Re: An Apple //e, an iPad, and Jed

[James Littlejohn <narguthru@yahoo.com>]

On May 13, 4:27 pm, Ken Gagne <kga...@gamebits.net> wrote:
> Macintosh software development company Panic recently wanted to load a
> BASIC program onto their Apple IIe, but the source code was provided
> to them as a sound file generated by an Apple II cassette tape deck.
> To load it back into their IIe, they played the file on their iPad:
>
> http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/05/an-apple-e-an-ipad-and-jed/
>
> Although there's nothing technically impressive about this hardware
> collaboration, but it's still very cool. Kudos to Panic for
> acknowledging their roots and pleasing the fans by inventing the
> "JediPad".
>
> For anyone who's not seen the "Jed's Beautiful Ground" music video
> before, I've posted it to my blog:
>
> http://www.apl2bits.net/2010/05/13/jeds-beautiful-ipad/
>
> -Ken

This just goes to prove that there is not a piece of new equipment
made yet that is not a great Apple II peripheral.