The photo above includes some very unique “Macs” that I’ve picked up recently, alongside a real one that I’ve had for a while. Let’s explore them, from left to right: the pico-mac-nano the Maclock, the Wokyis M5, and a real Mac Plus. pico-mac-nano The pico-mac-nano is a functional Macintosh measuring roughly 2 x 2 x 1.5 inches. It embeds …
My Hacky Little AppleScript
Ever since the second Steve Jobs era, Apple has been known for its product shots. They’re clean, crisp, detailed, and lit with just the right balance of highlight and shadow to create depth and dimension. They showcase the design of each product and make it enticing and coveted. These are the images that Apple uses …
Inflation and a Little AI
I enjoy reading old magazines and enjoy looking at their ads as well. There's something about the way they're pitched – the images, the layouts, the specs – that still gets me. I often fall into the trap of looking at the prices and marveling at them, thinking about how "cheap" or "expensive" various systems are. I …
What I’m Listening To: Simple Beep
I discovered Simple Beep from an article on 512 Pixels about the iMac G3. It’s a podcast that ran from 2014 to 2021 covering the history of the Macintosh. I started listening from the beginning, learning and reminiscing about the Macintosh startup sound, Hyper Card, Kaleidoscope, At Ease, Apple keyboards, the early internet, icons, Adium, and the …
What I Read: The PowerPC Macintosh Book
Apple transitioned to Apple Silicon starting in 2020, replacing the Intel CPUs transitioned to from PowerPC 2006. This book was written during Apple’s first transition: from Motorola 68K to PowerPC in 1994. Why the heck would I read a book from 1994 about a microprocessor that's now two transitions defunct? History! I love history and …
September Interests
As summer winds into fall I've been doing a mix of things: a bit of organization and a lot of customization. Notion I’ve been using Google Sheets to keep track of my retro museum for at least a decade. I inventory what I buy to understand what I own, what I want to own, and …
The 12” MacBook
I really love a small laptop. I’ve owned many Apple laptops and my favorites have been on the smaller side - the 12” PowerBook G4, 13” MacBook Pro, and 14” MacBook Pro. I never owned any of the MacBook Airs because I always wanted the higher performance of the Pros, but I always found them …
Mac Museum Finds
It's becoming a busy season again for the Mac Museum. Here are some of my recent finds. 2009 MacBook Pro - $FREE I found this at the Dover Recycle Center in a bin of miscellaneous electronics including TVs, printers, and some microwaves. It was very dirty and looked as if it had been kept outside …
What’s Been Happening in the Mac Museum
I have a growing collection of retrocomputing equipment – desktops, laptops, displays, disk drives, storage media, PDAs, music players, phones, tablets, CPUs, memory, books, marketing materials, magazines, and more. I go through phases of acquiring , phases of experiencing, and phases of sharing. I’ve been acquiring and experiencing recently, and now it's time for sharing. This …
Well That Was Fast
A couple months ago I posted about my 2013 Mac Pro serving dual purpose as a museum item and my cloud backup machine. It’s done that job extremely well but it’s already being replaced by another Mac mini, one with an M4 chip, in fact. It's like an Apple TV... but wider... and taller... and …
Relatively Ambitious 