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Mac Folklore Radio

Ye olde Macintosh stuffe read to thee. Junk food for old time (pre-1999) Apple Macintosh zealots.

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1988: Apple's Year In Review (1989)

1988: Apple's Year In Review (1989)

The Macintosh’s year in review for 1988: some reached milestones, some threw stones, and some wished they’d stayed at ho... Read more

1 Aug 2023

25mins

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Review: HyperCard 1.0 (1988)

Review: HyperCard 1.0 (1988)

Sometimes it’s difficult to envision what a new category of products will be used for as Apple’s marketing department di... Read more

1 Jul 2023

18mins

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MultiFinder 1.0 Review and Commentary (1988)

MultiFinder 1.0 Review and Commentary (1988)

Multitasking on the Macintosh evolves beyond Switcher. MultiFinder review by Bruce Webster, Macworld, April 1988. Commen... Read more

8 Jun 2023

21mins

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folklore.org: Apple II Mouse Card (1981)

folklore.org: Apple II Mouse Card (1981)

A spontaneous port of MacPaint to the Apple II. No vertical blanking interrupt? No problem! Original text by Andy Hertzf... Read more

1 Jun 2023

7mins

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Andy Hertzfeld on QuickerDraw (1988)

Andy Hertzfeld on QuickerDraw (1988)

Andy discusses micro-optimization and the earliest days of colour graphics on the Macintosh. Original text by Chester Pe... Read more

8 May 2023

13mins

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Landon Dyer - Eject, Eject! (1992)

Landon Dyer - Eject, Eject! (1992)

Landon Dyer on the joys of subversive sticker placement at Apple’s then new Infinite Loop campus. Original text from dad... Read more

1 May 2023

5mins

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Behind Locked Doors - A Tour of Apple's Factory (1990)

Behind Locked Doors - A Tour of Apple's Factory (1990)

A tour of Apple’s Fremont and Singapore factories. Remember when we used to manufacture stuff in North America? Written ... Read more

2 Apr 2023

27mins

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They're No Angels (1990)

They're No Angels (1990)

A prison Macintosh Users Group gives as good as it gets at the Massachussetts Corrections Institute, Lancaster Prereleas... Read more

1 Apr 2023

7mins

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The Desktop Critic - Mac OS 8 and Why It's Great (1997)

The Desktop Critic - Mac OS 8 and Why It's Great (1997)

“The gang at Apple Computer does its best work when its collective back is against the wall.” Oh 1997 David Pogue, if on... Read more

3 Mar 2023

12mins

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The Iconoclast - Is That All There Is? (1992)

The Iconoclast - Is That All There Is? (1992)

After the System 7 switch, some users are wondering what got into them. Written by Steven Levy, The Iconoclast, Macworld... Read more

3 Feb 2023

19mins

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