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Re: Unofficial Apple Archive

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Post by xvector »

throwaway2048 wrote: post #10
telegrammae wrote: post #2

Apple's design of 10-15 years ago looks excellent even today. Truly - good design does not lose its attractiveness as styles and standards change. Most icons, fonts, panels, colors of most of their old software and promotional materials look very pleasant, even in low resolution.

the original osx pinstripe look is pretty hideous, and the faux glossy emboss look hasn't aged well either https://images.techhive.com/images/article/2016/01/mac-os-x-...

I love the vaporwave aesthetic of this photo! Thanks for sharing.

Re: Unofficial Apple Archive

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Post by saagarjha »

Rebelgecko wrote: post #51

Am I crazy or is right-clicking totally broken on this website? Is this intentional? Maybe a joke about the old iMac hockey puck mice?

It is. One of the articles mentioned that they are trying to prevent piracy (rolls eyes) so maybe that’s what it is.

Re: Unofficial Apple Archive

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Post by pyridines »

xvector wrote: post #71
throwaway2048 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the original osx pinstripe look is pretty hideous, and the faux glossy emboss look hasn't aged well either https://images.techhive.com/images/article/2016/01/mac-os-x-...

I love the vaporwave aesthetic of this photo! Thanks for sharing.

When this design came out, I thought it was bold and futuristic. The "juicy" look is dated now, but to hear it described as "vaporwave" makes me feel old.

Re: Unofficial Apple Archive

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Post by mikestew »

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #46

I've been using OS X since 2010, but in that time I never used the Dashboard. I didn't see any point. A couple weeks ago, I watched the keynote of Steve Jobs introducing Tiger, and when he demo'd the Dashboard, I had this moment of dawning realization: "Oh, so that's what you're supposed to use that for. That is... actually completely brilliant. Yes. I want that. Now." I'm now using the Dashboard quite heavily. It's…

Too bad you came to use Dashboard so late in the game, it's gone in Catalina:

https://9to5mac.com/2019/06/04/dashboard-in-macos-10-15-cata...

Re: Unofficial Apple Archive

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Post by briandear »

nottorp wrote: post #64
Rebelgecko wrote: post #51

Am I crazy or is right-clicking totally broken on this website? Is this intentional? Maybe a joke about the old iMac hockey puck mice?

It is. Dare I ask about middle clicking, which should directly open the link in a new tab? :) Please follow the old Apple, that was about usability, not the new Apple, that is only about flashy design...

The old Apple mouse only had one button.

Re: Unofficial Apple Archive

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Post by xvector »

lozaning wrote: post #57
pell wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just watched the iMac G4 introduction on the site. That is still the most beautiful computer ever built.

If we're willing to be liberal with our usage of the word computer, I'd like to nominate the Xserve RAID. I still consider buying one to put in my home rack from time to time because they're just so damn pretty.

Wow, these look pretty. Image for the curious: https://www.flickr.com/photos/generated/99991779

Re: Unofficial Apple Archive

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Post by tolmasky »

andrekandre wrote: post #65
tolmasky wrote: post #55

As best as I can tell, this is missing my favorite video, “Jaguar on the Loose”. Really reminds me how things felt back then. I’m on mobile though where the experience isn’t fantastic so maybe I just missed it on the site. Provided below: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2zfnka

wow good times, for me it was this video https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2zfnja the whole thing was rendered in quartz2d afaicr

That is a great one too! I love the fact that the QuickTime video at the end is actually a PDF.

Re: Unofficial Apple Archive

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Post by pstuart »

golem14 wrote: post #69

Ahh, now I understand this Futurama jab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSt04IPqFfM Compare: https://www.applearchive.org/1984-feed/macintosh-tv-ad-1984

Futurama was written with us old folks in mind. My kids love it (as do I), but it's rich with mockery you can't appreciate without having been there when it was happening.

Re: Unofficial Apple Archive

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Post by Zelphyr »

reaperducer wrote: post #19

I love the early 2000's Apple aesthetic. I'm not sure if it was actually really good, or I just associate it with a happy time in my life. I still have an iTunes playlist with all of the music from the dancing silhouette iPod commercials, and I get the warm and fuzzies when I listen to it. I wish there was a high-quality archive of these commercials online to relive some of those memories. Unfortunately, every time I…

I think it was good. It had a playfulness to it that their modern hardware doesn't have. That's not to say the current design language is bad either. It has a beautiful purity to it that I like but still, I wouldn't mind if they got back some of that playfulness.

I think they're trying. I'm thinking about the new option of having emoji engraved to AirPods cases.

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