Today is the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the Macintosh. The original “Mac” arrived along with the famous 1984 commercial, aired just once (but then aired many times on local and network ...
The 40-year history of Macintosh computers is a roller coaster of ages golden and dark. Anything that lasts so long in the forefront of technology has to change to stay relevant. This once-plucky ...
Sometimes you have to bust out the ol' cork board and red string for a conspiracy theory involving leaked emails, supervillain islands, and heads of state desperate to deny they had anything to do ...
“When asking my friend who has built PCs in the past for some starting advice, he thought I was crazy and the idea wouldn’t work.” That’s not exactly the most auspicious way to start to project, but ...
The Mac turns 40 today. Longtime Apple fan Alfred DiBlasi is a bit older. Photo: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Back in the early 1980s, Alfred DiBlasi made his bones selling tons of Apple computers on ...
In 1983, the Lisa was supposed to be a barnburner. Apple’s brand-new computer had a cutting edge GUI, a mouse, and power far beyond the 8-bit machines that came before. It looked like nothing else on ...
“The freshmen now entering Drexel [in the early 1980s] will spend the greater portion of their professional lives in the 21st century, in an environment in which the computer will be an everyday, even ...
A newly released 3D printer filament specifically created to closely match the legendary "Platinum" finish of vintage Macintosh computers has just become available. Developed by computer collector Joe ...
A collector of classic computers has worked on a 3D printer filament designed to color-match classic Macintosh casings, which should help future restoration projects. The 3D printer has become an ...
Retro Workstation for Mac Mini M4 looks like a Mac from the past, but it’s all about modern ports The helmet-shaped dock is nostalgic eye candy, but the price invites real scrutiny It’s cute, it’s ...
Mac software used to be distributed on 3.5-inch floppy disks. Now, using the MacDisk utility, you can read them on modern Windows computers. When the Macintosh was first released in 1984, it didn't ...
macOS Sequoia has a fun new Macintosh dynamic wallpaper and screensaver combination that highlights classic Mac icons. Basic Apple Guy shared some high resolution screenshots of the new wallpaper, ...