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This makes the new Mac Pro look like a bargain... especially after you adjust for inflation.
$25k after inflation. I had no idea it was that expensive!
Trying to understand Steve Jobs is an effort in futility I know, but I've never understood what he was thinking around this time. He refused to accept responsibility for his daughter when she was born in 1978, and even 5 years later, he was still questioning the accuracy of DNA paternity tests in Time Magazine and despite being a multi-millionaire, only grudgingly paying $500 a month for child support. But then he go…
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If the future is AR, it's a good thing Apple is one of the leading companies in this area.
I would not say even their software AR is leading AR in general (assuming you are referring to ARKit). They have no hardware AR devices, correct me if I'm wrong. What are they leading?
Considering you needed a Lisa to develop for the Mac for the first few years, it’s good that they made it.
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Steve Jobs could not get trademark on McIntosh but was able to negotiate for Macintosh https://www.soundandvision.com/content/flashback-1984-apple-...
I don't see a reference to it at that link but it's because audio equipment manufacturer McIntosh Labs had the trademark: https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/ Edited to add from wikipedia: “Apple Inc. employee Jef Raskin named the Macintosh line of personal computers after the McIntosh. He deliberately misspelled the name to avoid conflict with the hi-fi equipment manufacturer McIntosh Laboratory. Apple's attempt in 1982 to…
Watching early Apple presentations and modern presentations shows the company prioritizing sales over innovation. Now we see a phone that is marginally better than the previous year, with taglines like "the best iPhone ever". The future is AR and gestures in my opinion, if keyboard input speed is ever an issue then a glove Swype interface would work. Many smaller companies have already set the stage nicely, such as t…
While we are definitely going to have more AR, I'm not convinced that it's the future at all. But I guess that's the case with most people and most technologies until they become ubiquitous. AR still seems like a solution looking for a problem.
Did much of Lisa even survive to become the Mac, or was it just in spirit? Considering you needed a Lisa to develop for the Mac for the first few years, it’s good that they made it.
Check folklore.org for more stories of that time.