The Mothership site has made available for download a huge 204-Page 1983 Apple Lisa Marketing Binder! Painstakingly scanned and donated by Charles Eicher, this information was compiled from various technical and marketing departments and is an absolutely historic document and a wealth of information! It can be found online at The Mothership in the Lisa Information section.
http://www.macmothership.com>Lisa Stuff>Information

A brief article by Tom Thompson from the Byte Magazine archives which originally appeared in the August 1995 issue. It Begins:

"At Boston MacWorld Expo this August, Apple is expected to introduce a new line of Power Macs ranging from a high-end system for multimedia authors to inexpensive models."

Read more:
Apple's Multimedia Macs

Vancouver, BC - Andy Hertzfeld's book, "Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made" is being recorded as a freely downloadable audio book. Lifelong Macintosh enthusiast Derek Warren is announcing that the first set of stories have been produced, with new stories to follow every week.

"I've always had a penchant for preserving computer history," Warren explains. "Andy's chronicles are a wonderful example of what happens when the culture surrounding any given technology is preserved and retold, rather than thrown away."

The project originated from Warren's desire to have the stories in audio book format. On early attempts, he says, "I tried using the Mac OS speech synthesizer to read them to me, but that drove me crazy." He jokes that listening to recordings of one's own voice is nearly as painful.

Warren credits Hertzfeld's use of the Creative Commons licenses for enabling him to start the project right away without any legal red tape. Knowing what his rights were, he was able to immediately start rehearsing and recording. Warren still sought Hertzfeld's blessing for the project despite the open licensing terms.

Macintosh Folklore Radio can found at http://folklore.trideja.com/ along with RSS feeds for syndication and links subscribing via iTunes. The show can also be accessed via the iTunes Music Store's podcast directory at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=154536992.

A brief introduction to the series can be downloaded from http://folklore.trideja.com/audio/macintosh-folklore-intro.mp3.

Submitted by: Derek Warren, 5/25/06

This video asks, "What websites work with a browser from 1994 and a computer from 1990?" Watch the video to find out!

Macintosh SE Online: Surfing with MacWeb

To compliment today's addition of a 1985 SwyftCard Ad featuring Jef Raskin and Steve Wozniak to The Mothership Advertising and Brochure Gallery, we bring you these links to more information about this innovative product. The first is a photo gallery, the second, an article on the Canon Cat, which includes a section describing the Swyftcard.

SwyftCard for the Apple II at the DigiBarn Computer Museum

Canon's Cat Computer: The Real Macintosh by David T. Craig

Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The May 23 - 31 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "The US Festival, Jobs' Failed Coup, TAM, Pirates".

May 23 - 31: The US Festival, Jobs' Failed Coup, TAM, Pirates

This article at Folklore.org by Andy Hertzfeld attempts to answer the not so straightforward question, "Who really is the Father of the Macintosh?" It begins:
"In the early days of the personal computer industry, breakthrough products could still be created single-handedly, or by very small teams. Steve Wozniak is indisputably the father of the Apple II, having designed the entire digital board himself as well as writing all of the system software, including a BASIC interpreter, most of it before Apple was even incorporated. But even Woz required help from Rod Holt for the analog electronics (the Apple II's switching power supply was almost as innovative as the digital board) and Steve Jobs and Jerry Manock for the industrial design (ditto for the plastic case)."

Read more:
The Father Of The Macintosh

When you think of the word "abandonware," what comes to mind?
Pirated software? Illegal software? Web sites with illegal downloads?
Here's a site that turns all that on its head: Dan's 20th Century
Abandonware.
This is a site that actually offers legal downloads of software demos,
trial software, and even the Webmaster's personally written software. All 100% legal to download, use, and even share with others.
But that is only a fraction of what this site has to offer. It also features a vast screen shot gallery of vintage legacy Macintosh and other platform titles along with descriptions in a visual museum format.
This site is also one of the few on the Internet where you can get legal copies of classic legacy Macintosh software in its original format as digital disk images. Not for download, this site abides by copyright laws and only offers these classic titles to users who are currently, or at one time was, a legally licensed user of these titles. You must provide confirmation of your licensed status before qualifying to receive them. And then, these titles are not available for download from the Internet. They are sent personally to the legal recipient so as not to violate any copyright laws.
This is where Dan's 20th Century Abandonware sets itself apart from illegal download sites and gives the term "abandonware" it's true, legal definition: software that is years old, no longer sold through normal retail channels, and has had all support for it "abandoned." You will note this term has nothing to do with copyright violations; that is left to people to choose whether or not to break the law. Dan chooses not to.
If you are a classic Mac user, and you have one or more legal legacy software titles whose media has become corrupt, stolen, or lost, this is a place you can be legally reunited with your favorite classics.
Do you have old Macintosh files that you need information from and don't have the original program to retrieve it? Dan's 20th Century Abandonware can either provide you with the necessary software to read them, provided you are, or once were, a legally licensed user of the program, or you can send your files to this site and have them converted to a more "modern" format. This site asks a fair rate to provide these hard-to-find services and respects your privacy.
Even if you don't need software from this site, it is worth the visit to look at a part of Macintosh computing history many have never seen. If you have a moment, stop by Dan's 20th Century Abandonware and take
a nostalgic ride down memory lane.

