So Long America, the Japanese vinyl with a program for NEC PC-8001

This week, another vinyl. And it’s a Japanese record – So Long America… by Yasunori Soryo & Jim Rocks – which contains a program for the NEC PC-8001.

Posté le 26/05/2021 par

The ZX Spectrum demo hidden in Brainfuel 2

Another program on a vinyl, with a hidden ZX Spectrum demo in Brainfuel 2, an English vinyl.

Posté le 19/05/2021 par

Apple’s « antenna » prototypes

Seen on Twitter, two rather peculiar prototypes: models with visible antennas. This is something you can occasionally see on iPads, iPhones, and (here) iPod touch and MacBook Pro.

Posté le 17/05/2021 par

The hidden messages in Tomita’s The Bermuda Triangle

Another program on an old record from the 80s? Yes, once again. This time, it’s a hidden message on the record The Bermuda Triangle by Isao Tomita.

Posté le 14/05/2021 par

A prototype of a first-generation iPod touch

Seen on Twitter, a prototype of a first-generation iPod touch. It’s a DVT in excellent condition, recognizable by the black window in the corner.

Posté le 13/05/2021 par

A video clip for BBC Micro on a vinyl by Kissing The Pink

Another program on an old vinyl from the 80s? Yes, once again. This time, it’s a clip by Kissing The Pink, for the BBC Micro B computer.

Posté le 05/05/2021 par

A development Pippin (Power Player)

Something quite rare on eBay: a development Pippin. It’s not really a prototype, but a model used for game development. It probably (though not certainly) contains a ROM that allows booting from a hard drive.

Posté le 02/05/2021 par

Aural Quest, a ZX Spectrum video game on a music album.

We continue with hidden programs in old albums. This time, it’s Aural Quest, hidden on certain versions of the cassette of an album.

Posté le 30/04/2021 par

A prototype of a PowerBook G3 Kanga

Seen on eBay, a prototype of the PowerBook G3 Kanga. This type of PowerBook G3 is a bit special: it adopts the design and motherboard of the PowerBook 3400c with simply (or almost) a faster CPU. This choice makes it officially incompatible with Mac OS X.

Posté le 29/04/2021 par

A prototype of an iMac in an Apple advertisement

Krazy Ken, from the channel Computer Clan, found something amusing in the 2000s’ « Get A Mac » ads: a prototype iMac.

Posté le 24/04/2021 par