Memory Protection

July 1999: Pepsi Skullman


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Welcome back to Memory Protection! This month Josh & Matt experience a strange sense of déjà vu as we take a trip to Apple's Macworld Keynote. We talk about destiny, the completion of the product matrix Steve created when he reclaimed his brushed metal throne, a future that never came to pass where Sherlock and Quicktime were the way you interfaced with the internet. Oh, and the time vortex...

Follow Up:

  • Jony Ive's early days at Apple
    • Newton Messagepad 110 - What a classic!
  • Brushed Metal as a direct analogue for a physical device
    • Apple's Human Interface Guidelines
    • Check out Stephen Hackett's amazing repository of Apple interfaces: Brushed Metal Diaries
  • 512px.com Apple History

Hot Cocoa:

  • Quicktime: It's Going Places!
    • Quicktime pan flute album
    • Zamfir Master of the pan flute - Watch this commercial, it will change your life
  • Apple adds Linux support to Quicktime Streaming Server
  • iMac Clone/Copy Lawsuit
    • Apple sues Future Power
    • Future Power's iMac Rip-off Analyzed By Michael Munger
    • More iMac Clones
  • Misc:
    • Apple Inks Deal With AOL For Mac/Instant Message Compatibility
    • Apple Plunks US$100 Million Into Samsung - Noted.
    • Wacom Brings Graphic Tablets To USB
    • Apple To Launch An Apple Store In Canada Soon

Topics:

  • It's Macworld '99 in New York City! - Video
    • Pirates of Silicon Valley was released in June 1999 - How did we miss that?!
      • WikiPedia entry
      • IMDb entry
    • Macworld 1999 Wikipedia Info
    • Macintosh TV - Weird.
    • "Weird Al" Yankovic - The Saga Begins Video
  • Sherlock 2:
    • Again, in hindsight - Apple misses the point of a web browser / websites
    • Wikipedia says Sherlock 3 actually was a web application. So close!
  • iBook referenced as P1 codename
    • Apple History Link - find all the codenames for your favorite Apple products
    • iBook Commercial Link - Jeff Goldblum at his best?
  • Halo Unveiling Video
  • ATP 317: Excellent interview with Phil where he talks about the jump stunt.

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