Following its purchase of NeXT Inc in 1996, Apple started work on a modern operating system for the Macintosh based on NeXT's impressive software. However, software developers didn't want to rewrite their apps from scratch for the new system, and the finished product ended up only being a stepping stone to the final Mac OS X release.

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    • “On the Firing Line: My 500 Days at Apple” by Gil Amelio and William L Simon
    • https://web.archive.org/web/19990116231607/http://product.info.apple.com/pr/press.releases/1997/q2/970107.pr.rel.macos.html
    • https://books.google.com/books?id=9zsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA15&dq=%22apple%22+%22Rhapsody%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj51v-opozxAhURH80KHeenBL0Q6AEwAnoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=%22apple%22%20%22Rhapsody%22&f=false
    • https://books.google.com/books?id=IKbZ7dEVokwC&pg=PT115&dq=%22apple%22+%22Rhapsody%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj51v-opozxAhURH80KHeenBL0Q6AEwBHoECAwQAg#v=onepage&q=%22apple%22%20%22Rhapsody%22&f=false
    • https://money.cnn.com/1997/03/27/technology/apple/
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByXov_jO_OM
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdYiqVzPjAc
    • https://wiki.preterhuman.net/Mac_OS_X_Server
    • http://toastytech.com/guis/osxsv.html

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CyanogenMod started as a custom build of Android for one smartphone, and quickly grew into an operating system spanning hundreds of devices. With the corporate backing of Microsoft and partnerships with OEMs, it seemed unstoppable... until it wasn't.

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    • https://web.archive.org/web/20090529101257/http://forum.xda-developers.com:80/showthread.php?t=518851
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20100207180125/http://www.cyanogenmod.com/about
    • https://www.androidpolice.com/2010/05/17/custom-rom-review-cyanogenmod-for-the-nexus-one/
    • https://www.androidpolice.com/2010/05/17/custom-rom-review-cyanogenmod-for-the-nexus-one/
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20160711211620/http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/a_new_chapter
    • https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/18/cyanogen-mod-7m-benchmark/
    • https://www.theverge.com/2014/1/15/5241970/oppo-n1-with-cyanogenmod-review
    • https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/open-source-android-startup-raises-80m-with-help-from-twitter/
    • https://www.theinformation.com/articles/cyanogen-spurns-google-acquisition-interest-seeks-1-billion-valuation
    • https://www.theverge.com/2014/11/18/7241755/cyanogens-next-stop-is-india
    • https://www.androidpolice.com/2014/12/16/oneplus-has-been-ordered-to-stop-selling-the-oneplus-one-in-india-after-legal-action-by-micromax/
    • https://www.androidpolice.com/2014/12/19/emails-from-indian-court-docs-show-cyanogen-oneplus-relationship-ended-poorly-cyanogen-ceo-is-kind-of-a-jerk/
    • https://www.forbes.com/sites/miguelhelft/2015/03/23/meet-cyanogen-the-startup-that-wants-to-steal-android-from-google-2/
    • https://www.businessinsider.com/cyanogen-ceo-kirt-mcmaster-interview-mods-virtual-reality-smartphones-2016-2
    • https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/12/01/steve-kondik-blames-kirt-mcmaster-for-cyanogen-incs-failure-cyanogenmod-to-reorganize-and-regroup/
    • https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/16/8427381/cyanogen-microsoft-partnership-apps-services-bundle
    • https://www.theverge.com/2015/9/14/9323131/microsoft-cortana-cyanogen-os
    • https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/10/10/kirt-mcmaster-out-as-cyanogen-inc-ceo-gets-eric-schmidted-to-executive-chairman/
    • https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/13/cyanogen-inc-rebrands-cyngn-autonomous-tech-company/
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20181116144621/https://www.xda-developers.com/nintendo-approached-cyanogen-to-partner-for-the-switch-cyanogen-refused/

CyanogenMod

The Intellivision arrived in 1979 as an exciting new game console, and almost 40 years later, Tommy Tallarico picked up the rights and began work on a sequel. The Intellivision Amico aimed to bring family fun back to living room gaming, but it didn't go well.

