A Prototype Original iPod

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Post by samps » Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 4:07 PM UTC

A Prototype Original iPod
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Re: A Prototype Original iPod

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Post by cogman10 » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:33 PM UTC

Ok, who's going to get one of these and stuff a raspberry pi inside?

Re: A Prototype Original iPod

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Post by etaioinshrdlu » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:34 PM UTC

Was this used to effectively silo developers from each other? Ie, don’t let the hardware team see the real software UI, and don’t let the software team see the real hardware UI.

It looks too ridiculous to be real, I suspect it was ugly by design.

Apple did this on the iPhone design, the ugly software UI was called “skankphone”.

Re: A Prototype Original iPod

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Post by happytoexplain » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:35 PM UTC

>As you can see, it’s… quite large!

In fact, I can not! The photo in question has no reference objects. (scroll down to see photos that actually demonstrate its size)

Re: A Prototype Original iPod

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Post by electroly » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:42 PM UTC

happytoexplain wrote: post #4

>As you can see, it’s… quite large! In fact, I can not! The photo in question has no reference objects. (scroll down to see photos that actually demonstrate its size)

Two references in all of the photos are the JTAG connector on the side (a standard pin header with 0.1" spacing) and the standard headphone jack.

Re: A Prototype Original iPod

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Post by siva7 » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:50 PM UTC

etaioinshrdlu wrote: post #3

Was this used to effectively silo developers from each other? Ie, don’t let the hardware team see the real software UI, and don’t let the software team see the real hardware UI. It looks too ridiculous to be real, I suspect it was ugly by design. Apple did this on the iPhone design, the ugly software UI was called “skankphone”.

But why? Why silo

Re: A Prototype Original iPod

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Post by clint » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:51 PM UTC

siva7 wrote: post #6

etaioinshrdlu wrote: post #3

Was this used to effectively silo developers from each other? Ie, don’t let the hardware team see the real software UI, and don’t let the software team see the real hardware UI. It looks too ridiculous to be real, I suspect it was ugly by design. Apple did this on the iPhone design, the ugly software UI was called “skankphone”.

But why? Why silo

No leaks

Re: A Prototype Original iPod

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Post by ubermonkey » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:54 PM UTC

happytoexplain wrote: post #4

>As you can see, it’s… quite large! In fact, I can not! The photo in question has no reference objects. (scroll down to see photos that actually demonstrate its size)

One of the photos literally shows an actual 1st-gen iPod on top of it.

Re: A Prototype Original iPod

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Post by happytoexplain » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:56 PM UTC

ubermonkey wrote: post #8

happytoexplain wrote: post #4

>As you can see, it’s… quite large! In fact, I can not! The photo in question has no reference objects. (scroll down to see photos that actually demonstrate its size)

One of the photos literally shows an actual 1st-gen iPod on top of it.

Did you read my entire comment?

Re: A Prototype Original iPod

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Post by marcellus23 » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:58 PM UTC

siva7 wrote: post #6

etaioinshrdlu wrote: post #3

Was this used to effectively silo developers from each other? Ie, don’t let the hardware team see the real software UI, and don’t let the software team see the real hardware UI. It looks too ridiculous to be real, I suspect it was ugly by design. Apple did this on the iPhone design, the ugly software UI was called “skankphone”.

But why? Why silo

So the hardware guys can't leak the software, and the software guys can't leak the hardware.