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November 2001: iPod History

We're back for more iPod discussion this month. The device was conceived, developed, and released in the span of 10 months, and marked a turn for Apple. It was a new (but not the first) push into consumer devices with a focus on their Digital Hub initiative. The move would prove extraordinarily successful and transform Apple from a computer manufacturer into a mainstream consumer brand. We dive into the history, our own iPod experiences, the legacy of the music player that changed the world, and more! === QuickTime Machine * Apple Posts Star Wars Episode II Trailer, QuickTime Exclusive [https://web.archive.org/web/20011205071405/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/11/05.13.shtml] * Steve's Other Job: Monsters, Inc. #1 Film This Weekend, Shatters Records [https://web.archive.org/web/20011205071405/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/11/05.7.shtml] * Apple releases iTunes 2 - Nov 5th 2001 [https://web.archive.org/web/20011205071405/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/11/05.5.shtml] * Apple Releases "Software Update Updater" For Mac OS X [https://web.archive.org/web/20020527092537/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/11/08.7.shtml] * Microsoft Releases Office v. X For Mac OS X, Hits Store Shelves Today [https://web.archive.org/web/20020820034134/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/11/19.11.shtml] * Run OS X On Legacy Macs [https://web.archive.org/web/20011228035232/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/11/26.7.shtml] * OpenCore Legacy Patcher [https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/] The iPod Introduction: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 * iPod - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod] * The complete history of Apple's iPod - cnet [https://www.cnet.com/pictures/the-complete-history-of-apples-ipod/] * Apple's iPod went from idea to product in a single year, according to the 'father' of the iconic music player [https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ipod-oral-history-tony-fadell-2020-1] * iPod inventor Tony Fadell: ‘I literally had a decade of failure’ [https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/10/ipod-inventor-tony-fadell-i-literally-had-a-decade-of-failure.html] * PortalPlayer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PortalPlayer] * Tony Fadell [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Fadell] * 'Whoa whoa': iPod's inventor looks back on Apple's 'really big risks' [https://www.cnet.com/features/whoa-whoa-ipods-inventor-looks-back-on-apples-really-big-risks/] * History of the iPod [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHV5ZVSqZ0A] * Will an Original iPod Work on a Modern Computer? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftR1q5gKUM4]

October 2001: The iPod

This is the big one folks! That's right it's the introduction of the iPod, that iconic pocket-sized device that changed how we listen to music. We review the tapes to see how it all went down at Apple Town Hall on October 23, 2001—it's a classic JobsNote. It's also the start of the spooky season so Apple introduces a satanic PowerBook, and Matt has a tale of the dead rising from the grave as he resurrects Shenmue 2 from it's dormant state. Buckle up it's going to be a good one. === Follow-Up * Zev - Feedback: on classic Mac OS, files didn’t need extensions. They used special metadata fields called the type and creator codes. Siracusa has some good rants about how much better they were, mostly on old Hypercritical episodes. [https://twitter.com/ZevEisenberg/status/1436728639744249860] * Metadata madness on Hypercritical [https://hypercritical.co/fatbits/2009/09/23/metadata-madness] QuickTime Machine * Mac OS X 10.1 Flies Off The Shelves, Some Stores Burned Copies For Customers [https://web.archive.org/web/20011205072628/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/10/01.10.shtml] * Apple opens Store in Palo Alto - October 6, 2001 - The 9th Apple Store to Open [https://web.archive.org/web/20011102035602/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/10/05.8.shtml] * Apple Rolls Out New 500 MHz & 600 MHz iBooks [https://web.archive.org/web/20011114135519/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/10/16.4.shtml] * PowerBooks Hit 667 MHz, Gets Faster System Bus, New Video Card, Gigabit Ethernet [https://web.archive.org/web/20011225040507/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/10/16.9.shtml] * Apple Announces US$66 Million Profit, US$4.3 Billion Cash On Hand [https://web.archive.org/web/20011215081928/http://www.macobserver.com/stockwatch/2001/10/17.3.shtml] * Apple Ships US$499 iMacs For Two US Markets [https://web.archive.org/web/20011126165536/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/10/23.6.shtml] * iDVD 2 Released For Mac OS X Only [https://web.archive.org/web/20020820042838/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/10/31.8.shtml] The iPod Introduction: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 NotesKey Outline [http://web.archive.org/web/20200223175253/http://www.noteskey.com/events/2001_10.html] YouTube Video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc_FiHTITHE]

