''Juiced.GS'' is a print magazine/newsletter for
Apple II
The Apple II (stylized as ) is an 8-bit home computer and one of the world's first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products. It was designed primarily by Steve Wozniak; Jerry Manock developed the design of Apple II's foam-m ...
computer users. Although the name implies a focus on the
Apple
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, its coverage encompasses all Apple II systems. It is the longest-running Apple II publication and, since 1999, the only Apple II publication still in print .
The 20-page magazine/newsletter (with the occasional 24- or 28-page special edition) is published quarterly and is mailed to subscribers around the world. Each issue covers the latest Apple II news including new products and event coverage. There are also frequent product reviews, how-to articles, and technical articles covering programming and even hardware design. Each year's third issue features a cover photo of the staff, taken at
KansasFest
KansasFest (also known as KFest) is an annual event for Apple II computer enthusiasts. Held every July at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, KansasFest typically lasts five days and features presentations from Apple II experts and pi ...
, and includes extensive coverage of the premiere annual Apple II event.
The publication is available as subscription-only, delivered to subscribers via postal mail, though free sample issues are available on the magazine's web site. ''Juiced.GS'' subscriptions are annual, currently costing US $20 per calendar year in the United States, $25 in Canada and Mexico and $28 elsewhere in the world. Its 25th annual volume is being published in 2020.
The ''Juiced.GS'' domain name could be considered a
domain hack
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.
History
''Juiced.GS'' was founded in 1996 by Max Jones, a senior newspaper editor and devout Apple II enthusiast. What mainly sparked the idea and incentive for creating ''Juiced.GS'' was the (then) recent demise of one of the few remaining Apple II printed publications at the time, ''GS+ Magazine'', and he wanted to fill the void. He knew that the Apple was a very capable machine, and wanted to push its limits by publishing a professional grade publication with it. The name "''Juiced.GS''" is derived from one of Max's friends, who upon seeing Max and knowing of his decked out Apple system, loaded with
peripherals
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, exclaimed "There's the guy with the juiced GS!"
In 2002, Syndicomm, the founding company of Apple II online resourc
A2Central, took over the publication while retaining the original staff of writers. Max Jones became (and remains as)
editor emeritus
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, while Ryan Suenaga became editor. In 2006, Suenaga moved on to other endeavors, promoting then-associate editor Ken Gagne to the position of editor-in-chief, beginning with ''Juiced.GSs 11th annual volume. At KansasFest 2007, Gagne and Shepherd jointly announced that Gagne would take over publishing duties as well, effective immediately. ''Juiced.GS'' is now published by Gamebits, a sole proprietorship of Gagne's.
See also
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List of publications and periodicals devoted to the Apple II
The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer. It is one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products. Introduced in 1977, it was the first consumer product sold by Apple Computer and the first model in the Apple II series. It ...
References
External links
* {{official website, https://juiced.gs
Computer magazines published in the United States
Quarterly magazines published in the United States
Apple II periodicals
Magazines established in 1996
Magazines published in Massachusetts