What's in the Apple Crate?

Awaiting the next (great) product from Apple!

• Thanks to sister-in-law Jean for the folk-lift!
• Credit (daringfireball.net) John Gruber's "iPad deluxe" comment (5by5.tv/talkshow) for influencing my Macbook Air decision.

Not so sure...

Check out Ryan's expressions--he's certainly not too sure

about this flaming object...

          Before, after and the paparazzi…

Ryan is ONE!

'87 Mac SE

Still boots from a SCSI LaCie HD!

Best game: Crystal Quest
Word-processor: Word 4
Data analysis: Clear Lake Research ANOVA
Screen saver: Berkeley Systems Flying Toasters and After Dark Star Trek Edition

     

System 6.0 Control Panel

Star Trek Screen Saver

Notes. More on vintage Macs: http://lowendmac.com/compact/macintosh-se.html. 
Mac SE discussed on The Daily Edition: http://5by5.tv/dailyedition/50
Mac Control Panel changes and UI design discussed by Gruber at Webstock '11:
http://vimeo.com/2174266

IBM Cards and Vintage Tech

Still have a box of punch cards from grad school data analyses--brings back memories of submitting "jobs" at the computer center (hoping no typos) and waiting (and waiting) for print-outs.

An Atari 800 is boxed in the garage with game cartridges (e.g., Pac Mac, Donkey Kong, & Star Raider) and joysticks. Looking forward to a classic game day...

Wish I had the Apple // Plus from my research lab (still booted when returned to "property" in 2008).

CRT terminal in my first CSUF office (connected to the main-frame via modem). Remember "dot" command?

Maddie plays iPad (Piaget never anticipated this or did he…)

Maddie starts a movie, after a few minutes she pauses the movie and switches to her alphabet game. After selecting a few letters, she switches back to the movie (via the "home" button, "video" icon, and "play" arrow). Now, its back to the alphabet app--a sequence replayed over and over (including screen orientation "play"). Quite wonderful how our three-year-old granddaughter plays the iPad. And, guess what she calls the iPod Nano? ("Baby" iPad; of course…)