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In 1975, Steve “Woz” Wozniak was thinking about building his own microcomputer. He decided to use the 6800 microprocessor instead of the 8080, then used by most microcomputers. The 6800 cost about $275 per processor and this was more than Woz wanted to pay for a microprocessor. Then the Wescon annual electronics show came to … Read more
The idea for the graphical user interface originated at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). The mission of PARC was to create the future without worrying about the commercial viability of the resulting technology. PARC was a scientific think tank staffed by brilliant software engineers. The PARC researchers created the Alto computer in 1973. The … Read more
Macintosh Classic II Here is a cool use for old Mac motherboards you may have never considered. Use them as decorative wall ornaments. I am not much of an “artsy” person but I do appreciate industrial design. Unlike PC motherboards, Mac boards are very nifty. They are well designed and thoughtfully laid out. Best of … Read more
About DOS 3.3 and ProDOS DOS and ProDOS were disk operating systems designed by Apple Computer, Inc. to run in the 8-bit Apple II line of computers. Apple also developed a 16-bit version of ProDOS to run in the Apple IIgs. DOS was released for the Apple II in the late 1970’s and was later … Read more
ometimes you might try to run a program or two on your Mac, and encounter a message that states you need to install the command line developer tools. The message will then have options to install the tools, cancel the request, or get Apple’s XCode software package. If you encounter this warning, you may wonder … Read more
Apple’s iMessage service is its proprietary messaging technology, which works through iCloud to allow the synchronization of conversations between all supported iOS and Mac OS devices. This is convenient, because you can chat and text on any of your Macs, iPhones, or iPads, and then continue the conversation on another device, with full access to … Read more
There are several ways to refer someone to a specific file or folder in OS X, especially if this resource is part of OS X and therefore should be in the same location on all systems. One way is to simply describe the location of the file and have the person find their way to … Read more
When your MacBook wakes form sleep, the macOS Kernel will output a message to the system console, containing a code that identifies the reason for the system having been woken up. This can be anything from a lid being opened, to a key being pressed. Since you can access these logs using the System Console … Read more
When new files are created by programs in your account, they are inherently assigned your username as the owner, along with the default permissions for your account to access, which generally are full access for the owner, and then read-only access for the default group and everyone else. The Finder in macOS is just another … Read more
When you take a screenshot in macOS, you might expect the resulting image to be the same size as you see on screen; however, if you take a screenshot using a MacBook with a Retina display, then depending on what program you use to open it, you may find the resulting image to be rather … Read more