The gem of a video maybe be cringeworthy today, but Apple’s past is littered with a bunch of other not-so-awesome video projects. Here are a few of my “favorites” from the 1980s and 90s:
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I Think We’re a Clone Now⇢
In the dark days of the 1990s, Apple had a license program allowing other companies to build and sell Mac OS-running computers. This is an internal Apple video that made the rounds in 1994 about the program.
I have no words.
via @ohples Update: Here are some more awkward Apple videos from the 80s and 90s.
My First Car⇢
I’m excited to be writing a series on the various cars I’ve driven over the years for a website named Curbside Classic. Up first: my 1993 Honda Prelude.
Apple launches revised Support website⇢
The Johnny Five LEGO set⇢
Andrew Liszewski at Gizmodo has linked to an amazing Lego Ideas project:
Number 5, a.k.a. Johnny Five, is the hero of the Short Circuit movies. Number 5 was one of five prototype robots, but after being struck by lightning gained a sense of awareness and free will. The multitude of his expressive abilities, combined with a youthful demeanor and thirst for knowledge (need more input!), made him an instant favorite with audiences in the 80’s.
SpaceX planning Mars missions⇢
SpaceX plans to send its Dragon spacecraft to Mars as early as 2018, the company announced today — marking a major first step toward CEO Elon Musk’s goal of sending humans to the Red Planet. The company didn’t say how many spacecraft it will send, but hinted it would conduct a series of these Dragon missions and that it would release more details soon. In a tweet, the company indicated that the capsules would fly on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, a bigger version of its Falcon 9; the rocket will launch the capsules to the planet to test out how to land heavy payloads on Mars. If successful, the endeavor would make SpaceX the first private spaceflight company to land a vehicle on another planet.
A little time off
My family and I are getting some much-needed time away starting tomorrow. For about a week, we’ll be in a different part of the country, and I’ll be offline and not working for the first time in three years. It feels weird and vaguely irresponsible to take time off as a self-employed person, but it’ll be good for all of us.
See you on the other side, Internet.
Kbase Article of the Week: iPod Displays a Red "X" Icon⇢
Connected #87: Ticci on the Scene⇢
RelayCon: WWDC 2016 tickets now for sale⇢
I’m really excited to announce that we’ll be doing a live Connected (along with Jason Snell and Serenity Caldwell) at WWDC this year:
On June 13 at 6 PM we will be hosting an event at 111 Minna Street in San Francisco. Come grab a drink at the bar and hang out before a live panel starts covering that morning’s news. Hosts from Connected will be joined by Serenity Caldwell and Jason Snell.
Apple updates MacBook line⇢
Apple today updated MacBook with the latest Intel processors, improved graphics performance, faster flash storage and an additional hour of battery life, making the thinnest and lightest Mac better than ever. Featuring an all-metal unibody enclosure, MacBook is now available in four aluminum finishes — gold, silver, space gray, and for the first time on a Mac, a gorgeous rose gold. With a stunning 12-inch Retina display, highly responsive full-size keyboard, Force Touch trackpad, versatile USB-C port and all-day battery life in a design that is just 2 pounds and 13.1 mm thin, MacBook is the future of the notebook.
WWDC dates announced⇢
Don’t miss Underscore’s look at the average number of days between the announcement and the keynote.