RetroMacCast

James and John continue their series on Macintosh System Software with System 7. eBay Finds are the Cari portable //c system, CL9 CORE Remote Control, and Romero Britto IIvx . News includes One Used Mac per Child , Crystal Quest for iPhone, and a wooden classic Mac . Other related links from this episode: Join the website at RetroMacCast Throwboy Pillows Apple Announces Toaster Computer Chronicles...

James and John continue their series on Macintosh System Software with System 6 . eBay Finds are an Apple //e Enhancement Kit , and a Newton Store Display. News includes a possible Mac mini update ,  better iPhone podcast support , and photos of discarded Macs . Other related links from this episode: Join the website at RetroMacCast Buy Apple's First-Ever Trade Show Sign, Steve Wozniak's Toolbox J...

James and John begin a series on the Macintosh System Software starting with the very first through SSW 5.0. eBay Finds are a PowerBook 100 , collection of MacWorld Expo pins , and a mouse cover . News includes many Halloween stories with retro Mac appeal and the return of Lemonade Stand. Other related links from this episode: Diabologue Review of RetroMacCast eBay: PowerMac 9700 Prototype Apple:...

James and John talk about the history of Apple displays. eBay Finds are a rare Apple Basketball Tournament Blanket and an Apple Network Server 700 . News includes new Apple ads, financial results, and the Worldwide Newton Conference 2009 . Other related links from this episode: Meninos: iPhone Icon Coaster Set EveryMac.com: Apple Display Specs The SE/30 That Does It All Einstein NewtonOS Emulator

John interviews Brian Greenstone of Pangea Software . eBay Finds are an Outbound Mac clone , a collection of 19 Apple computers , and a Macintosh Portable . James and John also recap the Apple notebook announcements of last week. Other related links from this episode: MacHEADS the Movie 2nd Trailer Xenocide Xenocide Documentation

James and John visit some of the popular topics in the RMC forums. eBay Finds of the Week are a Mac in a plexi-glass cube , Apple I replica kits , Macintosh IIfx , and a lot of 70 eMates . News includes speculation of the upcoming Apple event focusing on Mac notebooks. Other related links from this episode: Higher Quality MacBook and MacBook Pro Case Photos Leaked Apple Sues School For Using The S...

The Retro Mac of the Week returns with the 512K. eBay auctions are a Mac Mini Classic , Obtronix Apple 1 Replica , Mac 512K with HD-20 , and WozWear . James and John also find some great retro news of the past week. Other related links from this episode: ataque mutante : Steve Jobs Paper Doll Low End Mac: Macintosh 512K and 512Ke MacWorld: A visit with Guy Kawasaki BBC: Woz's words of wisdom MacUp...

James and John discuss the Think Different ad campaign. eBay Finds are a QuickTake 200 , Apple putter , and PowerCD . News includes the latest iPhone killer. Other related links from this episode: MacTech Article Archives Electric Escape: Behind "Think Different" eBay Guide to Think Different Posters Low End Mac: ' Think Different': The Ad Campaign that Restored Apple's Repuation The Missing Bite:...

James and John interview Adam Rosen of The Vintage Mac Museum . eBay auctions are an Apple 2 once owned by Jef Raskin, a IIGS poster , and a new-in-box Apple //c+ . News includes Microsoft's ad campaign.  Other related links from this episode: Apple/Macintosh Auctions by qualitysalessupreme April 1995 Interview with Steve Jobs Gizmodo: EFiX Dongle Perfectly Transforms PC to Mac Gizmodo: Perfect Le...

James and John talk about the short-lived QuickTake series of digital cameras. eBay auctions include a five lot set of auctions for an Apple button collection, a pair of Pippins ( 1 , 2 ), and a Mac Portable with the original box. News includes a recap of this week's Apple iPod/iTunes event. Other related links from this episode: J.D.'s Apple Orchard: The Apple Imaging Collection Apple QuickTake C...

James and John interview Jag of Jag's House . eBay Finds are a Macintosh Ex-Lisa, an original Macintosh , and a poster from an Apple sponsored concert event. News includes Swedish Macintosh SE art , a Japanese Woz and Jobs comic strip, and the upcoming Apple event. Other related links from this episode: BYTECellar: Abaton Transform for the Apple II GNUStep Welcome to Macintosh Apple Lisa Redux Nap...

James and John talk to Gil about his Mac Museum . eBay Finds are a very nice Apple 2 , Picasso Mac Towel , and Steve Jobs PodBrix figure . News includes Mac mini mods, Myst coming to the iPhone, Seinfeld abandons the Mac, and rumors, rumors, rumors! Other related links from this episode: Technabob: mac mini mods: the ultimate collection touchArcade: Cyan Porting Myst to iPhone Joy of Tech: Steve J...

The Retro Mac of the Week is the Macintosh XL. eBay Finds are a diamond and gold Apple pin and a portable LCD monitor for the Apple //c. Finally, the news includes RetroChallenge results and the 10th anniversary of the iMac. Other related links from this episode: The Mac Museum of Franklin Park, NJ Lisa/Macintosh XL Do-it-yourself Guide Low End Mac: Apple Lisa 2/Macintosh XL Lisa Emulator Project...

