Some images of prototypes of Pippin in Apple Design.

A few years ago, I talked about the book Apple Design (The Work of the Apple Industrial Design Group) by Paul Kunkel, sharing images from a (poor quality) PDF copy. Since then, I found the actual book, so here are some cleaner images.

Posté le 28/11/2021 par

A prototype of the first Macintosh

Seen on eBay, a prototype of the first Macintosh, the one from 1984. It was sold through a (non-public) offer, with a final sale price of €1,800.

Posté le 27/11/2021 par

A Commodore 64 program on a vinyl record delivered with a floppy disk

Today, yet another vinyl record with data, but this time it’s a program for Commodore 64 and not ZX Spectrum (that’s a change). And the vinyl also came with a 3.5-inch floppy disk (for PC, not for Commodore).

Posté le 26/11/2021 par

A demo Apple Watch Series 1

Seen on eBay, an uncommon Apple Watch model: a Series 1 demo unit. The Series 1 is already fairly rare; as a reminder, it’s a mix between the first model and the Series 2, but without waterproofing, GPS, etc.

Posté le 24/11/2021 par

A quiz for ZX Spectrum on a Polish vinyl

Papa Dance is a Polish band from the 1980s, and the record Poniżej Krytyki (1986) contains a program for the ZX Spectrum.

Posté le 23/11/2021 par

A prototype of the PowerBook G3 Kanga

Seen on Reddit, a prototype of a somewhat obscure PowerBook, the PowerBook G3 Kanga.

Posté le 18/11/2021 par

A fax in a 1990s German rock CD

This record isn’t exactly a vinyl containing data, but close to it. Because it’s even weirder: it’s a CD containing a fax.

Posté le 17/11/2021 par

A prototype of an iPod Touch 3G that takes photos

Seen on Twitter, a seemingly fairly common prototype: a 3rd-generation iPod Touch with a camera. However, this unit appears to be functional.

Posté le 16/11/2021 par

A prototype of the first iPod Touch

Seen on Twitter, a prototype of the first iPod Touch.

Posté le 12/11/2021 par

Rome By Night, the interactive video on vinyl in 1984

Rome By Night, by the Italians Dhuo, dates back to 1984. And this vinyl contains a program for the ZX Spectrum on its B side.

Posté le 11/11/2021 par