The trials and tribulations of working with Apple’s first portable Macintosh. Audio excerpt from the Macintosh Portable press event in 1990.

Written by Steven Levy, The Iconoclast, Macworld March 1990.

David Pogue goes through the harrowing process of installing an accelerator board in a compact Mac.

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The story of the Macintosh’s very first multitasking environment as told by the programmer himself, Andy Hertzfeld, at folklore.org.

Audio excerpt from the “Macintosh at 20” panel hosted at Macworld Boston 2004. Highly recommended!

Full text available at folklore.org.

Bill Atkinson, well-known for QuickDraw, MacPaint, and HyperCard, reflects on the 40th anniversary of his start at Apple.

Audio excerpt from the Churchill Club’s 2011 event discussing the legacy of Steve Jobs.

Text available at folklore.org.

Taking the upgrade path is costly and confusing but ultimately satisfying. Steven Levy documents his upgrade journey from a Macintosh 512k to a Mac Plus.

Written by Steven Levy, The Iconoclast, Macworld October 1986.

Welcome back, Mac Folklore Radio Listeners–both of you. Some rambling from your podcast host after a nine year absence.

Thanks again to vintageapple.org and the mysterious “SteveM” for all the new reading material.

Cheap and cheery gifts to put under the Apple tree.

Written by David Pogue, The Desktop Critic, Macworld December 1993.

The DiskDoubler Story: How to succeed by really trying.

Written by Guy Kawasaki, Wise Guy, Macworld December 1993.

Guy Kawasaki’s take on the PDA: the Personal Telephone Assistant.

Written by Guy Kawasaki, Wise Guy, Macworld September 1993.