e75 – MacAddict

This episode we revisit MacAddict magazine and its freakin' awesome coverage of the Apple world in the late '90s.

Follow Up

• 25th anniversary Myst playthrough
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• New receipt and luggage emoji easter eggs
• Wi-Fi adopts version numbers
• Rumor mill follow-up
  • "Asteroid" honeypot rumor
  • "Super Secret Apple Rumors" GarageBand demo

MacAddict Magazine

• Archives
  • Issues 1–112 on the Internet Archive
  • Issues 113–125 on Kiwidget
• Mac|Life
  • early issues
  • official website
• Attitude.
  • "Hey look it's a PC!"
    • "That's aggression"
    • Office Space printer scene
  • the appeal to teens
  • Bungie ads
    • Abuse
    • Myth

The Disc

• ISO images on the Internet Archive
• Ed discovered some music

The Website

• The MacAddict Network
• original green and purple
• toned down green and purple
• ugly beige