Lelu/Lu’s had put two ZX Spectrum programs on a vinyl

On the vinyl Africa by Lelu/Lu’s (1986), there’s a track called Blipverts, which contains two programs for the ZX Spectrum.

Posté le 31/08/2021 par

A PenLite prototype, the Apple tablet from the 1990s

Seen in two Reddit threads, someone found something quite special in a batch of Macs: a PenLite.

Posté le 27/08/2021 par

A DVT prototype of an iPad Air

Seen on eBay, a DVT prototype (thus likely very close to the final version technically) of an iPad Air. It was running SwitchBoard (the test OS) and sold for $360.

Posté le 25/08/2021 par

What Fun!, a BASICODE program on vinyl

While searching for more vinyl records containing computer data, I stumbled upon Let’s Get Digital by What Fun!, a Dutch group. And I got stuck a bit before getting the program to work.

Posté le 24/08/2021 par

A NeXT prototype with a sample 68040

Seen on eBay, a prototype that’s not a Mac, nor even an Apple product, but still fits the editorial line: a NeXT Cube motherboard.

Posté le 23/08/2021 par

A 5th-generation iPad prototype

Seen on eBay (the link no longer exists) and Twitter, a PVT prototype of a 5th-generation iPad.

Posté le 21/08/2021 par

An exploded view of a 6th-generation iPod touch prototype

Seen on Twitter (the post has been deleted), a 6th-generation iPod touch in a sort of exploded view. According to the tweet, it was non-functional before disassembly.

Posté le 18/08/2021 par

On the album White Roses, there’s an (unachievable) treasure hunt hidden on the CD

The band Information Society hides quite a lot of things in their records, and even though it’s not vinyl, I still find it interesting to include it with the rest. And this time, I (again) was a little disappointed. Because while I found what was hidden on the CD… the continuation is unachievable in 2021.

Posté le 17/08/2021 par

A prototype of an iPod Hi-Fi with tweeters

I quite like the iPod Hi-Fi, which, with its industrial look, offers pretty decent sound quality. But it has one flaw: the bass is quite strong. This prototype seen on Reddit (or at least, apparently) with tweeters is interesting.

Posté le 14/08/2021 par

Hidden programs in vinyl records

It’s my current obsession at the moment: I’m trying to find and retrieve hidden data from old CDs, vinyl records, cassettes, etc. I’m not looking for conventional data tracks but rather programs for the old computers of the 80s, like the ZX Spectrum, Apple II, BBC Micro, etc. Surprisingly, there are quite a few examples: I have nearly thirty examples at home, and a fairly long list of others to find. This page summarizes the research, with a regularly updated list.

Posté le 13/08/2021 par