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Any and all things to do with Apple Computers, iPods, et al…

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April 16, 2009 admin Leave a comment

This was quite the eBay deal for me. This unused Apple II Workstation Card makes it possible for an Apple IIe with 128 kilobytes of RAM to boot up over an Appleshare network. How much RAM is 128 kilobytes? Well, my current Apple iMac has 2 gigabytes, which by today’s standards is middle of the road in terms of performance. Two gigabytes is equal to 2,097,152 kilobytes. That means my current iMac machine has 8,192 times more RAM than my Apple IIe. Isn’t it amazing what you can do with technology from 1983?

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April 3, 2009 admin Leave a comment

There be something most geeky afoot here.

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March 21, 2009 admin 1 Comment

An Apple //c running Word Munchers. This game made phonetics fun. In fact, all of the MECC titles for Apple ][ series computers are still fun to play.

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Mac Lust

February 19, 2009 admin Leave a comment

I spotted this Performa 6200CD while thrifting. It even has the Apple branded monitor. Unfortunately it is $60. Sigh… I hate it when thrift stores over price certain commodities. I’ll have to wait for a sale.

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Audio Zeitgeist

February 6, 2009 admin Leave a comment

Audio links will open in iTunes.

Clint Mansell – The Last Man – Sorrow can only describe this song. Too bad the film from whence it came was terrible.
Daft Punk – Around the World / Hard Better Faster Stronger – This live remix recording is an instant party. Play. Dance.
Adam Freeland – Mind Killer – “I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer.” – Frank Herbert’s Dune
Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence – All I ever wanted was here in my arms, an awesome electric synth.
Clint Mansell – Death is the Road to Awe – From sorrow to everlasting love, we come full circle. Too bad the film from whence it came was terrible.

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Audio Zeitgeist

January 25, 2009 admin Leave a comment

A smattering of recent playlist favorites. Audio links will open in iTunes.

Philip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi: Pruit Igoe – From the second trailer for the upcoming Watchmen movie. A perfect selection for metropolitan drama.
Philip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi: Prophecies – From the ComicCon 2008 footage for the Watchmen. Slow and deliberate organ music with chanting.
Camille Saint-Saëns – Aquarium – Light and whimsical fairy-tale theme.
Ken Ishii – Future is What We Are – High energy rhythmic techno that will give you an audio seizure.
Johnny Cash – Streets of Laredo The final tale and wish of a dying cowboy.

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Apple Collection

January 17, 2009 admin Leave a comment

There are still about a half-dozen still in storage, but the Wall-o-Macs is shaping up quite nicely.

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Taco Zeitgeist

January 10, 2009 admin Leave a comment

The iPhone application Urbanspoon selects restaurants at random based on your location. Just shake the phone and it finds local eateries. It must also sense cravings.

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Taco Zeitgeist

January 4, 2009 admin Leave a comment

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October 22, 2008 admin Leave a comment

Just another day at the office with Bruce.