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    • https://youtu.be/5bhMdhcdfMY
    • https://youtu.be/m-p7p3jasbY?t=841

Sources:
    • https://www.mobygames.com/company/1435/intellivision-productions-inc/
    • https://venturebeat.com/games/intellivsion-lives-tommy-tallarico-will-relaunch-1980s-console/
    • https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-new-intellivision-amico-console-aims-to-revive-family-videogames/
    • https://www.gamezone.com/originals/why-was-earthworm-jim-for-the-psp-canceled/
    • https://venturebeat.com/games/intellivision-takes-more-than-10000-vip-edition-preorders-for-amico-console-in-a-few-days/
    • https://kotaku.com/the-new-gaming-console-thats-become-a-giant-car-crash-1847699027
    • https://www.gamesindustry.biz/intellivision-amico-delayed-to-april-2021
    • https://republic.com/intellivision-amico
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20210701025946/https://twitter.com/ConVito/status/1410340382270017545
    • https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/06/what-the-hecks-an-intellivision-amico-consoles-leaky-dev-portal-offers-hints/
    • https://screenrant.com/intellivision-amico-report-legal-threats-ceo/
    • https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/intellivision-amico-game-lands-tommy-tallarico-in-hot-water
    • https://www.eurogamer.net/intellivision-cuts-fundraising-campaign-for-amico-short-setting-alarm-bells-ringing
    • https://www.reddit.com/r/Intellivision_Amico/comments/13gka8f/11_months_of_philfoolery_and_kicking_the_can/
    • https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/02/debt-stricken-intellivision-asks-for-more-funds-to-last-past-july/
    • https://intellivision.com/press-releases/intellivision-update-may-2023

The Intellivision Amico

Watch Tron: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/tron-1

Making of Tron documentary: https://youtu.be/sbgHMrLPQrE

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Movie Club: Tron (1982)

Google introduced AMP in 2015 as a solution for slow and unresponsive mobile websites. It didn't go well.

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Sources:
    • https://www.uky.edu/~jclark/mas355/WAP.PDF
    • https://developers.secure.facebook.com/blog/post/2015/09/22/instant-articles-from-CMS/
    • https://buffer.com/library/facebook-instant-articles/
    • https://blog.google/products/search/introducing-accelerated-mobile-pages/
    • https://searchengineland.com/what-happened-when-we-turned-off-amp-378591
    • https://www.axios.com/2022/10/14/meta-facebook-ending-support-instant-articles
    • https://searchengineland.com/amp-top-stories-now-live-243314
    • https://searchengineland.com/google-opens-amp-firehose-259569
    • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ha00dSGKmjoEh2mRiG8FIA5sJ1KihTuZe-AXX1r8P-8/edit?usp=sharing
    • https://www.theregister.com/2017/05/19/open_source_insider_google_amp_bad_bad_bad/
    • https://searchengineland.com/what-happened-when-we-turned-off-amp-378591
    • https://www.theverge.com/23711172/google-amp-accelerated-mobile-pages-search-publishers-lawsuit

Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:37 The early mobile web
0:08:55 Facebook Instant Articles
0:12:09 Google AMP
0:24:13 Everyone hates AMP
0:38:07 The post-AMP web
0:47:26 Outro

Google AMP

Apple helped develop PowerPC processors as competition against Intel in the 1990s, but by the early 2000s, the architecture was falling behind. Apple's switch to Intel x86 processors revived its Mac computers, kicked off the Hackintosh era, and made AMD jealous.

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    • https://archive.org/details/wwdc-2005