September 2001: Seybold and AppleScript

September means Seybold for Apple. Steve and Phil walk us through all of the improvements that are coming to Mac OS with OS X 10.1. We get deep into a discussion about scripting and automation on the Mac, Matt waxes on about Shenmue for one final(?) time, and Josh finds a way to automate Matt out of future episode intros. === QuickTime Machine * HP Buys Compaq [https://web.archive.org/web/20021203074158/http://macobserver.com/article/2001/09/04.5.shtml] * DoJ Officially Abandons Pursuit Of Breaking Up Microsoft [https://web.archive.org/web/20021128030516/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/09/06.7.shtml] * Apple's Retail Operations To Break Even In Q4, Profit In 2002 [https://web.archive.org/web/20021103011811/http://www.macobserver.com/stockwatch/2001/09/06.1.shtml] * NY Post Reports That Avie Tevanian Will Be Leaving Apple [https://web.archive.org/web/20021128030337/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/09/25.10.shtml] * Apple Reschedules QuickTime Live! Conference [https://web.archive.org/web/20021026060905/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/09/26.8.shtml] Seybold San Francisco 2001 * NotesKey [http://web.archive.org/web/20200223175428/http://www.noteskey.com/events/2001_09.html] * YouTube Link [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvLqv0TFDFE] * Adobe Announces Illustrator 10, Including Mac OS X Support [https://web.archive.org/web/20021026060905/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/09/24.6.shtml] * Adobe Announces InDesign 2.0, Including Support For Mac OS X 10.1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20021026060905/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/09/24.7.shtml] * Mac OS X 10.1 Released, Free In Apple Stores This Saturday [https://web.archive.org/web/20021026060905/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/09/25.9.shtml] * Steve Jobs: Mac OS X Is Now Ready For Primetime; Details Offered On Getting The Upgrade [https://web.archive.org/web/20021026060905/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/09/25.12.shtml]