James and John find a copy of AppleDesign and So Far on eBay along with a very nice Lisa 2 . They also discuss the Switcher Construction Kit and the latest Apple news. Other related links from this episode: Folklore: Switcher The Mac 512: Switcher Construction Kit Macintosh Servant Stories of Early Mac Guidebook: Switcher Obituary Steve Jobs on MobileMe: the full e-mail Operator Headgap Systems Di...

James and John interview Adrian from Sydney Australia. Adrian has a large collection of Macs for a museum he is planning. eBay Finds are an Apple logo poster , NeXT Cube , and Macintosh Portable Award . Other related links from this episode: Adrian's Mac Museum MacTalk: The Australian Macintosh Community AppleInsider: Apple warns resellers of Mac and iPod drought, says load up now Computerworld: R...

Derek from Macintosh Folklore Radio joins James and John to discuss A/UX. eBay Finds are a curious, homemade Apple 2 and a sealed Power Macintosh G3 . Other related links from this episode: A/UX Server Penelope Applefritter: A/UX Jagubox's Home of Lots of Neat A/UX Stuff Tenon Intersystems Internet Archive MacDaily News:  RUMOR: Apple's secret product is 'MacBook touch' BusinessWeek: The Real Issu...

James and John discuss eBay Finds: AppleDesign book , Icon Watch, and Lisa videocassette. The Retro Mac of the Week is the PowerBook 180 and 180c. Finally, there's more good news for Apple but not-so-good news for Psystar. Other related links from this episode: MacRadioCast Episode #5 Low End Mac: PowerBooks 180 and 180c PowerBook 180 Startup Video PowerBook 180 User's Guide MacRumors: Apple Hints...

John talks about his HD-20, an external Apple hard drive that uses the floppy port as an interface to older Macs. eBay Finds include Apple logo sunglasses , a rare Apple II vinyl case , and an empty cola can promoting the Blue & White G3 release. Other related links from this episode: Flickr: Photographs from this and past episodes Vintage Macintosh: Notes on the Hard Disk 20 (HD20) Wikipedia: Har...

James and John talk to Wayne Bibbens, owner of Wayne's Computer and over 1500 Apple computers. Wayne is featured in  the documentary Welcome to Macintosh. The eBay Find of the Week is a Wheels for the Mind publication .  Other related links from this episode: Computer and Internets: Keeping Perspective Welcome to Macintosh Welcome to Macintosh Ning Website Old Apple Stuff Engadget: iPhone 3G lines...

James and John return to the Retro Mac of the Week with the Macintosh IIci. eBay Finds are a Made on Mac book , Super Bowl Cushion , sealed Apple //e , clear Mac Portable, and Andy Warhol Apple logo print. Other related links from this episode: North Seattle Herald Outlook: Turntables and tube amps: Cutting-edge Precision Audio & Video keeps an eye on the old stuff Low End Mac: Macintosh IIci The...

James and John pass along more case cleaning advice following last week's segment. eBay auctions are an Inside Macintosh poster , Test Drive a Mac set , and an AppleWorks GS Golden Master .  The Collection Spotlight is on a Dilbert animation cel featuring the Apple campus. Other related links from this episode: Apple Prototypen OneGirlCreative's CafePress Store LazyOne DS Development Dinosaur Sigh...

James and John talk about ways to clean the cases of your old Macs. eBay auctions are aluminum skins for a Wallstreet PowerBook, iMac Pop Art , and a suspect Apple 1 . They conclude with thoughts on the WWDC announcements. Other related links from this episode: Bo's Macintosh Manual Contest RetroChallenge 2008

James interviews Bonnie , who is selling her large collection of Apple items on eBay. eBay Finds are the Apple car #84 from the Cars Speedway of the South set, a clear case Newton MessagePad 110 , and the first computer in the world. Other related links from this episode: Newton Poetry tilestack Cult of Mac: “Just One More Thing…” Timeline MacRumors: Worldwide Developers Conference 2008 Rumor Roun...

James interviews Dave a.k.a. BellePrima , purveyor of fine Macintosh computers. James and John conclude their clones discussion with a word on the Unitron. eBay Finds are an Outbound laptop , new Apple IIGS , and Steve Jobs golf balls . Other related links from this episode: Chestor blog: Unitron Mac 512 Low End Mac: Unitron Mac 512 Discovery Science Channel: Bill and Steve and Woz Slideshow Fortu...

James and John discuss the Motorola StarMax Macintosh clones. eBay Finds are an Apple Network Server , Yum Watch, and a Cap'n Crunch Whistle . They're also joined by Al DiBlasi who recently purchased a new-in-box Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh and opened it live online . Other related links from this episode: Retrochallenge 2008 Low End Mac: Motorola StarMax MacUser: StarMax 4200 Review Photos of...