I love this show - the teaser trailers marrying I Fought The Law/Lunar Marines and Everybody Wants To Rule The World/Sea Dragon launch sold it to me instantly...
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Love it. I Must see that show... I've postponed watching it, in fear of been p... off by all the nice CG hardware in there, but it's exactly the kind of stuff I like.
Imagine working on your 17" Powerbook G5 2.3 Ghz... nah, better, a 17" Wallstreet 1.2Ghz PowerBook, comfortably seated in one of these :
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When they threw on “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”, when they did, I cannot lie: I rolled my eyes — not because that happens to be one of the finest pop songs of all time (it is and always will be), but because I still associate its use in screen settings as a closing song with 1985’s Real Genius (first to use it like that). After Real Genius, everyone else to do that was just re-treading.
For All Mankind is a solid series with a bang-on lead cast, even if I’m a total nitpick about all the Houston/JSC outdoor scenes resembling absolutely nothing like the geography of the Houston/JSC neighbourhood in which I was raised. To their credit, though, the Mission Control shots do appear to be not a replica, but likely shot in the now museum-preserved wing of the original facility (and I ought to know: I stood on that floor in summer ’85, thanks to my next-door neighbour who worked then at Mission Control).
This thread has been dormant for a while so it's time to reactivate it.
The late Christopher Hitchens on his (black) MacBook:
The late Christopher Hitchens on his (black) MacBook:
Plus regulation Scotch....naturally
Wasn’t it esophageal cancer which ultimately did him in?
That's right - he voiced no regrets at his habits that may have facilitated that.
Plus regulation Scotch....naturally
Naturally!
Yes and yet I thought it was interesting that towards the end of his life, he was photographed with a bottle of Evian replacing the regulation Scotch beside his MacBook.
Towards the end he had to drink lots of water while publicly speaking - he was struggling but still remained razor sharp.
I own a number of his books (which as you might've guessed includes Arguably) and although I disagree with elements of his later positions, I still admire much of his work and his style of intellectual engagement - as with his mentor, Gore Vidal. I'll leave it there and return to the main topic of Mac spotting, lest even that brief digression cause problems...
Here's Noam Chomsky using the iSign speech recognition software on an iBook of some sort.
If you're interested here's the link to an academic discussion about the wider concept, which is where I found the photo.
I own a number of his books (which as you might've guessed includes Arguably) and although I disagree with elements of his later positions, I still admire much of his work and his style of intellectual engagement - as with his mentor, Gore Vidal. I'll leave it there and return to the main topic of Mac spotting, lest even that brief digression cause problems...
Here's Noam Chomsky using the iSign speech recognition software on an iBook of some sort.
If you're interested here's the link to an academic discussion about the wider concept, which is where I found the photo.
Some ice iBook G3 between 500 and 700MHz.
Do you know where to download this software? I'm honestly curious now. Bet it has a nice Aqua UII own a number of his books (which as you might've guessed includes Arguably) and although I disagree with elements of his later positions, I still admire much of his work and his style of intellectual engagement - as with his mentor, Gore Vidal. I'll leave it there and return to the main topic of Mac spotting, lest even that brief digression cause problems...
Here's Noam Chomsky using the iSign speech recognition software on an iBook of some sort.
If you're interested here's the link to an academic discussion about the wider concept, which is where I found the photo.
Some ice iBook G3 between 500 and 700MHz.
Wow!
How are you able to narrow it down to those clock speed ranges and exclude the 933Mhz machines etc?
Do you know where to download this software? I'm honestly curious now. Bet it has a nice Aqua UI
You could try contacting the lecturer who oversaw the project. It appears that he's still teaching at the faculty.
The two-tone colouring of the case excludes all iBook G4s. That’s as far as I got.
Wow!
How are you able to narrow it down to those clock speed ranges and exclude the 933Mhz machines etc?
^^^ This right here. Check out the corner of the laptop. Light is being refracted (i.e., shiny/translucent/pearl-like). The “opaque” iBook G3s (whose look would continue with the G4s — lack that attribute.
The only reason I know?
I’ve handled many clamshell iBooks and even more iBook G4s (far too many for the latter, to be honest… heck, I’m sitting on three working units and two parts donors for the G4s!).
The number of times I’ve handled or used an iBook G3 “ice” or “translucent” edition I can count on maybe one hand; the number of times I’ve seen one I could count on maybe two. I scarcely ever run across them, and I probably haven’t touched one since a 2003 Apple Store visit. The top case and lid have a pearlescent sheen to the plastic. You can sort of see it here, along the front edge nearest the camera:
This feature stands out to my eyes because there was no other Apple product from that period — or any — which carried this peculiar look and feel. It didn’t resemble anything from the desktop line (the “Quicksilver” G4s came close, I suppose, though those are a bit darker grey), nor did it resemble the titanium in the PowerBook. I get a sense, though, Ive was striving for a metallic or metalloid effect to stiff-arm iBooks into looking more like the PowerBook than like the clamshell.
They seem to appear so infrequently — then or now — because many of the customers who loved the clamshell’s features (there were, obviously, many) were put off by this about-face, while clamshell detractors (i.e., bros at the time who whinged and hawed and bellyached at the purported “femininity” of the clamshell iBook) warmed somewhat to this series, but it still stood out (in a negative sense) because of that pearlescent sheen (also treated, in a sense, “feminine” — scare quotes deliberate, because bish plz).
