53 min
Macinography 18: The Problem with Performas The Icon Garden
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Meet the Martinettis. They’re the all-American family of the nineties. When they want a computer, they hop on down to the big box store and buy a Performa, the computer made just for them. Alas, darkness lurked from within that happy Mac, seduced by the siren song of marketshare. Listen to find out how an otherwise reasonable idea almost rotted Apple from the core.
Sources
Macworld, October 1992 MacUser, October 1992 Apple Confidential 2.0 By Owen W. Linzmayer MacWorld Mac Secrets by David Pogue and Joseph Schorr The Martinettis Bring Home a Computer The LA Times: The Un-Infomercial Apple's Weapon to boost Earnings - SFGate EMaculation UPI: Apple Introduces New Mac Line ToastyTech: At Ease IMDB: Ashley McCarthy Ad Age: NIMA Awards AdAge: Apple Performa Infomercial Bags 100,000 calls CHM Oral History: Jon Rubinstein StatCounter Desktop Marketshare Subscribe
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Opening
00:00:39 - Share and Marketshare Alike
00:11:38 - Putting Your Mind At Ease
00:23:15 - Nobody Beats The Wiz
00:39:41 - Legacy
00:51:35 - Outtro and Credits
Music Credits
Second Goodbye (Instrumental) by Sapajou | https://soundcloud.com/sapajoubeats
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
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Simplify by Ron Gelinas Chillout Lounge | https://soundcloud.com/atmospheric-music-portal
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Dark Snow by windsouls | https://soundcloud.com/windsoulsmusic
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Meet the Martinettis. They’re the all-American family of the nineties. When they want a computer, they hop on down to the big box store and buy a Performa, the computer made just for them. Alas, darkness lurked from within that happy Mac, seduced by the siren song of marketshare. Listen to find out how an otherwise reasonable idea almost rotted Apple from the core.
Sources
Macworld, October 1992 MacUser, October 1992 Apple Confidential 2.0 By Owen W. Linzmayer MacWorld Mac Secrets by David Pogue and Joseph Schorr The Martinettis Bring Home a Computer The LA Times: The Un-Infomercial Apple's Weapon to boost Earnings - SFGate EMaculation UPI: Apple Introduces New Mac Line ToastyTech: At Ease IMDB: Ashley McCarthy Ad Age: NIMA Awards AdAge: Apple Performa Infomercial Bags 100,000 calls CHM Oral History: Jon Rubinstein StatCounter Desktop Marketshare Subscribe
Apple Podcasts
Overcast
Pocket Casts
Spotify
Google Podcasts
Contact Us
Dan’s Twitter: @kefkafloyd
Jake’s Twitter: @jakepugh
Show Twitter: @icongardenshow
Visit Our Website
Email us
Mac Ach Thread
Join our Discord
Jake’s HomeKit Page
Theme Song by Space Vixen Follow them on Twitter: @SpaceVixenMusic
Chapters
00:00:00 - Opening
00:00:39 - Share and Marketshare Alike
00:11:38 - Putting Your Mind At Ease
00:23:15 - Nobody Beats The Wiz
00:39:41 - Legacy
00:51:35 - Outtro and Credits
Music Credits
Second Goodbye (Instrumental) by Sapajou | https://soundcloud.com/sapajoubeats
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Simplify by Ron Gelinas Chillout Lounge | https://soundcloud.com/atmospheric-music-portal
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Dark Snow by windsouls | https://soundcloud.com/windsoulsmusic
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
53 min