“There is something in the bathroom…” The iToilet
Faithful Macenstein reader Federico Frappi and his friend Valerio sent us these pics of the most beautiful toilet, er… media server, this side of the 1 Infinite Loop men’s room. Behold the “iToilet“. “My friend Valerio and I came up with this really messed up idea when we found a toilet abandoned along a street“, write Federico, “the... Read More
Write a caption, win a prize
[THANK YOU, WE HAVE A WINNER. THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED] “OS 9 died doing what he loved.. sporadically freezing and crashing”. Think you’re funny enough to be the next Margaret Cho? Well, now’s your chance to prove it to the world. Write your best caption for the above photo taken at the Funeral for OS 9 held at the 2002 WWDC, and if we think it’s... Read More
Put down the Halo 3 kids, “Dark Castle” about to “Return”
Many of you may not have even been born in 1986, but if you’re a longtime Mac user capable of voting, odds are you remember the original Dark Castle. The game was notable for its sense of humor, unlockable extras, easter eggs, and its unique use of sound effects. A sequel, Beyond Dark Castle was released the following year, and improved on the gameplay while maintaining... Read More
Apple meets Twin Peaks meets Godzilla
Prepare for a journey into madness. Faithful Macenstein reader killbot sent in this 1995 Japanese Apple commercial he came across on YouTube. I’m not sure how long commercial breaks are in Japan, but at 4 minutes long, this is bordering on short film territory. I have no idea what they are saying, but I’m not sure even if it were in English I would understand this. The... Read More
Behold the first Apple Store: Apple’s Software Dispatch!
Yeah, we’re feeling mighty nostalgic these days. In response to our retrospective on Apple.com, faithful Macenstein reader noahrobd turned us on to a little piece of Apple corporate goodness in the form of this video Apple made to promote their cutting edge (for 1993, anyway) software distribution system, Software Dispatch. (iPhone users click here to watch the video) We... Read More
Apple.com: A life remembered
Inspired by our last post about the history of Apple.com (and more importantly, the first comment on it) we decided to take a more thorough trip down memory lane. Behold Apple.com “A life in Pictures”. (iPhone users click here to watch the video) Yeah, it’s a bit light on the ancient stuff, but don’t blame us, blame flickr user Kernel Panic, from whom we... Read More
Apple’s website, circa 1997
Gizmodo recently ran a feature showcasing how lame the internet looked back in the mid 90’s. Naturally our first thought was, “What did Apple’s site look like back then?” Unfortunately, the answer is, “It looked more or less like the Power Macintosh 6500“. So with that, let us take you back to a simpler time in Apple’s web history…... Read More
Write a caption, win a prize
[THANK YOU, WE HAVE A WINNER. THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED] Early MacBook Air prototypes didn’t quite cut it. Think you’re funny enough to be the next Margaret Cho? Well, now’s your chance to prove it to the world. Write your best caption for the above photo, and if we think it’s the funniest, we’ll send you off a $20 iTunes gift certificate. The contest... Read More
Classic Newton Ad: “Gotham”
“How do I get a purchase order to the city that never sleeps from a town that went to bed an hour ago?” Why, whip out your trusty iPhone, er, Newton, of course! Man! I can’t believe the Newton could send faxes, and the iPhone can’t. I feel so ripped off! Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Bill for the link. Read More
RIP: Netscape Navigator dies with a whimper
Hey, remember Netscape Navigator? If you were born after 1988 or so, odds are you don’t. Navigator was the first real web browser for the masses, and gave Microsoft’s Internet Explorer the closest thing to a run for its money any browser was able to in the mid 90’s. All Macs shipped with Netscape Navigator as the default web browser until the infamous 1997... Read More
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