I was browsing the great photos over at RetroMacCast today when I came across this: It kind of reminds me of those Apple III key cufflinks that came out a while back. (Sadly, they seem to be out of stock). Assuming this isn’t a mockup or nice Photoshop job, I want one. [...]
Here’s a fun set of videos that were captured from a 1984 Apple Kiosk Laser Disc. Designed to be used in a touch screen kiosk, the disc goes over the latest offerings from Apple Computer, including the Apple IIe, III Plus, Macintosh, Lisa 2/10 and the brand new, portable Apple IIc. Other items covered include [...]
The dates for next year’s “Summer Camp for Geeks”, KansasFest 2011 were announced today. The annual celebration of all things Apple II will once again take place at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. Make sure you mark off your calendar for July 19 – 24. No further details have been announced yet – hey, [...]
The pictures of the Apple Graphics Tablet next to an iPad, taken by Ken Gagne at KansasFest and intended as a tongue-in-cheek look at Apple’s design trends, have certainly been making the rounds. It’s a great photo essay and you should definitely take a look. I just wanted to take a moment to point out [...]
One of the problems with coming up with a trivia item for something like the Apple II is that it’s been out for more than 30 years. Quite possibly, everything that can be known about it, already is and by a lot of people. This makes finding interesting, obscure information a bit tricky to say [...]
Okay, this should be an easy one – no chance of a technical inaccuracy like last week. Everyone knows the Apple /// was a colossal failure for Apple. Even so, it still managed to make a few appearances on the big and little screen, probably the most famous of which was in 1982’s TRON (see [...]
Jason Scott’s latest epic documentary “Get Lamp” arrived in my mailbox this afternoon. Needless to say, life has been put on hold while I delve in. I’ll post a full review later this weekend. For now, I’m enjoying the return ride through the Great Underground Empire! Thanks again, Jason! Oh, and my coin? #0571. Not [...]
A quick Apple /// trivia question: what’s wrong with this picture?
You know, I need to hire a full-time assistant to follow me around all day whose only job would be to intervene whenever I forget who I am and try to volunteer for public speaking, interviews, or anything that might involve interfacing with more than two people at a time. All he or she [...]
My photos from KansasFest 2010 are now available to view in my Picasa Web Album. The images are from Friday and Saturday. Also, my report on Friday’s activities at Rockhurst is up over at A2Central – you can read it here. I’ll try to do write ups for the rest of the convention over the [...]