Today, our friend Alfred DiBlasi does somethnig crazy in his latest video at YouTube.com, and finds out that attempting to boot an Apple Lisa without the mouse can have terrible consequences!
Alfred's Intro:
"You all wanted me to boot up that 23 year old Lisa system right? Well, I did."



Apple Lisa Boot - No Mouse

Another great video at YouTube.com from a truly unique personality, Alfred DiBlasi.
Alfred's Intro:
"While the Macintosh was still in "The First 100 Days" of launch mode, a new product in the Apple II family was announced -- the Apple IIc. Remember folks, the Apple II family 'paid the party' and created a positive revenue stream and profits while the Macintosh was getting established. Without the Apple IIe and Apple IIc sales, the Macintosh could not have happened. So, enjoy this segment from the April 1984 Apple IIc rollout conference at the Moscone Center in California."



Apple II Forever

A truly fantastic video at YouTube.com from our friend, the amazing Alfred DiBlasi.
Alfred's Intro:
"Steve Wozniak, the inventor of the personal computer, provides us with a tour of historical Apple II products. An absolutely classic video clip from my video collection. This was on my Apple IIc rollout VHS tape, from 1984.
Please visit www.woz.org for more information on the incredible Steve Wozniak. Also, make sure you check out his new book, "iWoz".
And don't forget to watch past the end credits. More to come! - Alfred

PS: This segment was posted with permission by Steve Wozniak."



Woz Presents the Apple Historical Museum

Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The January 25-31 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Mr. Spindler Goes To Cupertino, Pixar Disney Spat".

January 25-31: Mr. Spindler Goes To Cupertino, Pixar Disney Spat

Yet another great article by Tom Hormby, this time at The iPod Observer!
"Apple's experiences with cellular networks did not begin with the development of the iPhone. Apple licensed a proprietary WAN standard from France Telecom called BiBop for use in its early PowerBooks. A few years later, in 1995, the company licensed the Newton design to Motorola, which released the Motorola Marco, outfitted with a cellular modem for email and faxes. Unfortunately, both products fell flat. Maybe iPhone will come out differently."

Read the complete article here:
Before iPhone: Apple's Earlier Forays Into Cell Phones

Another great new article by Tom Hormby at Low End Mac.
"The Beatles have sued Apple three times in the past thirty years and have won twice. Ultimately, Apple had to pay almost $20 million for the right to use the Apple name to sell computers (even if they have music editing capabilities). A suit filed in 2004 granted Apple the right to use the Apple name, even though it was now active in the music industry, agreeing with Apple's arguement that only a "moron in a hurry" would mistake the Beatles for Apple."

Read the complete article here:
What's In a Name? Apple Corp vs. Apple Computer

Here's another gem from YouTube. It's an original Macintosh commercial - not the famous "1984", but very effective in it's own way.



"Apple Macintosh Computer" TV Commercial

Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The January 18-24 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "The Real 1984, Lemmings, Lisa, IIe, More".

January 18-24: The Real 1984, Lemmings, Lisa, IIe, More

From the YouTube.com intro:
"I recently attended a book event with Mr. Steve "Woz" Wozniak. Mr. Wozniak is credited with contributing greatly to the personal computer revolution of the 1970s. Wozniak co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs in 1976 and created the Apple I and Apple II computers in the mid-1970s. The Apple II became one of the best selling computer of the 1970s and early 1980s, and became a very popular personal computer. In this video, Mr. Wozniak talks about how he created the Apple II Computer."



Steve Wozniak Talking About the Creation of the Apple II

Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The January 11-17 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "The Woz Gets Married, '1984' Starts Showing".

January 11-17: The Woz Gets Married, '1984' Starts Showing

Today we return to the magical Wayback Machine at Archive.org to retrieve another lost nugget. This 1997 article by John Rizzo regarding the PowerBook 3400c is subtitled, "The world's fastest notebook is a PowerBook", and is originally from Creative Mac.
It begins:
"Everyone from billionaire Larry Ellison to the pretzel vendor in Union Square seems to have an opinion on how Apple should boost its fortunes. My two cents: Go back to basics.
Build a hot machine that everyone wants. Someone at Apple apparently agrees, because there is now such a machine--the PowerBook 3400c."

Read more:
Go, Apple, Go

The December, 2006 issue of the A2 News and Notes Newsletter for Apple II fans has been posted by Howard Katz!
This issue:
* Don't Try This At Home!
* Letting Your Fingers Walk
* Software Source
* Apple Internet
* Up For A Challenge?
* Software News
* SignOff

A2 News and Notes

Alfred DiBlasi is back, returning to "Storage Unit E-59", better known as...The Tomb! In today's addition from YouTube.com, Alfred digs up more treasure, and this time is equipped with the proper exterminating tools!



Tomb Raider, Part Deux!

A new article by the talented Tom Hormby at The Mac Observer. It begins:
"Apple has managed to survive and even thrive despite some very bad leaders, products and financial results over the years. The company has survived because of a few stellar products, alliances and business decisions. In my opinion, these are the top five that allowed Apple to survive the past thirty years. Without them, Apple would not exist as we know the company today."

Read More:
Apple's Top Five Business Decisions

Today we present a video by our friend, Alfred DiBlasi at YouTube.com. You may remember some of Alfred's video treasures we have featured in the past, but this time he unearths some actual treasure by diving into "Storage Unit E-59", better known as...The Tomb!



The Tomb!

Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The January 1-10 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "eWorld, Cloning Begins, Gil Puts 'Em To Sleep, & iPod mini".

January 1-10: eWorld, Cloning Begins, Gil Puts 'Em To Sleep, & iPod mini