Comments on: Three minutes of Apple nostalgia

By: R Brown, Finger Lakes, NY

R Brown, Finger Lakes, NY — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:29:35 +0000

Concerning the QuickTake camera, that was a pioneering device and not a mistake. When it came out, digital cameras were very rare; the QuickTake allowed Mac users to be in the vanguard of digital photography. As other manufacturers came to the market, the QuickTake was justifiably killed. In many ways it was like the original LaserWriter printers from Apple – they created the market when few options from other manufacturers were available, and were withdrawn when others came to market with Mac compatible laser printers.

By: Sacto Joe, Sacramento, CA

Sacto Joe, Sacramento, CA — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:42:05 +0000

I think some of these images are in non-chronological order. I know for a fact that the Lisa predated the Mac.

Even more fascinating would be to see how hardware and software solutions were first evolved by Apple and then were taken up by everyone else – including two little software packages called Word and Excel….

By: rattyuk, Naples, Florida

rattyuk, Naples, Florida — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:06:42 +0000

@Myles.

I think you are wrong. When they fired Steve Apple produced a collection of dreadful machines that were hanging onto the dregs of what was the Mac at the time. It wasn;t until the return of Steve that Apple actually started to get it's act together and start doing things much better.

Getting out of the handheld area was a good call at the time. Apple needed to focus. By developing the iTunes infrastructure when they did release an organizer, the iPhone, they came out with all cylinders firing.

By: Myles Novick, Tarrytown, NY

Myles Novick, Tarrytown, NY — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:16:14 +0000

Lost their way? No I think those products helped Apple find their way. Innovation means taking risks, and as we all know some risks fare better than others.

Unfortunately, Apple's unwillingness to enter the handheld market after the Newton, the gaming market after Pippin and to proceed with camera/video product collaborations were Apple's real mistakes.

I'm glad the were able to move to Intel processors after their laptop line started to lag. I guess the PPC was a mistake too. How about the original iBook? What if they had abandoned notebook after that bomb?