An awesome story about Steve Jobs and John Carmack
John Carmack was the lead programmer of the id video games Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, Rage and their
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Apple History
Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
Apple is now (2017) the most valuable company in the world. But 20 years ago it looked like the company
Read MoreSteve Jobs and Steve Wozniak talk about the company’s beginnings (Video)
In this vintage nine-minute video, cofounders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak looked back at some of it, dating all the
Read MoreScrollbar History – UI design is difficult
Some interesting UI design history from Jack Wellborn at Worms and Viruses: While watching the video, I couldn’t help but
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Mac
Steve Jobs had assembled a dream team of genius programmers and engineers, whom he urged like a cult leader with flattery and verbal attacks to continually new heights. But the ever-changing demands of Jobs delayed the Mac project, so that the Apple co-founder finally lost his bet against the Lisa team. It was not until the 24th of January 1984, that the Mac was finally ready.
Read MoreVintage Apple-1 Sells for Record $671,400
An unknown bidder from Asia spent almost halb a million Euro for this Apple 1 in full working condition. On 25th May 2013 this marvelous piece of computer history came under the hammer at Auction Team Breker in Germany. The auction house based in Cologne got 516,461 Euro ($ 671,400).
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iPhone Prototype Designs
Apple’s court case against Samsung gave an inside peek at how Apple develops its new products. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company
Read MoreThe first iPad prototype
[portfolio_slideshow] The first prototype for an Apple tablet was created between 2002 and 2004 — years before the iPad came
Read MoreSteve Jobs acts as Franklin D. Roosevelt – Bizarre internal Apple promo (1984)
Apple’s marketing history may seem like a continual streak of genius advertising, but even the mighty gadget company has suffered a few stumbles. Take this rarely seen sequel to Apple’s epic “1984” ad spot that features Steve Jobs showing off his acting chops as Franklin Roosevelt in 1944. The full clip, clocking in at a lengthy 9 minutes, was created for a sales associates meeting held in Hawaii in 1984. Jobs’ role as FDR leading the charge against enemy forces was meant as a rallying call to defeat IBM’s dominance.
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