Tech Tales Corbin Davenport

Apple helped develop PowerPC processors as competition against Intel in the 1990s, but by the early 2000s, the architecture was falling behind. Apple's switch to Intel x86 processors revived its Mac computers, kicked off the Hackintosh era, and made AMD jealous.

Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Cody Toombs.

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Videos:
• https://archive.org/details/wwdc-2005

Sources:
• https://lowendmac.com/1998/powerpc-vs-pentium-ii-escargot/
• https://lowendmac.com/2014/cpus-powerpc-604-and-604e/
• https://lowendmac.com/2015/cpus-powerpc-g5/
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/06/23Apple-Unleashes-the-Worlds-Fastest-Personal-Computer-the-Power-Mac-G5/
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2004/06/09Apple-Unveils-New-Power-Mac-G5-Line/
• https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/apple-on-g5-powerbook-not-so-fast/
• https://www.macworld.com/article/174337/pbg5-2.html
• https://www.cnet.com/science/amd-says-intel-only-deal-struck-at-apple-in-2005/
• https://www.macstories.net/stories/this-is-not-a-product-the-apple-developer-transition-kit/
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/05/16Apple-Unveils-New-MacBook-Featuring-Intel-Core-Duo-Processors/
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/01/10Apple-Unveils-New-iMac-with-Intel-Core-Duo-Processor/
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/02/28Apple-Unveils-Mac-mini-with-Intel-Core-Duo/
• https://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,261038,261270
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/01/10Apple-Introduces-MacBook-Pro/
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/05/16Apple-Unveils-New-MacBook-Featuring-Intel-Core-Duo-Processors/
• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/12/santa-rosa-macbook-review/
• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2006/08/macpro/
• https://www.macworld.com/article/666300/15-inch-macbook-pro-2006-review.html
• https://www.wired.com/2005/08/mac-hacks-allow-os-x-on-pcs-2/
• https://www.anandtech.com/show/7204/ibm-offers-power-technology-for-licensing-forms-openpower-consortium
• https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/17/ibm_t7nm_power10/

Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:48 The PowerPC era
0:12:00 The Intel announcement
0:23:01 Apple Developer Transition Kit
0:26:03 The Intel Macs
0:35:51 The reviews
0:40:34 Hackintosh PCs
0:44:49 AMD's complaints
0:47:36 Farewell to PowerPC
0:50:28 PowerPC after Apple
0:53:16 Outro

Google introduced AMP in 2015 as a solution for slow and unresponsive mobile websites. It didn't go well.

Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Adam Conway.

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Sources:
• https://www.uky.edu/~jclark/mas355/WAP.PDF
• https://developers.secure.facebook.com/blog/post/2015/09/22/instant-articles-from-CMS/
• https://buffer.com/library/facebook-instant-articles/
• https://blog.google/products/search/introducing-accelerated-mobile-pages/
• https://searchengineland.com/what-happened-when-we-turned-off-amp-378591
• https://www.axios.com/2022/10/14/meta-facebook-ending-support-instant-articles
• https://searchengineland.com/amp-top-stories-now-live-243314
• https://searchengineland.com/google-opens-amp-firehose-259569
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ha00dSGKmjoEh2mRiG8FIA5sJ1KihTuZe-AXX1r8P-8/edit?usp=sharing
• https://www.theregister.com/2017/05/19/open_source_insider_google_amp_bad_bad_bad/
• https://searchengineland.com/what-happened-when-we-turned-off-amp-378591
• https://www.theverge.com/23711172/google-amp-accelerated-mobile-pages-search-publishers-lawsuit

Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:37 The early mobile web
0:08:55 Facebook Instant Articles
0:12:09 Google AMP
0:24:13 Everyone hates AMP
0:38:07 The post-AMP web
0:47:26 Outro

Watch Tron: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/tron-1

Making of Tron documentary: https://youtu.be/sbgHMrLPQrE

Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Zachary Wander and Joe Fedewa.

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The Intellivision arrived in 1979 as an exciting new game console, and almost 40 years later, Tommy Tallarico picked up the rights and began work on a sequel. The Intellivision Amico aimed to bring family fun back to living room gaming, but it didn't go well.

Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Evan Hirsh.

