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Jason Snell and a collection of long-time Mac watchers discuss the most notable parts of Macintosh history. Hosted by Jason Snell.... more
FAQs about 20 Macs:How many episodes does 20 Macs have?The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.
August 27, 202428: Performa MonthJason talks to Stephen about his recent deep dive into the world of the Macintosh Performa line, which was sold from 1992 to 1997. Over that time period, nearly 50 models were sold wearing the name. Things got messy. Links and Show Notes: Performa Month – 512 Pixels Steve Jobs' Grid of Four – 512 Pixels Mac Performa Specs: EveryMac.com Performa Month: The 560 ‘Money Magazine Edition’ – 512 Pixels The Performa at Sears 20 Macs #20: iMac G3 (#1) - Relay FM Macintosh LC - Wikipedia...more28minPlay
March 26, 202127: The 21st MacStephen Hackett joins Jason to wrap up the series and discuss all the Macs that didn't make the list. Guest Starring: Stephen Hackett...more34minPlay
March 19, 202126: John Gruber, part 3From November 20, 2020: Titanium PowerBook G4, MacBook Air, the original Macintosh, PowerBook 140/170, and iMac G3. Guest Starring: John Gruber...more50minPlay
March 12, 202125: John Gruber, part 2From August 31, 2020: The Macintosh Portable, Power Computing clones, iMac G4, Power Mac G4 Cube, iBook, Macintosh SE/30, and laying out pages at college newspapers. Guest Starring: John Gruber...more52minPlay
March 05, 202124: John Gruber, part 1From June 12, 2020: The Power Mac G5, PowerBook Duo, PowerBook 500 & 5300, Blue-and-White Power Mac G3, DayStar Genesis MP, Mac mini, Mac IIcx and IIci, and the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh. Guest Starring: John GruberLinks and Show Notes: Joe Posnanski's Baseball 100...more1h 10minPlay
February 19, 202123: John Siracusa, part 3From November 20, 2020: Titanium PowerBook G4, MacBook Air, the original Macintosh, PowerBook 140/170, iMac G3, and to his great dismay, John learns Jason's final rankings. Guest Starring: John Siracusa...more1h 9minPlay
February 19, 202122: John Siracusa, part 2From September 1, 2020: The Macintosh Portable, Power Computing clones, iMac G4, Power Mac G4 Cube, iBook, and Macintosh SE/30. Guest Starring: John Siracusa...more1h 4minPlay
February 12, 202121: John Siracusa, part 1Two interviews with John Siracusa used for the 20 Macs for 2020 podcast, discussing the first nine entries in the series. Guest Starring: John SiracusaLinks and Show Notes: From June 9, 2020: The Power Mac G5, PowerBook Duo, Xserve and Apple Network Server, PowerBook 500 & 5300, Blue-and-White Power Mac G3, DayStar Genesis MP, Mac mini, Mac IIcx and IIci, and the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh. From August 21, 2020: John takes a deeper dive on multiprocessing....more1h 45minPlay
December 31, 202020: iMac G3 (#1)It was the late 90s and Apple was on the ropes. Steve Jobs knew the company needed a lifeline, fast. And 10 months after Jobs took back control of the company, he announced the product that would fund Apple's resurgence and change its future forever. Guest Starring: Dan Moren, John Siracusa, Shelly Brisbin, Stephen Hackett, Harry McCracken, James Thomson, and John GruberLinks and Show Notes: 20 Macs for 2020 at Six Colors...more25minPlay
December 24, 202019: The Original PowerBooks (#2)After the failure of the Macintosh Portable, Apple took a different approach to designing a laptop. The result helped tip the balance of power between humans and computers. Guest Starring: Andy Ihnatko, John Siracusa, and Harry McCrackenLinks and Show Notes: 20 Macs for 2020 at Six Colors...more15minPlay
FAQs about 20 Macs:How many episodes does 20 Macs have?The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.