Monthly Archives: October 2011

The iPod Turns 10 Years Old

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Today is the iPod’s 10th birthday. On October 23, 2001, Steve Jobs took the stage at an Apple Special Event and unveiled to the world Apple’s take on the digital music player, and their entry into the consumer electronics world. … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Rambling, Other Platform | 1 Comment

Steve Jobs: Like Comments On Life, Death and NeXT

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Today I heard the news, like everyone else, that Steve Jobs did not agree to surgery for nine months after learning that he had pancreatic cancer. That news sent me back into the cyclical “what if” thought patterns that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Rambling, NeXT, UNIX | 3 Comments

I Sat At The Retro Computing Roundtable…And It Was Sublime

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Blake Patterson

I know I said my next post would be my personal tribute to Steve Jobs — and that post is coming — but I had to jump in and share an absolutely exceptional experience I had this past Sunday, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Rambling, Multi-Platform | 7 Comments

An Apple //c’s Tribute to Steve Jobs

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Blake Patterson

After posting the “Here’s to the Crazy Ones” video the night that Steve Jobs died, I had thought that my next post would have been the one that I very much have to write, explaining what the late visionary has … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple II, Just Rambling | 1 Comment

Thank you, Steve.

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Blake Patterson

   

Posted in Apple II, Just Rambling, Macintosh | 3 Comments

A Home-Made Map Lead to Plunder on the High Seas!

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Blake Patterson

The other night Colette Bennett, a rather savvy freelance writer that works with us over at TouchArcade, tweeted a link to a Kotaku story entitled “The Delightful Home-Made Maps of the Zork Series.” Now, I won’t belittle my readers by … Continue reading →

Posted in Amiga, Apple II, Gaming | 4 Comments