Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The February 22-29 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Happy Birthday Steve, Goodbye Newton & Don Crabb".
February 22-29: Happy Birthday Steve, Goodbye Newton & Don Crabb
Archive for February of 2009
This Week in Apple History
February 23, 2009Vector Tanks!
February 20, 2009
Talk about a retro-rush! One of our favorite vintage arcade games is now in the palm of our hands!
"Peter Hirschberg has just released Vector Tanks for the iPhone and iPod touch through the iTunes App Store (published
by Chillingo).
Vector Tanks feels like Battlezone 2.0. It's a first-person 3D tank
shooter with a vector-based battlefield display akin to the classic we
know so well, but it features certain modern touches that give the
game a fresh, new feel while not sullying the core retro gameplay.
The notable enhancements include semi-translucent vectors that glow
with a warmth reminiscent of arcade CRTs of old, a smooth inertial
'sway' to the motion of the tank, and a convincing jolt resulting from
the shockwave of near-proximity explosions. It all fits together
nicely."
Toucharcade.com: A Look at Retro 3D Shooter ‘Vector Tanks
"Peter Hirschberg has just released Vector Tanks for the iPhone and iPod touch through the iTunes App Store (published
by Chillingo).
Vector Tanks feels like Battlezone 2.0. It's a first-person 3D tank
shooter with a vector-based battlefield display akin to the classic we
know so well, but it features certain modern touches that give the
game a fresh, new feel while not sullying the core retro gameplay.
The notable enhancements include semi-translucent vectors that glow
with a warmth reminiscent of arcade CRTs of old, a smooth inertial
'sway' to the motion of the tank, and a convincing jolt resulting from
the shockwave of near-proximity explosions. It all fits together
nicely."
Toucharcade.com: A Look at Retro 3D Shooter ‘Vector Tanks
Apple Trivia Game @ VoxPop.tv!
February 19, 2009
The folks at VoxPop.tv have created a cool Apple trivia game - Test your Apple history knowledge!
Apple Trivia Game @ VoxPop.tv!
Apple Trivia Game @ VoxPop.tv!
We Are Apple (Leading The Way)
February 17, 2009
From our friend Al's YouTube channel, we bring you this classic Apple video!
The Intro:
"This was a corporate song that was used during the Macintosh rollout in January, 1984. I heard it live, in Manhattan, before Steve Jobs took the stage to introduce the Macintosh and the new line of Lisa computer systems.
The copy that's been out on the Internet was pretty ratty looking, with dropouts in the video and the audio. I digitized and restored this version from a first generation VHS tape in my personal library. I also extracted the audio and enhanced it in my home studio to give it some more punch and reduce the noise."
We Are Apple (Leading The Way)
The Intro:
"This was a corporate song that was used during the Macintosh rollout in January, 1984. I heard it live, in Manhattan, before Steve Jobs took the stage to introduce the Macintosh and the new line of Lisa computer systems.
The copy that's been out on the Internet was pretty ratty looking, with dropouts in the video and the audio. I digitized and restored this version from a first generation VHS tape in my personal library. I also extracted the audio and enhanced it in my home studio to give it some more punch and reduce the noise."
We Are Apple (Leading The Way)
This Week in Apple History
February 16, 2009
Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The February 15-21 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Flower Power, Dalmations, & The Supreme Court".
February 15-21: Flower Power, Dalmations, & The Supreme Court
February 15-21: Flower Power, Dalmations, & The Supreme Court
This Week in Apple History
February 09, 2009
Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The February 8-14 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Apple's Beginnings, The Newton, & Star Trek".
February 8-14: Apple's Beginnings, The Newton, & Star Trek
February 8-14: Apple's Beginnings, The Newton, & Star Trek
The Trail Mac Blazed Over the Last 25 Years
February 03, 2009
A new article in The Seattle Times, Business and Technology section, by John Boudreau of the San Jose Mercury News.
It begins:
"The Apple Macintosh, born at the hands of renegade engineers in the early 1980s, changed the relationship between human and keyboard. The Mac, which turned 25 last week, has consistently been an industry pioneer of new technology, including the graphical user interface, speech, Wi-Fi and video."
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The Trail Mac Blazed Over the Last 25 Years
It begins:
"The Apple Macintosh, born at the hands of renegade engineers in the early 1980s, changed the relationship between human and keyboard. The Mac, which turned 25 last week, has consistently been an industry pioneer of new technology, including the graphical user interface, speech, Wi-Fi and video."
Read More:
The Trail Mac Blazed Over the Last 25 Years
This Week in Apple History
February 02, 2009
Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The February 1-7 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "The Woz Leaves, Jobs Buys Pixar, Apple Gets A Grammy".
February 1-7: The Woz Leaves, Jobs Buys Pixar, Apple Gets A Grammy
February 1-7: The Woz Leaves, Jobs Buys Pixar, Apple Gets A Grammy