Once the iMac G4 came out in opaque white and the iBook soon followed with the same, I’d see iBooks showing up a lot more often everywhere — i.e., at coffee shops and libraries.
I do have to make one correction to my previous post, though: there were a few 800MHz models — the 32MB VRAM models of late 2002 — which came out in the ice/translucent finish.
The number of times I’ve handled or used an iBook G3 “ice” or “translucent” edition I can count on maybe one hand; the number of times I’ve seen one I could count on maybe two. I scarcely ever run across them, and I probably haven’t touched one since a 2003 Apple Store visit. The top case and lid have a pearlescent sheen to the plastic. You can sort of see it here, along the front edge nearest the camera:
This feature stands out to my eyes because there was no other Apple product from that period — or any — which carried this peculiar look and feel. It didn’t resemble anything from the desktop line (the “Quicksilver” G4s came close, I suppose, though those are a bit darker grey), nor did it resemble the titanium in the PowerBook. I get a sense, though, Ive was striving for a metallic or metalloid effect to stiff-arm iBooks into looking more like the PowerBook than like the clamshell.
They seem to appear so infrequently — then or now — because many of the customers who loved the clamshell’s features (there were, obviously, many) were put off by this about-face, while clamshell detractors (i.e., bros at the time who whinged and hawed and bellyached at the purported “femininity” of the clamshell iBook) warmed somewhat to this series, but it still stood out (in a negative sense) because of that pearlescent sheen (also treated, in a sense, “feminine” — scare quotes deliberate, because bish plz).
Once the iMac G4 came out in opaque white and the iBook soon followed with the same, I’d see iBooks showing up a lot more often everywhere — i.e., at coffee shops and libraries.
I do have to make one correction to my previous post, though: there were a few 800MHz models — the 32MB VRAM models of late 2002 — which came out in the ice/translucent finish.
The two-tone colouring of the case excludes all iBook G4s. That’s as far as I got.
The top case of iBook G4s are opaque grey, leaving all opaque iBooks as two-tone, as well.
@B S Magnet I am truly in awe at the depth of your Mac knowledge and I kneel before your greatness.
Truly, I'm impressed.
Truly, I'm impressed.
@B S Magnet I am truly in awe at the depth of your Mac knowledge and I kneel before your greatness.
Truly, I'm impressed.
No nooooo… stand up, stand up! You’re overestimating my knowledge and capabilities.
There are entire swathes of Macs for which I have nearly no — or flat-out no — experience or knowledge. A lot of that has to do with having little hands-on experience using them. Just look at the ongoing and parallel discussions regarding PCIe on Power Macs and AHCI m.2 SSDs!
(You’ll probably take stock of how only the cheaper, lower-end Macs within a series are usually the ones I tend to know better. There are, of course, tacit reasons for this.)
Also, I get glassy-eyed, catatonic, and deer-in-headlights-confused whenever folks talk about Mac Pros, Xserves, most iMacs (with maybe an exception given to the G5s and the Haswell model I started using in 2020), several of the Old World Macs (that which I never got to use, at least, such as the Quadra 950), and pretty much any Mac made after 2015 (nope nope nope… SoC, T2, hyper-soldered components, and cryptographically-matched parts can all kindly go light themselves on fire).
I admit defeatThe top case of iBook G4s are opaque grey, leaving all opaque iBooks as two-tone, as well.
Methinks you are too modest @B S Magnet - specialised or specific knowledge is not to be scoffed at or downplayed - in my humble option.
See?
You've even bested the mighty @Amethyst1 and that takes some doing!
I admit defeat
See?
You've even bested the mighty @Amethyst1 and that takes some doing!
Methinks you are too modest @B S Magnet - specialised or specific knowledge is not to be scoffed at or downplayed - in my humble option.
See?
You've even bested the mighty @Amethyst1 and that takes some doing!
…until the moment the initialism “GPU” or the word “display” enter the room…
Yeah, that's the qualification to apply to any exoplanet-research team! 😉
I can confess, it's impossible to distinguish between the Translucent and the Opaque just by their SMELL ... 😅
... but yes, You're probably right: the Cordon-
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I've highlighted the presence of a Mac Plus as a background prop for the lamentable "Terminator Genisys" during a scene that's set in 1984. Despite my disdain for the film, I applaud the props team for at least making an attempt for historical accuracy even though the machine shown wasn't on sale for another two years. On the other hand it's so dark that most people very likely wouldn't even realise.
A far less forgivable anachronism is the presence of a 21st century Apple keyboard in another shot from this scene. That no-one on the set spotted this or picked up on it during post-production is pretty embarrassing. Cue jokes that perhaps the characters time travelled into the future to acquire more advanced technology.
A far less forgivable anachronism is the presence of a 21st century Apple keyboard in another shot from this scene. That no-one on the set spotted this or picked up on it during post-production is pretty embarrassing. Cue jokes that perhaps the characters time travelled into the future to acquire more advanced technology.
I've highlighted the presence of a Mac Plus as a background prop for the lamentable "Terminator Genisys" during a scene that's set in 1984. Despite my disdain for the film, I applaud the props team for at least making an attempt for historical accuracy even though the machine shown wasn't on sale for another two years. On the other hand it's so dark that most people very likely wouldn't even realise.
A far less forgivable anachronism is the presence of a 21st century Apple keyboard in another shot from this scene. That no-one on the set spotted this or picked up on it during post-production is pretty embarrassing. Cue jokes that perhaps the characters time travelled into the future to acquire more advanced technology.
Here, I made it more visible.