e67 – Wish Lists

January 13, 2018

To start 2018 off right, we run through our wish lists of what we'd like to see from Apple — in years past. What will System 7 bring? What will the iPod Phone look like? And will Apple ever make a TV set?

Follow Up

Wish Lists

1991

68040 processor
- Quadras
System 7
- no more MultiFinder or Switcher
- Publish and Subscribe
- QuickTime 1.0 was great
PowerBook 100, 140, 170

1994

PowerPC 601 processor
NuBus PC compatibility cards
- configurations for 6100, 7200, 7220
- Cyrix
better game support

1995

Power Macintosh 5200 LC, 5300 LC
what if Apple made a TV?
- Macintosh TV

2001

xMac
first-party products for the "digital hub"
- iPod
ResEdit equivalent
HyperCard replacement

2006

iTV
- Front Row
- announced as iTV
- launched as Apple TV
mythical PowerBook G5
- MacBook Pro
- Intel chips ran hot ¿and loud?
an iPod Phone?
improved iWeb

e66 – Hardware Failures and Recalls

December 2, 2017

We love Apple products, but not all of them have been perfect. We remember some of the worst, including exploding batteries, corrupt data, crumbling plastics, and more.

Follow Up

The Origin of HyperCard in the Breakdown of the Bicycle of the Mind
- video of talk
- article format
WhatTheFont updated
Macintosh XL's demise
XProtect

Hardware Failures

Apple ///
- "100% hardware failure" Woz quote
- Dan Kottke's "fix"
Macintosh II
- ROM not 32-bit clean
- Rev A ROM now rare
Powerbook 5300 🔋💥
- NiMH replacements
G3 Blue and White ATA
iBook Dual USB
- logic board failures
Titanium PowerBook G4
G4 Cube
- cracks in external case
MacBooks
International duckheads
First- and third-party wall plugs
- Knockoff MagSafe charger teardown
iPod nano (1st gen) 🔋🌡
- free anti-scratch sleeve
Antennagate
- free bumper cases
Bendgate
Selfiegate
Hissgate
Apple Hardware Test
- "screenshots"

e65 – X

November 3, 2017

On iPhone X release day, we cover Apple's many uses — and pronunciations — of the Roman numeral.

Follow Up

32 bit apps
- Ford Remote Access (now 64-bit)
- Cabel Sasser's 32-bit list
App management back in iTunes 12.6.3
five total Mac architectures
MODE32 licensing

X hardware

Macintosh XL
- MacWorks XL [YouTube]
Macintosh IIx, IIcx, IIvx, IIfx
- Mac SE/30 (not SEx)
Xserve
- Xsan

X software

Mac OS X
- System 1…skip a few…6, 7, 8and9
- X box art
- related software
  - BootX
  - Xgrid
  - X11
- Xcode
  - current version
  - original release [WayBack]
- QuickTime X
- Final Cut Pro X
  - initial reaction
- Logic Pro X

Other odd names and numbers

tvOS 9
The iTouch

e64 – Architecture changes

September 16, 2017

It's our 64th episode and big 64-bit changes are coming to iOS as we record, so there's no better time discuss Apple's architecture changes over the years (and to begin talking about "classic iOS apps").

Apple embraces the past
32-bit Macs
64-bit transition
- G5 was "the world’s first 64-bit desktop"
- Leopard adds 64-bit apps [YouTube]
- 32-bit being phased out in High Sierra
iOS apps in transition
- Tilt to Live
- Aquaria
- Canabalt
- Ramp Champ
- Ridiculous Fishing
- Google Earth
- Flight Control
  - killed by EA
- Freeverse games
  - Burning Monkey Puzzle Lab
  - Warpgate
- WhatTheFont

e63 – Mysterium and More Emoji

August 19, 2017

Brian went to Mysterium, the annual Myst fan convention, and brings back stories of Cyan's history, their latest game, and a huge fan project. And in a mega follow up segment, we cover many more emoji easter eggs.