Seattle, Washington — July 28, 2024 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has made the first three years of GS+ Magazine, and all seven years of disks, available for digital purchase.
GS+ was a bi-monthly magazine published from 1989-1995, and is a great resource for the Apple IIGS computer. Encompassing 37 issues and 800K disks, it has been licensed by A.P.P.L.E. from Steven W. Disbrow / EGO Systems, Inc. The 18 issues released as “Part 1” are completely remastered (not scans) and are in PDF format, while the 37 disk images come in a variety of formats. The remaining 19 issues (“Part 2“), are in production for remastering.
Read our main GS+ page to watch two funny videos from Steven “Diz” Disbrow and his mutant cats, along with an overview of GS+ and sample magazine covers.
“The Complete GS+: Part 1” includes the first three years of GS+. This collection, in PDF format, encompasses all 18 issues from their first three volumes – September-October 1989 to July-August 1992.
“The Complete GS+ Magazine Disk Library” is the complete library of all 37 GS+ Magazine 3.5″ Disks and includes several emulator-ready versions of each image: 2MG, PO ProDOS Order, DiskCopy 4.2.
“The Complete GS+: Part 2“ – currently in production – includes the last three years of GS+. All 19 PDF issues from their last three volumes – September-October 1992 to July-August 1995 – including the final v7 n1 (September-October 1995). The last issue includes the original editorial in addition to the one that was included with the printed magazine.