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Videos:
• https://youtu.be/5bhMdhcdfMY
• https://youtu.be/m-p7p3jasbY?t=841

Sources:
• https://www.mobygames.com/company/1435/intellivision-productions-inc/
• https://venturebeat.com/games/intellivsion-lives-tommy-tallarico-will-relaunch-1980s-console/
• https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-new-intellivision-amico-console-aims-to-revive-family-videogames/
• https://www.gamezone.com/originals/why-was-earthworm-jim-for-the-psp-canceled/
• https://venturebeat.com/games/intellivision-takes-more-than-10000-vip-edition-preorders-for-amico-console-in-a-few-days/
• https://kotaku.com/the-new-gaming-console-thats-become-a-giant-car-crash-1847699027
• https://www.gamesindustry.biz/intellivision-amico-delayed-to-april-2021
• https://republic.com/intellivision-amico
• https://web.archive.org/web/20210701025946/https://twitter.com/ConVito/status/1410340382270017545
• https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/06/what-the-hecks-an-intellivision-amico-consoles-leaky-dev-portal-offers-hints/
• https://screenrant.com/intellivision-amico-report-legal-threats-ceo/
• https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/intellivision-amico-game-lands-tommy-tallarico-in-hot-water
• https://www.eurogamer.net/intellivision-cuts-fundraising-campaign-for-amico-short-setting-alarm-bells-ringing
• https://www.reddit.com/r/Intellivision_Amico/comments/13gka8f/11_months_of_philfoolery_and_kicking_the_can/
• https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/02/debt-stricken-intellivision-asks-for-more-funds-to-last-past-july/
• https://intellivision.com/press-releases/intellivision-update-may-2023

CyanogenMod started as a custom build of Android for one smartphone, and quickly grew into an operating system spanning hundreds of devices. With the corporate backing of Microsoft and partnerships with OEMs, it seemed unstoppable... until it wasn't.

Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Joe Fedewa.

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Videos:
• https://youtu.be/Yo93KcPJhwQ

Sources:
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090529101257/http://forum.xda-developers.com:80/showthread.php?t=518851
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100207180125/http://www.cyanogenmod.com/about
• https://www.androidpolice.com/2010/05/17/custom-rom-review-cyanogenmod-for-the-nexus-one/
• https://www.androidpolice.com/2010/05/17/custom-rom-review-cyanogenmod-for-the-nexus-one/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20160711211620/http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/a_new_chapter
• https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/18/cyanogen-mod-7m-benchmark/
• https://www.theverge.com/2014/1/15/5241970/oppo-n1-with-cyanogenmod-review
• https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/open-source-android-startup-raises-80m-with-help-from-twitter/
• https://www.theinformation.com/articles/cyanogen-spurns-google-acquisition-interest-seeks-1-billion-valuation
• https://www.theverge.com/2014/11/18/7241755/cyanogens-next-stop-is-india
• https://www.androidpolice.com/2014/12/16/oneplus-has-been-ordered-to-stop-selling-the-oneplus-one-in-india-after-legal-action-by-micromax/
• https://www.androidpolice.com/2014/12/19/emails-from-indian-court-docs-show-cyanogen-oneplus-relationship-ended-poorly-cyanogen-ceo-is-kind-of-a-jerk/
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/miguelhelft/2015/03/23/meet-cyanogen-the-startup-that-wants-to-steal-android-from-google-2/
• https://www.businessinsider.com/cyanogen-ceo-kirt-mcmaster-interview-mods-virtual-reality-smartphones-2016-2
• https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/12/01/steve-kondik-blames-kirt-mcmaster-for-cyanogen-incs-failure-cyanogenmod-to-reorganize-and-regroup/
• https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/16/8427381/cyanogen-microsoft-partnership-apps-services-bundle
• https://www.theverge.com/2015/9/14/9323131/microsoft-cortana-cyanogen-os
• https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/10/10/kirt-mcmaster-out-as-cyanogen-inc-ceo-gets-eric-schmidted-to-executive-chairman/
• https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/13/cyanogen-inc-rebrands-cyngn-autonomous-tech-company/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20181116144621/https://www.xda-developers.com/nintendo-approached-cyanogen-to-partner-for-the-switch-cyanogen-refused/

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Tech Tales Year Two: https://blog.corbin.io/post/720114735823126528/tech-tales-year-two