e78 – Apple Audio

Apple has been building computers — and standalone products — with sound capabilities for over 40 years. We discuss 1-bit audio, incredible hardware hacks, usable and unusable old speakers, a CD drive with a horrible logo, and even the HomePod.

News and Follow Up

• Macintosh Garden
  • main site
  • mirror on Internet Archive
• classic Word on The Talk Show
• history of AppleLink (from Eric Schwarz)
• confusing MacWrite version numbers

Speakers

• Apple II's 1-bit speaker
• Macintosh 128K's 8-bit speaker
  • sound as video hack
• TAM's Bose speakers
• iMac G3's Harman Kardon speakers
• iPod Classic speaker sounds
• Taptic Engine is like a speaker
• AppleDesign Powered Speakers I and II
  • AppleDesign book
  • Macworld article
• monitors with speakers
  • AudioVision 14
  • Multiple Scan 14, 15, 15AV
  • AppleVision/ColorSync monitors
• PowerCD
  • manual PDF
  • Kodak Photo CD format
• Apple Pro Speakers
  • Griffin iFire
  • G4 Cube amplifier
• iPod Hi-Fi
• HomePod