Sources:
    • https://lowendmac.com/1998/powerpc-vs-pentium-ii-escargot/
    • https://lowendmac.com/2014/cpus-powerpc-604-and-604e/
    • https://lowendmac.com/2015/cpus-powerpc-g5/
    • https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/06/23Apple-Unleashes-the-Worlds-Fastest-Personal-Computer-the-Power-Mac-G5/
    • https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2004/06/09Apple-Unveils-New-Power-Mac-G5-Line/
    • https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/apple-on-g5-powerbook-not-so-fast/
    • https://www.macworld.com/article/174337/pbg5-2.html
    • https://www.cnet.com/science/amd-says-intel-only-deal-struck-at-apple-in-2005/
    • https://www.macstories.net/stories/this-is-not-a-product-the-apple-developer-transition-kit/
    • https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/05/16Apple-Unveils-New-MacBook-Featuring-Intel-Core-Duo-Processors/
    • https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/01/10Apple-Unveils-New-iMac-with-Intel-Core-Duo-Processor/
    • https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/02/28Apple-Unveils-Mac-mini-with-Intel-Core-Duo/
    • https://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,261038,261270
    • https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/01/10Apple-Introduces-MacBook-Pro/
    • https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/05/16Apple-Unveils-New-MacBook-Featuring-Intel-Core-Duo-Processors/
    • https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/12/santa-rosa-macbook-review/
    • https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2006/08/macpro/
    • https://www.macworld.com/article/666300/15-inch-macbook-pro-2006-review.html
    • https://www.wired.com/2005/08/mac-hacks-allow-os-x-on-pcs-2/
    • https://www.anandtech.com/show/7204/ibm-offers-power-technology-for-licensing-forms-openpower-consortium
    • https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/17/ibm_t7nm_power10/

Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:48 The PowerPC era
0:12:00 The Intel announcement
0:23:01 Apple Developer Transition Kit 
0:26:03 The Intel Macs
0:35:51 The reviews
0:40:34 Hackintosh PCs
0:44:49 AMD's complaints
0:47:36 Farewell to PowerPC
0:50:28 PowerPC after Apple
0:53:16 Outro

Apple's Intel Transition

Watch Tron Legacy: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/tron-2-0

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    • https://youtu.be/e1dHhktFLPs

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    • https://web.archive.org/web/20010418103554/http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0%2C4586%2C2301037%2C00.html
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1dHhktFLPs
    • https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jeff-bridges-returning-tron-3-1235985702/
    • https://screenrant.com/tron-legacy-behind-the-scenes/
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20110524020458/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40548535/ns/today-entertainment/t/tron-legacy-reverse-ages-jeff-bridges

Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:41 Production
0:04:27 Flashback & CGI Jeff Bridges
0:14:16 ENCOM & The Grid
0:31:54 The music
0:34:31 Quorra
0:40:38 The dinner
0:48:01 End of Line Club
0:53:33 Solar Sailer
0:59:23 The Rectifier
1:10:16 The portal
1:15:31 Final thoughts
1:20:16 Outro

Movie Club: Tron Legacy (2010)

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, helping guide the country through the Civil War and advocated for an end to slavery. Nearly 100 years later, he was resurrected as a robot for the 1964 New York World's Fair.

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    • https://youtu.be/mvfjvBO2l2Y?t=138
    • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lincoln_Audio-Animatronic_(42346731335).jpg

Sources:
    • https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abraham-Lincoln
    • https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-emporia-gazette-electric-robots/154380075/
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20110717093240/http://d23.disney.go.com/articles/070709_NF_FEAT_StoryofHall.html
    • https://www.disneyhistoryinstitute.com/2014/04/disney-history-institute-celebrates.html
    • https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-edwardsville-intelligencer-disney-de/154344993/
    • https://archive.org/details/IllinoisLandOfLincolnIllinoisPavilionInformationNewYorkWorldsFair19641965/mode/1up
    • https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-register-live-lincoln-created-by-d/154516626/
    • https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-tattler-disneys-lincoln-star-at-fai/154518175/
    • https://www.newspapers.com/article/wilmington-news-journal-lincoln-at-1964/154519665/
    • https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-review-of-lincoln-figur/154520514/
    • https://www.newspapers.com/article/mt-vernon-register-news-electronic-abe/154523531/
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvfjvBO2l2Y
    • https://d23.com/reliving-one-mans-dream-in-this-walt-disney-world-attraction/
    • https://www.ocregister.com/2021/07/31/disneyland-blinkin-lincoln-animatronic-used-to-go-crazy-and-smash-his-chair-in-a-robotic-fit/
    • https://www.newspapers.com/article/freeport-journal-standard-animated-abe-l/154552579/

Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:26 Abraham Lincoln
0:06:08 Building Robot Lincoln
0:20:25 The 1964 World’s Fair
0:22:33 Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln
0:29:08 Reactions to Robot Lincoln
0:38:07 Lincoln at Disneyland
0:41:10 Outro

Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln

The WanaCry ransomware quickly spread to hundreds of thousands of Windows systems on May 12, 2017, impacting everything from car manufacturing to hospitals. A few hours later, it was stopped by a cybersecurity researcher.

Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Joe Fedewa.

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Video:
    • https://youtu.be/S70zd_ysZag

Sources:
    • https://www.wired.com/story/confessions-marcus-hutchins-hacker-who-saved-the-internet/
    • https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/ransomware/wannacry-ransomware/
    • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/cambrian-college-ransomware-hack-1.4093634
    • https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-hit-by-wannacry-virus-fears-it-could-cripple-some-jet-production/
    • https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/13/cyber-attack-hits-german-train-stations-hackers-target-deutsche/
    • https://apnews.com/article/36406e3cebe34b148f1fd9bbe6205ace
    • https://www.reuters.com/article/us-honda-cyberattack-idUSKBN19C0EI/
    • https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/case-study-wannacry-attack/
    • https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/malware-encyclopedia-description?Name=Ransom:Win32/WannaCrypt
    • https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2017/05/14/need-urgent-collective-action-keep-people-safe-online-lessons-last-weeks-cyberattack/
    • https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2017/05/14/need-urgent-collective-action-keep-people-safe-online-lessons-last-weeks-cyberattack/
    • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/03/researcher-who-stopped-wannacry-ransomware-detained-in-us
    • https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-us-authorities-tracked-down-the-north-korean-hacker-behind-wannacry/

Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:54 EternalBlue & Marcus Hutchins
0:09:39 WannaCry Attack
0:25:10 The Aftermath
0:38:04 Outro

WannaCry

Swiss watch company Swatch came up with a new way to tell time in 1998, known as "Internet Time" or ".beats time." It led to an international controversy over advertising, radio frequencies, and Russia's Mir space station.

Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Cody Toombs.

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Watches:
    • https://www.swatch.com/en-en/webmaster-ii-sqb101c/SQB101C.html
    • https://www.swatch.com/en-en/great-australian-byte-sqz100/SQZ100.html
    • https://www.swatch.com/en-en/webstream-green-yqs1001ag/YQS1001AG.html
    • https://www.swatch.com/en-en/moon-or-beat-iv-yfs4010/YFS4010.html
    • https://www.swatch.com/en-en/sonic-the-hedgehog-sqk101/SQK101.html

Sources:
    • https://www.zdnet.com/article/swatch-wont-take-apple-to-court-over-iwatch-trademark/
    • https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37350870
    • https://www.wnyc.org/story/tldr-15-internet-time/
    • https://www.wired.com/1998/12/time-for-a-change/
    • https://news.mit.edu/1998/summit-1118
    • https://segaretro.org/Press_release:_2000-02-24:_Sega_and_Swatch_Team_Up:_Two_Major_Players_Meet_in_Cyberspace
    • https://lpcwiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Ericsson_T20
    • https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/05/14/lost-in-space-en
    • https://www.wired.com/1999/04/spam-thats-out-of-this-world/
    • https://web.archive.org/web/19991110070006/http://www.ccr.jussieu.fr/physio/amsat-france/Press-rel-05.htm
    • https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/sputnik-40.htm
    • https://www.pso-world.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=883
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20010215002746/http://hamradio-online.com/1999/apr/arrl-swatch.html
    • https://latimes.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-swatch-beatnik-can/170703674/ 
    • https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25685

Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:27 Swatch & Internet Time
0:07:50 The Watches
0:16:44 Adoption of Internet Time
0:20:05 Sputnik 99
0:36:18 Swatch vs. Apple
0:38:00 Outro

Internet Time and Sputnik 99

Tech Tales is a podcast exploring the technology world's epic failures, forgotten successes, and everything in between. Hosted by Corbin Davenport.

The Road To OS X #3: Apple Rhapsody

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