One of the notable side-effects of the very inexorability of technology’s progress is that while in the abstract we know that computers used to be more primitive in the past, it’s only when you ...

There can be few among those of us who produce printed circuit boards, who have not at some point placed a component the wrong way round, or with the wrong footprint. Usually this can be rectified ...

"Am I the first person to discover this?" is a tricky question when it comes to classic Macs, some of the most pored-over devices on the planet. But there's a lot to suggest that user paul.gaastra, on ...

Did Apple really fit a capacitor backward on the Mac LC III? A multimeter-wielding retro fan has confirmed that, yes – somebody made a mistake decades ago, and a capacitor ended up installed the wrong ...

Slated for auction June 4, this foam model of a prototype has a vertical screen that predates the iPad’s portrait orientation by some 20 years. If you’re interested in Apple history marginalia, we ...

Forty years. In the world of technology, where many devices seem to evaporate after only a matter of months, lasting for a decade is an accomplishment—but four of them? It’s nearly unheard of. And yet ...

Apple is arguably the most successful company in history, having created some of the most popular products of all time. Its run of hits started with the launch of the famous Bondi Blue iMac back in ...

The beloved Apple store Tekserve on West 23rd Street has just closed its doors, and its legendary Mac Museum needs a new home. The vintage Mac collection is impressive, and it's now on the auction ...