100 this year.<br> Meanwhile, listen as Quinn confirms that French people are from France, Mike spots the only Apple III in a hundred mile radius, and another boring Apple I auction happens. There’s double-hires, there’s outgoing preservationists, and there are lots of Australians. So many Australians.<br> A new episode of Computer Show! A new episode of Computer Show! A new episode of Computer Show! A new episode of Computer Show! A new episode of Computer Show! A new episode of Computer Show!<br> More information on everything discussed in this episode, after the jump.<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://www.kansasfest.org" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">KansasFest early registration</a> – Sign up now before the price goes up!<br> * <a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2200119" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Floppy Emu B enclosure</a> – A <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/5251478676/permalink/10156026040878677/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">community effort</a>.<br> * <a href="http://bgr.com/2017/03/20/malware-first-computer-virus-apple-elk-cloner/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Elk Cloner turns 35</a> – The author would really like us all to forget it.<br> * <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2017/03/14/functioning-apple-1-auction-breker-may/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Apple I auction</a> – Yup, another one. Blah de blah.<br> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/5251478676/permalink/10155988717268677/?_fb_noscript=1" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Alien Downpour</a> – Michael Packard is now taking pre-orders. Get yours now!<br> * <a href="http://a2central.com/7499/gsplus-buckshot-ksynthed/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">GSPlus and more</a> – Dagen Brock has been releasing his projects.<br> * <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageApple/comments/5vjsow/found_internal_apple_memos_about_copy_protection/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Apple explores DRM</a> – The infamous copy protection memos that are in the news.<br> * <a href="http://www.6502workshop.com/2017/01/what-is-status-of-nox-archaist-and-what.html" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Nox Archaist updates</a> – The Ultima-like continues to make strong progress.<br> * <a href="http://ozkfest.net/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Oz KFest gets dates</a> – Sign up if your country has spiders that eat birds!<br> * <a href="http://www.brutaldeluxe.fr" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Brutal Deluxe to key...</a>
