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October 25, 2006
A flash from the past
Authored by Collin Allen at 3:51 PM
Subcategory | Vintage
John Dvorak of dvorak.org has posted a collection of photographs and promotional images from Apple's infancy that he found amongst press material. They show a company still emerging from the idealized, long-haired 1970's which puts the current face of today's...October 06, 2006
Feeling masochistic? Run OS X on your 680x0 Mac.
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:51 PM
Subcategory | Vintage
It's only a matter of time before Apple drops support for the G3 processor. There've already been some questions about the forthcoming release of 10.5 and the Beige G3 towers have long been unsupported. But nobody asks about the real...September 28, 2006
Everything old is new again: meet the iTV's Mark I, the AITB
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:51 PM
Subcategory | Vintage
When I went looking for a picture of the Pippin, Apple's ill-fated game console, for my rebuttal to Aaron Ruby's recent piece of the iTV and games, I came across an Apple product that I'd never heard of. A product...September 22, 2006
Exploding Dog's creator's PowerBook G4 dies a quiet death
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:51 PM
Subcategory | Fans
Though it's been a while since I've read Sam Brown's Exploding Dog regularly, I've still got a soft spot for the stick figure comic. I even snuck in an oblique reference to it in one of my posts yesterday (this...August 21, 2006
Get down with some Pu Monks
Authored by Derik DeLong at 3:51 PM
Subcategory | Music
Macs can make the most unusual things happen sometimes. To date, Macs helping make Pu monk music videos takes the cake (in my book). In 2003 and 2005, monks from Atma Jyoti Ashram, a small Hindu monastery in Southern...July 28, 2006
Newton KOs UMPC in 8 rounds
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:51 PM
Subcategory | Vintage
When Microsoft/Intel's Ultramobile PC platform (aka Origami) debuted earlier in the year, there were certainly a number of people who thought "wait a second...didn't Apple try this 10 years ago with the Newton?" CNet UK evidently decided so, so they...June 12, 2006
Flickr Find : Apple Planters
Authored by Cyrus Farivar at 3:51 PM
Subcategory | Vintage
Carli Morgenstein, one of our designers, just sent me this find on Flickr....June 07, 2006
13 years later, and look where we are
Authored by Scott Silverman at 3:51 PM
Subcategory | Vintage
Here at MacUser, we like to keep things in perspective, and to appreciate the present, we must first understand the past. That's why I'm posting on an Apple days-of-old computer today. This day in history, June 7th, 2006, marks...May 31, 2006
Buying a new Mac? Apple takes back your old computer, free.
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:51 PM
Subcategory | News
Apple's recycling program was announced last month, but it's officially launched today. The "Take-Back" initiative allows consumers to recycle their existing computer when they purchase a new Mac. Apple will pay for the expense of shipping the computer; all you...May 01, 2006
For sale: the 5th Apple II ever produced
Authored by Scott Silverman at 3:51 PM
Subcategory | Vintage
Interested in Apple's history? Own a museum? Got ten grand to spare? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then you might cruise on over to eBay, where user "wow!" is selling the 5th Apple...April 11, 2006
Meet MacCharlie
Authored by Cyrus Farivar at 3:51 PM
Subcategory | Vintage
So I just came across something called the MacCharlie, a device built in 1985 that allowed the Macintosh of the day to run DOS. Lots of pundits seem to be referring to it: ZDNet: In 1985 Dayna Communications came...About MacUser
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