August 2001: Apple & Nintendo

Get ready for a lazy summer episode, baby! The most interesting thing Apple did this month was release Mac OS 9.2.1, so Josh & Matt take up a topic that they've been thinking about for a while: Apple & Nintendo; they seem similar right? They're both hardware and software vendors with total control over their product vision, and they focus intensely on how their products are designed and how they are used. This month we put those assumptions to the test and see just how similar Apple & Nintendo really are. We also take a letter from a listener and put the Karnov debate to bed. === QuickTime Machine * Attention Developers - Apple Offers WWDC Session Recordings. Some Free, Some Discounted With Free WWDC PowerBook Bag [https://web.archive.org/web/20011225184808/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/08/01.5.shtml] * Connectix Updates Virtual PC Test Drive For Mac OS X [https://web.archive.org/web/20011126150528/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/08/02.3.shtml] * Mac Sightings - Orange iBook Assists In Production Of The Lord Of The Rings [https://web.archive.org/web/20020127133017/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/08/06.5.shtml] * Mr Software fights the megahertz myth [https://web.archive.org/web/20020209044832/http://it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/08/07/FFXX10051QC.html] * MOA Apple Store Coverage - Apple Store Is No Threat To Mac Retailers: A Quick Note To The 'Mom & Pops' [https://web.archive.org/web/20011224082759/http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2001/08/13.1.shtml] * Apple Releases Mac OS 9.2.1 Update [https://web.archive.org/web/20011225191628/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/08/21.10.shtml] Apple & Nintendo Articles referenced for this episode: - The Verge article that sparked the idea for this month's episode [https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/17/22536783/metroid-dread-yoshio-sakamoto-nintendo-switch-e3-2021] Nintendo - Gunpei Yokoi [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpei_Yokoi] - Shigeru Miyamoto: A rushed game is forever bad [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2012/apr/27/shigeru-miyamoto-rushed-game-forever-bad] - Shigeru Miyamoto says Nintendo and Apple go together like Mario and Luigi [https://www.cultofmac.com/457982/shigeru-miyamoto-nintendo-apple-design/] - The creator of Mario says 'Apple and Nintendo have very similar philosophies' [https://www.businessinsider.com/shigeru-miyamoto-apple-nintendo-have-similar-philosophies-2016-12] - Blue Ocean Strategy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ocean_Strategy] - Wii: Creating a Blue Ocean The Nintendo Way [https://www.palermo.edu/economicas/cbrs/pdf/wii.pdf] - Nintendo’s Philosophy: Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology [https://medium.com/@uczlwha/nintendos-philosophy-lateral-thinking-with-withered-technology-f188f371e670] - Q&A;: Shigeru Miyamoto on 'Mario', 'Minecraft' and Working With Apple [https://web.archive.org/web/20161213205237/https://www.glixel.com/interviews/shigeru-miyamoto-on-mario-minecraft-and-apple-w455043] - https://youtu.be/2u6HTG8LuXQ - https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/apr/25/nintendo-interview-secret-innovation-lab-ideas-working Apple - Apple’s habit of announcing early, delivering late, is worse for Apple than for us [https://9to5mac.com/2018/06/21/apple-late-products/] - Apple's Product Developement Process [https://www.tcgen.com/blog/product-development-process-apple] - This is how Apple’s top secret product development process works [https://thenextweb.com/news/this-is-how-apples-top-secret-product-development-process-works] - Apple’s Product Development Process – Inside the World’s Greatest Design Organization [https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/apple-s-product-development-process-inside-the-world-s-greatest-design-organization] - 3 Ways Apple Sets Itself Apart from the Competition [https://techland.time.com/2012/07/30/3-things-that-set-apple-apart-from-the-competition/] - The 6 Pillars Of Steve Jobs’s Design Philosophy [https://www.fastcompany.com/1665375/the-6-pillars-of-steve-jobss-design-philosophy]

July 2001: Macworld New York

It's the summer time. Time for fun in the sun, taking a dip in a cool lake, and spending a day inside a dark room watching Apple introduce their new desktop line of computers. It's an interesting month for Apple; we join Steve Jobs on stage at Macworld New York to examine the next version of OS X (10.1), the final iteration of the iMac G3, and new G4 towers. This is a keynote that throws a lot at you, literally. === QuickTime Machine * AppleWorks For OS X Updated [https://web.archive.org/web/20020821233124/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/07/02.11.shtml] * Mac Sightings - Target Stores Pick TiBook To Advertise Web Site [https://web.archive.org/web/20011226101717/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/07/03.9.shtml] * So Long Cube! Apple Officially Kills The Cube [https://web.archive.org/web/20020522104704/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/07/03.11.shtml] * Apple Updates Mac OS X Server To Version 10.0.4 [https://web.archive.org/web/20011215080731/http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/07/05.8.shtml] * Aspyr Brings The Sims To Mac OS X [https://web.archive.org/web/20030120204603/http://macobserver.com/gamingnews/2001/07/27.1.shtml] Macworld New York 2001 July 18th 2001 * NotesKey [http://www.noteskey.com/events/2001_07.html] * Video Link [https://allaboutstevejobs.com/videos/keynotes/macworld_ny_2001] Recommendations Matt: * Sonic Adventure 2 for the Sega Dreamcast [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Adventure_2] Josh: * Bel Canto (2001 Book) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel_canto]