Category Archives: Macintosh

My first first Mac was an original Macintosh (128K), which my parents purchased for me back in 1985. My second Mac was a Mac LC which I got in late ’91. After about a year, it was Amigas and PC’s … Continue reading →

It finally happened. HyperCard is gone. More than 16 years since its original debut, HyperCard was pulled from Apple’s site towards the end of last month (March 2004). Created by Bill Atkinson of the original Macintosh team, HyperCard was a … Continue reading →

In the middle of a regular session of googling for some vintage hardware info, I ran across a rather unique and notable site: The Mac Plus Web Server. Clicking that link will take you to a rather small site that … Continue reading →

Almost two years ago now, I purchased an original Macintosh 128K (model M0001) from a vintage Macintosh listserv. The serial # tells me it was teh 1901st Mac produced during the 38th week of 1984. Interestingly, I had never plugged … Continue reading →

This one meanders. A great site I recently ran across is Folklore.org: Macintosh Stories. It’s “a web site devoted to collective historical storytelling.” Currently it hosts stories about the creation of the original Macintosh—and there are quite a few, and … Continue reading →

So I won an auction for a keyboard that was originally part of an original Macintosh (128K). I’m an old (and new) Mac nut and have a Mac Plus that I keep in use as well as an original Macintosh … Continue reading →