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One More Thing

The G4 Cube, Airport technology, the iMac G4, the 12″ PowerBook, iTunes for Windows, the G5, the iPod mini, Safari for Windows, the first MacBook Pro, the iPod…

Newton: the right idea at the wrong time?

Tempest & Cyclone: the first Audio Video Macs

In July 1993 Apple introduced two very special Macintosh models, the Centris 660AV and the Quadra 840AV. Although seemingly belonging to different product lines and featuring radically different…

Apple’s Long Goodbye to CRT technology

In May 2001 Apple announced its intention to become the first computer vendor “to move to an all LCD flat panel display pro lineup“.

The future of personal computing according to Bill Atkinson and Andy Hertzfeld

In June 2004 Grady Booch interviewed Bill Atkinson and Andy Hertzfeld for the Computer History Museum. His last question for the creators of the Macintosh was about how…

The Performas

On the 14th of September, 1992 Apple Computer introduced a new family of Macintosh computers targeting the consumer marketplace. Initially available only in the U.S., the new series…

Here comes the eMac

In April 2002, Apple renewed its attention to the educational market with a new, exclusive Macintosh model. Building upon the success of the iMac, engineers and designers in…

A chat with Jay Elliot

Jay Elliot has been part of Apple during its first incredible growth, in the early Eighties. He met Steve Jobs in a restaurant and was offered a job,…

Introducing the iPod

Ten years ago Apple introduced the original iPod. Here is Steve Jobs’ presentation during the first Apple Music Event: The promotional video that followed the announcement: The first…

1955-2011

Chris Espinosa on Jobs leaving Apple again

Mr. Espinosa started out at Apple as employee number 8 and has been working on computers and products “for the rest of us” since the late Seventies, beginning…

The Mac OS Anthology

Introduced on the stage by Steve Jobs during the May 1999 WWDC Keynote, the “Mac OS Anthology” was a collection of many Mac OS operating systems to aid…

A Mac in Graffiti Bridge

There’s a Macintosh in Prince’s 1990 Graffiti Bridge movie. It can be seen twice: at the beginning, during the first scene, and again at the end, during the…

A touch of (shuffle) green

The first three generations of the iPod shuffle are a good example of how Apple keeps evolving and reinventing its products and yet strives to maintain a sense…

Managing interaction – An interview with Bruce Horn

Bruce Horn’s career started at the Parc where, as a student, he helped in the development of Smalltalk-based various projects. In 1981 he started working for Apple where,…

Jack of all Apple trades – Interview with Bill Fernandez

Bill Fernandez describes himself as an “User Interface Architect” but he is much, much more. Being one of the first employees he has contributed immensely to Apple’s growth…

A history of innovation – An interview with Andy Hertzfeld

Legendary developer, hacker, but also talented storyteller, Andy Hertzfeld was a key member of the Macintosh team throughout the 80s. Together with Bill Atkinson he created the software…

Documenting the Macintosh – An interview with Caroline Rose

Caroline Rose joined the Mac Team at Apple in June 1982. Although she didn’t appear in any official pictures, interviews or promotional material of the time, her pivotal…