Long before it produced the iPod, iPod Touch, or the iPhone, Apple introduced a revolutionary hand-held device called the Newton. It was the first commercially successful PDA. Here's a look back.
Revisiting the great-grandfather to the iPhone: The Apple Newton
- Date: November 17th, 2008
- Author: John Sheesley
- Category: Classics Rock, Apple
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Newton, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., PDAs, Handhelds, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Personal Technology
Classic Windows NT Tip: Dump Registry to text files for tracking
- Date: November 12th, 2008
- Author: John Sheesley
- Category: Classics Rock, Windows NT
- Tags: Registry, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Operating Systems, Software, John Sheesley, Microsoft Windows Server, Server
Figuring out what changes occur to the Windows registry is difficult. This Classic Tip shows how you could do so in Windows NT by exporting to text files. It worked in 1999 and it works today.
Five of the best celebrity computer salesmen in the 80s
- Date: November 11th, 2008
- Author: John Sheesley
- Category: Classics Rock
- Tags: Celebrity, Bill Gates, Computer, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, John Sheesley, Amiga
Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld tried their hands at selling Vista. John Hodgman and Justin Long have made mini-careers out of pitching Apples. Here are of some of the celebrity spokesmen that preceded them.
Guess the OS 3
- Date: November 7th, 2008
- Author: John Sheesley
- Category: Classics Rock
- Tags: Operating System, Operating Systems, Software, John Sheesley, Microsoft Corp., Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows
On November 1, 2008, Microsoft stopped licensing one of its most popular operating systems. Can you identify which one it is?
Using an Atari for something other than games
- Date: November 5th, 2008
- Author: John Sheesley
- Category: Classics Rock, Atari
- Tags: Game, PC, Atari Inc., Word Processors, Microsoft Word, Desktops, Software, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Hardware
As I mentioned before, there were a plethora of word processors available for PCs in the 1980's beyond the basic Microsoft Word we've all come to know. You didn't have to just stick with a PC however - you could also use a computer like the Atari shown here.
Looking inside a CRT monitor
- Date: October 31st, 2008
- Author: John Sheesley
- Category: Classics Rock, Apple
- Tags: Monitor, CRT, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, John Sheesley, Apple Inc.
When we purchased our Apple IIc, it came already partially cracked open along with its monitor. Because it was pretty much useless otherwise, we thought it would be a good chance to tear apart and see what was inside of a CRT. Here's what you'll find.
Ancient word processors highlight the lack of modern software diversity
- Date: October 29th, 2008
- Author: John Sheesley
- Category: Classics Rock
- Tags: Diversity, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Management, John Sheesley, Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Corp., Word-processor
One of the claims of superiority that Microsoft claims with Windows over the Mac is the amount of software that's made to run under Windows. Even though there are thousands of programs available, the actual diversity of software seems to have diminished compared to the 80's. Word Processors are an excellent example.
Life in the year 1999 AD
- Date: October 27th, 2008
- Author: John Sheesley
- Category: Classics Rock
- Tags: Advertisement, Clip, John Sheesley, Brand, Radio, Advertising & Promotion, TVs, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
Previously, I showed a clip featuring what people thought the world would be like in the future. Doing a little more digging, I found the original film: 1999 AD. Here's more information about the film and where it came from.
Play Nintendo classics on your PC
- Date: October 24th, 2008
- Author: John Sheesley
- Category: Classics Rock, Games, Nintendo
- Tags: Nintendo Co. Ltd., PC, Desktops, Games, Hardware, Personal Technology, John Sheesley, Gameplay
Who needs the Wii? You can play original Nintendo NES games right on your PC. All it takes is a trip to vNES.
Guess the OS
- Date: October 22nd, 2008
- Author: John Sheesley
- Category: Classics Rock
- Tags: Operating System, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, John Sheesley, IBM OS/2, XXXXX
We already played a game of Name That Windows Version. Let's expand it a little and see if you can figure out what operating system that's being talked about in this article from the New York Times.
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