As Apple turns its attention to TV and movies, so do we! In this episode we pick our favorite appearances by Macs and other Apple products on the big and small screens.
Follow Up
Draft Sources
Draft Picks
Begun, the sticker wars have.
Podcast
e79 – Bungie
This episode is all about the venerable game developer Bungie and how they got their start on the Classic Mac. We cover all their titles, including a trio of Marathons, terrible code names, and the coolest game Steve Jobs had ever seen.
Follow Up
Bungie
- Alex Seropian and Jason Jones
- Operation Desert Storm
- Minotaur: The Labyrinths of Crete
- 7 Steps to World Domination
- Pathways Into Darkness
- Marathon
- Myth
- Halo
- Oni
- Bungie West
- modern ports — with assistance from The Omni Group!
- canceled sequel "Death and Taxes"
- Destiny
- Activision/Bungie deal ended in 2019
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
- 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
- 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
- monitors with speakers
- AudioVision 14
- Multiple Scan 14, 15, 15AV
- AppleVision/ColorSync monitors
- PowerCD
- manual PDF
- Kodak Photo CD format
- Apple Pro Speakers
- iPod Hi-Fi
- HomePod
e77 - Word Processors
This episode, we trace the evolution of Mac word processing from MacWrite to the present. Along the way we find a secret moose, complain about Microsoft, and learn that some apps have true staying power.
e76 – System Alert Sounds
For our 4th anniversary episode, we return to our roots of discussing classic Mac sound design. We cover the tragic backstory of the Wild Eep, the immortal Sosumi, the poorly named "ChuToy", and much more.