Dan's 20th Century Abandonware

Submitted by:
Dan Rose
Webmaster and Legacy Software Collector
Dan's 20th Century Abandonware

This article by Steve Wozniak from the dark days of 1996 originally appeared in Newsweek Magazine. Subtitled "A founder laments a legendary company's decline", it is a reminder of just how bad things were, and of just how far Apple has come!

Read the full article at Woz.org:
How We Failed Apple

An Apple IIe information page found at the University of Denver site.

Contents
• Introduction
• Setting Up and Getting Started
• Using the Monitor
• Machine Language Programming
• Programming Exercises
• Hardware Considerations
• The USR Function
• References

Read More:
The Apple IIe

Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The May 16 - 22 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Apple III & AppleLink introduced, iPod Division Created".

May 16 - 22: Apple III & AppleLink introduced, iPod Division Created

We found this online petition at petitiononline.com (Where else!) from the days of the pre-release beta of Mac OS X.

It reads like this:

To: Apple Computer Inc.
In a current pre-release beta of Mac OS X, Apple mysteriously removed the beloved Clarus the Dogcow from not only the Printer setup/page options, but the entire system. I have been so distraught by this move that I am organizing a movement to bring back our beloved Clarus. It is my personal mission to see to it that Clarus gets put back in the System where she belongs. Apple values it's customers input and it is my hope that the resounding cries of Moof! from the public will be heard. Please fill out the small petition below to show your support and love of dogcattle everywhere.
(Dogcow and Clarus are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc.)

Sincerely,
The Undersigned

Now this is something worth a look. A yummy little nugget of history.
See it for yourself:
Save Our Dogcow Petition

A review by Tom Thompson from the Byte magazine archives, originally published in August 1994. It begins:
"When Apple introduced its Macintosh notebook computers, the PowerBooks, in 1991, it set new standards for what such portable systems should do. The design was termed "all-in-one'' because these Macs were literally self-contained desktop systems. For example, they had a high-density floppy drive that could read and write PC disks, built-in networking hardware and software, and a slot for an optional internal modem. However, for the past few years, most of the improvements to the design have been incremental, such as faster 68030 processors, an external video port, and color displays. The all-in-one design was becoming long in the tooth."

Read More:
Apple Redefines the Notebook

If you'll be in the Northeast US this weekend, stop by and say hello! The Mothership crew will be at the third annual Vintage Computer Festival East. It's a one-day event this Saturday, May 13, from 9:30 AM until 6 PM at the InfoAge Learning Center in Wall Township, New Jersey. We'll be exhibiting some great vintage Apple computers from The Mothership collection, including a Lisa 2/5, a Lisa 2/10, an early 1984 Mac 128k in the original box and packaging, a Mac Portable, a loaded Apple III, an early Apple II+, and more! They will all be up and running for a hands-on experience. We will also be showing historic video of Apple marketing materials and giving away some Mothership t-shirts. Hope to see you there!

For more information:
Vintage Computer Festival East 3.0

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

The fantastic 8-bit Apple II emulator for Mac OS X, Virtual ][ has been updated to version 5.2.

New in this release:
• Improved the bundled A2V2 disk-exchange program: it is now also able to transfer "copy-protected" disk images from an Apple II to the Macintosh.
• The Z80 card was not detected on an Intel Mac, and hence didn't work. This has been fixed.
• Fixed an issue with license key validation when Japanese is the system default language.
• Fixed an issue with keyboard emulation: open apple + esc is now correctly forwarded to the Apple //e.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a ProDOS shared folder to report an I/O error when updating file metadata (like the binary load address).
• On the Apple ][ and ][+, the "Show 80 Column Video" menu sometimes failed to update the screen. This has been fixed.

Virtual ][

Articles authored by Jef Raskin and posted by Matt Mora entitled, "Recollections of the Macintosh project" and "More historical facts". Matt begins: "These are two articles I have received via email or on a newsgroup (I don't recall) From Jef Raskin on the history of the Macintosh. I can not find a copy of Bruce Horn's original email. When I do I will post it here. I'm only posting these so the history won't get lost. Jef Raskin said in his email that it was Ok to publish this as long as it was free and his copyright remained."

Articles from Jef Raskin

This page at Applefritter.com describes creating a digital picture frame the vintage Apple way! Also check out the link to the Duo Digital Frame.

"After seeing projects like the Duo Digital Frame and others online, I thought I'd try my hand at it. Instead of hunting down a Duo or Powerbook 100 for a 4x6'' frame, I decided to go for an 8x10'' size (or 800x600 resolution) to display my travel photos. I have, or had, a PowerBook 3400c that had been surplussed from work due to a dead CD ROM drive, the replacement cost of which is about the same as buying another used 3400."

PowerBook 3400 Pictureframe
Duo Digital Frame

The April, 2006 issue of the A2 News and Notes Newsletter for Apple II fans has been posted by Howard Katz!
This issue:
* Happy 30th!
* Storage in the Works
* Compact Shipping
* Replica Redux
* Apple II Testing
* Nearer to Camp Geek
* Software News
* Emulation News
* SignOff

A2 News and Notes

Joshua Coventry has shared his latest rare find with Vintage Apple News. It's an original 1983 Apple II plus jigsaw puzzle from the Apple Gift Catalog. You can see it pictured in the catalog in Gallery Two in The Mothership Advertising and Brochure Gallery. He's looking for more information, so maybe some of our readers can help him out!

Apple II Plus Jigsaw Puzzle

Another look back at 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!