Fixing the Mac laptop everyone loved to hate

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In 1995, Apple released its first Mac laptops based on the PowerPC processor. It didn't go quite as planned. Sources: Cupertino aerial footage by The Bureau (https://www.thebureau.co). "Apple offers 700 million reasons to question health," Computerworld, April 1, 1996. "Apple recall sours premium price plan," Computerworld, May 13, 1996. "RISC Workstations," PC Magazine, May 31, 1994. "Apple takes proactive approach to system glitches," InfoWorld, May 13, 1996. "Apple Recalls PowerBook 5300 Series," Macworld, December 1995. "More PowerBook 5300 Woes," Macworld, February 1996. "Apple preparing itself for a long, cold winter," InfoWorld, December 25, 1995. "New Apple PowerBook," MacUser, December 1996. Udagawa subway photo: https://www.japan.go.jp/sustainable_future/skillstoshare/01.html 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Bit bucket 02:56 - Influencing an industry by getting drunk 04:47 - It broke right off 05:42 - Blank stares 06:55 - Crack 'em open 08:40 - Mini discs 10:35 - Stupid big cable 11:09 - It's dead, Jim 12:05 - Look close and you can see a spark 13:42 - A bad reputation 14:26 - The official story about exploding batteries 18:00 - An unwarranted scapegoat 19:41 - Sowing good seeds ---------------------------------------­------------------------------------- Please consider supporting my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisdoesnotcompute Follow me on social media! @thisdoesnotcomp ----------------------------------------­------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by Dan Mason (https://danmason.bandcamp.com) based on elements by BoxCat Games (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).