Juiced.GS
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Juiced.GS is a print magazine/newsletter for Apple II computer users. Although the name implies a focus on the Apple IIgs, its coverage encompasses all Apple II systems. It stands as the only remaining Apple II publication still in print.
The 20-page hybrid magazine/newsletter (with the occasional 24-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. The publication is available as subscription-only, delivered to subscribers via postal mail, though sample issues are available on the magazine's web site.
Each summer, a special KansasFest edition is printed, with extensive coverage of the premiere annual Apple II event.
Juiced.GS subscriptions are annual, currently costing USD $18 per year in the United States and USD $26 elsewhere in the world.
The Juiced.GS domain name could be considered a domain hack.
[edit] 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 IIGS 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 IIGS system, loaded with peripherals, exclaimed "There's the guy with the juiced GS!" In 2002, Syndicomm, the founding company of Apple II online resource A2Central, took over the publication while retaining the original staff of writers. Max Jones became (and remains as) editor emeritus, while Ryan Suenaga became editor. In 2006, Suenaga moved on to other endeavors, leaving Ken Gagne to fill the position of editor-in-chief, beginning with Juiced.GS's 11th annual volume.
At KansasFest 2007, Gagne and Shepherd jointly announced that Gagne would take over publishing duties as well, effective immediately. It is now published by Gamebits, a sole proprietorship of Gagne's.
