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Thursday, 14 July 2005
Why Did Apple Kill Newton?
A 1998 article by David MacNeill from Pen Computing Magazine #22, June 1998. It begins:
"Early Friday morning, February 27, 1998, Apple Computer made official what the Newton cognoscenti had strongly suspected for six months: the Newton handheld computing platform was dead.

The rather terse press release gave the basic facts: Apple will cease all Newton OS hardware and software development, no more products will be made after the existing stock is depleted, and Apple will continue to provide support to users. Brief mention was made of development of a new low-cost Mac OS-based mobile device in the future, but no details were offered. But the most galling omission was the lack of an answer to the question on the minds of hundreds of thousands of shocked, angry Newton owners: Why?

Before I attempt to answer this question, let’s take a quick tour of the mercurial five-year career of Newton. This will serve to prepare you for the several explanations we will be considering."

Why Did Apple Kill Newton?

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Wednesday, 13 July 2005
The Lisa Computer System; Apple Designs a New Kind of Machine.
Here is an interesting tidbit at the always great GUIdebook website. It's an article by Gregg Williams, reprinted from Byte, issue 2/1983, pp. 33-50.

The Lisa Computer System; Apple Designs a New Kind of Machine.

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Updated: Wednesday, 13 July 2005 9:02 AM EDT
Tuesday, 12 July 2005
Shut Up!
An interesting tale at Folklore.org by Andy Hertzfeld describing the first time the Macintosh was shown to Microsoft!

Shut Up!

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Monday, 11 July 2005
The New Apple IIGS Computer: A Hands-on Look
From 1000bit.net comes this review by David D. Thornburg which originally appeared in Compute!, Vol. 4 Issue 4 Fall/Winter 1986. It begins:
"Apple's new IIGS computer is the latest—and strongest—addition to the company's "Apple II Forever" campaign. Completely compatible with earlier Apple IIs, the IIGS offers exceptional advances in both graphics and sound (hence, GS). With a new 16-bit microprocessor (see "The Brains Behind the Brains" in this issue), 256K of RAM, and plenty of peripheral ports, the IIGS redefines the Apple II series in some amazing ways—and IIe owners can easily upgrade their machines to the IIGS.
No wonder it's Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak's favorite machine. Steve's comments accompany this article. "




The New Apple IIGS Computer: A Hands-on Look

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Thursday, 7 July 2005
Mike's Super D'Lux, Apple ][ Forever, Home Brew, Focal Plane, Shutter Tester
Here is an interesting page for Apple II fans and photography enthusiasts alike! From the site:
"fter far too many hours of experimentation (just ask my family), I think I've come up with a quality shutter tester design. You should be able to build your own Super D'Lux Home Brew Shutter tester for under 100 dollars. Keep in mind that complete Apple ][ systems can easily be found for less than $50 on ebay and less, elsewhere. Presented here is the fundamental design information and the software required."

Mike's Super D'Lux, Apple ][ Forever, Home Brew, Focal Plane, Shutter Tester

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Wednesday, 6 July 2005
Steve Jobs Quotes
Here are some pithy quotes from one of our favorite Steve's at Brainyquote.com. I knew he would say that!

Steve Jobs Quotes

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Tuesday, 5 July 2005
MacPaint Evolution
A great bit of lore at Folklore.org by Andy Hertzfeld. It begins:
"While Bill Atkinson was developing LisaGraf, the crucial, lightning fast graphics package that was the foundation of both the Lisa and Macintosh user interface (it was renamed QuickDraw for the Mac), he also worked sporadically on a simple bitmap-based drawing program for the Lisa called SketchPad. SketchPad enabled mouse-based drawing with a selection of paintbrushes and patterns, and gave Bill a quick way to test out and show off new features or improvements as they were added to LisaGraf."

MacPaint Evolution

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Friday, 1 July 2005
A2 News and Notes
The June, 2005 issue of the A2 News and Notes Newsletter for Apple II fans has been posted by Howard Katz!
This issue:
* Online Apple II
* Lights! Camera! Wozniak!
* Up to a Challenge?
* NIBBLE-ing at the Past
* Hardware News
* Software News
* SignOff

A2 News and Notes

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Thursday, 30 June 2005
PowerBook 5300 Review
We dug up this 1995 review by William Porter of the legendary (for all the wrong reasons) PowerBook 5300. The last line of the review is our favorite; "But in spite of these problems I am delighted with the PowerBook 5300 and very glad to have gotten it. It's going to be a while before Apple releases something better."

PowerBook 5300 Review

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Wednesday, 29 June 2005
Apple's Improved MessagePad
The Byte.com archives contain some real gems from days gone by. Today we present another vintage article, this time from May 1995 in which Tom Thompson reviews the Newton MessagePad 120.
"Bug fixes, more memory, and third-party peripherals and software have improved MessagePad usability."

Apple's Improved MessagePad



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Updated: Wednesday, 29 June 2005 8:37 AM EDT

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