This Old Mac

By Ryan Vetter It seems like just yesterday that all one had was an Atari, a phone book, and a TV. That was pretty much it before the dawn of Personal Computers. Sure, we had libraries, but nothing like what computers, and the internet, have brought to our homes. During this pre-information age time, we could only dream of having the amounts of information at our finger tips that we know take for granted. The idea of the information age was ... Read More

By Ryan Vetter Let's face it, the iPad, Apple's latest device, is nothing like the Apple Newton. While the Newton was a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) meant for vertical markets, the iPad is a media tablet with full computer functionality. Forget everything you knew about a stylus. I won't bore you with dogmatic categories, a top ten list on why this will be successful, etc. Let me just say publicly that this device will be a success. Eventually, ... Read More

By Holden Scott So, everyone is talking about Sony's just released Daily Edition eReader. This is the big brother of the Sony Touch Edition Readers (PRS-600). The PRS-600 offers users a full touchscreen, with a stylus that can be used to scribble notes directly on the screen. So far, Sony has had trouble keeping up with demand for this Reader. Their online store is often sold out. As an owner of the PRS-600, as someone who has written an extensive ... Read More

By Holden Scott Bare with us as we tweak out the new theme. Hope it is favorable. Read More

By Holden Scott A new interview with Steve Capps has been conducted and is available over at Retromaccast Search for episode 115 and 116. Steve was part of Apple back in the early 1980s, being one of many plucked from Xerox PARC, and helped out on such projects as the Lisa and Macintosh. Having quit Apple and then coming back in the late 1980s, Steve was a pivotal member of the Newton team. Many people credit Steve alone for creating much of the ... Read More