20 Macs

Aug 27 2024 29 ep. 28 mins 199

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Jason Snell and a collection of long-time Mac watchers discuss the most notable parts of Macintosh history. Hosted by Jason Snell.

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28: Performa Month

Aug 27 2024 27 mins

Jason talks to Stephen about his recent deep dive into the world of the Macintosh Performa line, which was sold from 1992 to 1997. Over that time period, nearly 50 models were sold wearing the name. Things got messy.

27: The 21st Mac

Mar 26 2021 33 mins

Stephen Hackett joins Jason to wrap up the series and discuss all the Macs that didn't make the list.

26: John Gruber, part 3

Mar 19 2021 49 mins

From November 20, 2020: Titanium PowerBook G4, MacBook Air, the original Macintosh, PowerBook 140/170, and iMac G3.

25: John Gruber, part 2

Mar 12 2021 52 mins

From August 31, 2020: The Macintosh Portable, Power Computing clones, iMac G4, Power Mac G4 Cube, iBook, Macintosh SE/30, and laying out pages at college newspapers.

24: John Gruber, part 1

Mar 05 2021 69 mins

An interview from June 12, 2020 covering the first nine entries in the series.

23: John Siracusa, part 3

Feb 19 2021 68 mins

From November 20, 2020: Titanium PowerBook G4, MacBook Air, the original Macintosh, PowerBook 140/170, iMac G3, and to his great dismay, John learns Jason's final rankings.

22: John Siracusa, part 2

Feb 19 2021 63 mins

John Siracusa discusses six more old Macs for the 20 Macs for 2020 Project.

21: John Siracusa, part 1

Feb 12 2021 104 mins

Two interviews with John Siracusa used for the 20 Macs for 2020 podcast, discussing the first nine entries in the series.

20: iMac G3 (#1)

Dec 31 2020 24 mins

It was the late 90s and Apple was on the ropes. Steve Jobs knew the company needed a lifeline, fast. And 10 months after Jobs took back control of the company, he announced the product that would fund Apple's resurgence and change its future forever.

19: The Original PowerBooks (#2)

Dec 24 2020 14 mins

After the failure of the Macintosh Portable, Apple took a different approach to designing a laptop. The result helped tip the balance of power between humans and computers.