Friday, 14 January 2005
Apple's Twiggy Disks
This page explains the history of the Twiggy drive and disks which were used in the original Lisa 1 and Macintosh prototypes, and includes images of the disks and packaging.
From the page:
"In the early '80s, Apple fell victim to a serious case of NIH Syndrome (Not Invented Here), and decided to manufacture their own disk drives. Not content to be industry compatible, instead they designed what they believed to be leading-edge drives: the Twiggy floppy drive and the Widget hard drive."
Apple's Twiggy Disks
Thursday, 13 January 2005
MessagePad 2000 Review
A 1997 review of the Apple MessagePad 2000 from MacUser UK. Check it out!
MessagePad 2000 Review
Wednesday, 12 January 2005
The Apple IIe Personal Computer; a First Hand Examination
Once again, we put on our helmets with that cool little light on the front, and went digging deep at atarimagazines.com. We uncovered a gem in the form of the text of an Apple IIe evaluation article by Danny Goodman. This originally appeared in Creative Computing Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 3/March, 1983/Page 116. Enjoy!
The Apple IIe Personal Computer
Tuesday, 11 January 2005
Replica 1 Review
Here is part one of a review of the Replica 1 kit at the Computer Collector Newsletter site, by Evan Koblentz. This Apple 1 clone is available through the
Replica 1 site.
Follow the link below and you will find part one of the review at the top of the page in the "About Us and More" section under the "Product Reviews" link.
Replica 1 Review
Monday, 10 January 2005
Daniel Kottke's Amazing Apple Relics
Here is a truly astonishing pictorial at The DigiBarn Computer Museum chronicling curator Bruce Damer's visit to Daniel Kottke in Palo Alto California. His incredible collection of early Macintosh Memorabilia is a wonder to behold!
Amazing Apple Relics
Friday, 7 January 2005
Apple II Technical Notes
From the site:
"Here it is: the complete set of the final version of the Apple II Technical Notes, cross-referenced and reformatted for the Web, with the kind permission of Apple Computer!
For those who are not already familiar with them, these Notes are a series of technical tidbits and errata not covered in any of the official Apple manuals. They are organised roughly by topic, and numbered in order of composition. Originally they were distributed by Apple to registered developers, but as Apple no longer registers developers for the Apple II, and as the notes were Freeware anyway, they have been available for downloading online for quite some time now. Now, they are available in a more browser-friendly form as well, with the added feature of extensive cross-linking."
Apple II Technical Notes
Thursday, 6 January 2005
1984 Apple Macintosh Evaluation
Yesterday we presented the text of an Apple Lisa evaluation article by Melvin Merkin at atarimagazines.com. Well, just to round things out, here is a Macintosh evaluation article by John J. Anderson which originally appeared in Creative Computing magazine, Vol. 10, No. 4/April, 1984/Page 38.
1984 Apple Macintosh Evaluation
Wednesday, 5 January 2005
In love with Lisa!
Buried deep at atarimagazines.com (a great classic computing resource), we found the text of an Apple Lisa evaluation article by Melvin Merkin, which originally appeared in Creative Computing magazine, Vol. 9, No. 10/October, 1983/Page 12. An enjoyable read!
In love with Lisa
Tuesday, 4 January 2005
Early Apple Manuals in PDF Format
The first published technical reference manual for the Apple II computer, known as the "Red Book" as well as several other early Apple II manuals are available for download in PDF format at Bitsavers.org!
Early Apple Manuals - Mirror 1
Early Apple Manuals - Mirror 2
Early Apple Manuals - Mirror 3
Monday, 3 January 2005
A2 News and Notes
The December, 2004 issue of the A2 News and Notes Newsletter has been posted by Howard Katz!
This issue:
* Geek Pinup
* Wonderbook Wonderment
* Apple II Photo Finish
* Software News
* Emulation News
* SignOff
A2 News and Notes
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