Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The May 9 - 15 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Lisa Canceled, Exponential Closes, OS X Born"
May 9 - 15: Lisa Canceled, Exponential Closes, OS X Born
This Week in Apple History
May 09, 2008Apple Macintosh Commercial - Swap
May 07, 2008
Another YouTube find!
"How do you get what you're working on from the PC into the Macintosh?"
Apple Macintosh Commercial - Swap
"How do you get what you're working on from the PC into the Macintosh?"
Apple Macintosh Commercial - Swap
Steve Jobs Makes the 2008 TIME 100
May 06, 2008
Our Steve is number 89 on TIME's fifth annual list of the world's most influential people.
"Steve Jobs is great at playing the countercultural icon. He's a college dropout who once backpacked around India looking for spiritual enlightenment, and he takes only $1 a year in salary."
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The World's Most Influential People: Steve Jobs
See the entire list here:
TIME: The World's Most Influential People
Apple PowerMac G4 Commercial - Super Computer (Tanks)
May 05, 2008
Another YouTube find. "As for Pentium PC's...well, they're harmless!"
Apple PowerMac G4 Commercial - Super Computer (Tanks)
Apple PowerMac G4 Commercial - Super Computer (Tanks)
This Week in Apple History
May 01, 2008
Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The May 1 - 8 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Big Blue Becomes Cloner, The iMac is Born!"
May 1 - 8: Big Blue Becomes Cloner, The iMac is Born!
May 1 - 8: Big Blue Becomes Cloner, The iMac is Born!
Reality Distortion Field
April 30, 2008
An interesting page at that great Apple history resource, Folklore.org by Andy Hertzfeld. From 1983, it's subtitled, "Bud defines Steve's unique talent". The intro:
"I officially started on the Mac project on a Thursday afternoon, and Bud Tribble, my new manager and the only other software person on the project, was out of town. Bud was on leave of absence from an M.D.-Ph.D. program and he had to occasionally return to Seattle to keep up his standing in the program. "
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Reality Distortion Field
"I officially started on the Mac project on a Thursday afternoon, and Bud Tribble, my new manager and the only other software person on the project, was out of town. Bud was on leave of absence from an M.D.-Ph.D. program and he had to occasionally return to Seattle to keep up his standing in the program. "
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Reality Distortion Field
The Cube as Art!
April 28, 2008
Our friend Alfred has just posted video of his inspired transformation of a G4 Cube into a work of art! The poor little Cube finally reaches it's potential. We can't wait for part two!
Alfred's Intro:
"This is my initial acquisition of the custom base designed for my G4 Cube. The core of the machine has been remove to let the LED's, which are one step below a Class 1 laser, shine through. There will be a part 2 to this video, showing it in my home with additional footage and different display patterns of the LEDs. Enjoy!"
Lumonics G4 Cube: PT1 - Acquisition
Alfred's Intro:
"This is my initial acquisition of the custom base designed for my G4 Cube. The core of the machine has been remove to let the LED's, which are one step below a Class 1 laser, shine through. There will be a part 2 to this video, showing it in my home with additional footage and different display patterns of the LEDs. Enjoy!"
Lumonics G4 Cube: PT1 - Acquisition
This Week in Apple History
April 25, 2008
Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The April 25 - 30 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "HP Frees Woz, Lisa Discontinued, iTMS Launched."
April 25 - 30: HP Frees Woz, Lisa Discontinued, iTMS Launched
April 25 - 30: HP Frees Woz, Lisa Discontinued, iTMS Launched
iBook "iMac To Go" Commercial
April 23, 2008
This ad at YouTube calls the first iBook the "iMac to go". Others have called it "Barbie's toilet seat". You decide!
iBook "iMac To Go" Commercial
iBook "iMac To Go" Commercial
Turbocharge Your Mac
April 21, 2008
Today we return to the magical Wayback Machine at Archive.org to retreve another lost nugget. This 1997 article by John Rizzo, subtitled "Upgrading the CPU, RAM, and hard drive can keep your old Mac on track", is originally from Creative Mac.
It begins:
"Computer obsolescence may not be planned, but it is predictable. Although the processor speed, hard disk space, and amount of RAM in new machines double every 18 to 24 months, the latest software always begs for more. No matter how fast and roomy your Power Mac seemed when you bought it, tomorrow's (or even yesterday's) bloated operating system or application upgrade will render it old and slow.
Upgrading your Mac can extend its working life for years. In most Power Mac models and clones, you can replace the processor with a faster version that can double or triple the speed of the machine, bringing it up to par with today's fastest Power Macs. In earlier Power Macs and other models, adding a new processor is technically or economically prohibitive, but you can still add a big hard drive and more RAM to run the latest software. You can also add other hardware goodies to get your old Mac up to speed.
Upgrading a Mac is a lot like fixing a car. More parts are available for newer models, but older models need upgrading more urgently. Furthermore, money poured into an older model might be better spent buying a new one.
I spent some time under the hood of a Power Mac 7500, testing various upgrade solutions. I found that a lot of money can get you fabulous results, but even a hundred dollars or two can go a long way toward a more powerful Mac."
Read more:
Turbocharge Your Mac
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It begins:
"Computer obsolescence may not be planned, but it is predictable. Although the processor speed, hard disk space, and amount of RAM in new machines double every 18 to 24 months, the latest software always begs for more. No matter how fast and roomy your Power Mac seemed when you bought it, tomorrow's (or even yesterday's) bloated operating system or application upgrade will render it old and slow.
Upgrading your Mac can extend its working life for years. In most Power Mac models and clones, you can replace the processor with a faster version that can double or triple the speed of the machine, bringing it up to par with today's fastest Power Macs. In earlier Power Macs and other models, adding a new processor is technically or economically prohibitive, but you can still add a big hard drive and more RAM to run the latest software. You can also add other hardware goodies to get your old Mac up to speed.
Upgrading a Mac is a lot like fixing a car. More parts are available for newer models, but older models need upgrading more urgently. Furthermore, money poured into an older model might be better spent buying a new one.
I spent some time under the hood of a Power Mac 7500, testing various upgrade solutions. I found that a lot of money can get you fabulous results, but even a hundred dollars or two can go a long way toward a more powerful Mac."
Read more:
Turbocharge Your Mac
