Archive for March of 2007

Time for Mac OS 8.5?

March 27, 2007
Today we return to the magical Wayback Machine at Archive.org to retrieve another lost nugget. This 1998 article by John Rizzo, discussing the reasons why the "Innovative new OS looks to the future but isn't quite ready for the present", is originally from Creative Mac.
It begins:
"New versions of the Mac OS are always my favorite Apple products. As cool as new Mac models may be, the operating system is where you spend your time. Besides, most of us can afford the latest and greatest Mac OS, even if we can only dream of owning the newest Power Book or Power Mac."

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Time for Mac OS 8.5?

Apple's Knowledge Navigator Video

March 09, 2007
We've featured the legendary Knowledge Navigator video on VAN in the past, but YouTube.com makes it so easy to take another look! Hey - is that Bill Nye The Science Guy? From the YouTube intro:
"Concept video showing off the applications behind Apple's "Futureshock" Knowledge Navigator concept device from 1987"



Apple's Knowledge Navigator Video

Jon Udell: Apple's Knowledge Navigator Revisited