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Rare Find: Apple ][ Jigsaw Puzzle from 1983

Rare Find: Apple ][ Jigsaw Puzzle from 1983
Joshua Coventry chanced upon a rare find on eBay: an Apple ][ Jigsaw puzzle from Apple’s 1983 Gift Catalog. Back in 1983, Apple released a gift catalog featuring Apple-branded merchandize such as mugs, T-shirts, and, amongst many other items, an Apple II jigsaw puzzle. I bought it for 99 pence. Shortly after, it arrived - Read more…

History of the Mac

History of the Mac
I have to admit that the Apple fan that I am, I am a recent switcher. The first time I started to use a G4 eMac as a personal computer was at work early 2005. But having left the corporate grind for a mobile/telecommute/freelance writer’s life left me without a Mac for a few months Read more…

Defining the Apple “Power User”

Defining the Apple “Power User”
2006 is the year of the laptop for me. After several years of living by on company-issued laptops, then purchasing a low-end used laptop myself when I went freelance, I finally got to push myself into buying a new laptop this July, which was an entry-level Compaq Presario V2000. I really wanted a MacBook, but Read more…

Looking Back: OS X on x86 “Stupidest Thing Apple Could Do”?

Looking Back: OS X on x86 “Stupidest Thing Apple Could Do”?
I stumbled upon an article on Low End Mac written by Jeff Adkins exactly four years ago (October 17th, 2002) detailing the author’s opinion that “OS X on x86 would be the stupidest business decision in history.” That was the time when an x86 version of OS X (Project Marklar) was still very much under Read more…
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