Mac Folklore Radio

Mac Folklore Radio


Latest Episodes

The Soul of a New Macintosh (1990)
August 21, 2019

How Apple did almost everything it could to stay out of the entry-level computer market

MFR Housekeeping (2019)
July 21, 2019

Some stats for MFR 2.0's first birthday

Adventures in the RAM Trade (1989)
July 18, 2019

The worldwide DRAM shortage of 1988 encourages back-door deals and money grubbing

The Making of the Macintosh II (1987)
June 30, 2019

A backstage look at the creation of the Macintosh II and the unsung heroes who designed it

The Test of Time (1994)
May 20, 2019

Ten years on, a look at why some software is still standing, and why other products have died off

The Not-So-Great Compromise (1990)
April 14, 2019

The trials and tribulations of working with Apple's first portable Macintosh.

Mac Surgery (1989)
April 01, 2019

David Pogue goes through the harrowing process of installing an accelerator board in a compact Mac.

Switcher (1984)
March 15, 2019

The story of the Macintosh's very first multitasking environment as told by the programmer himself, Andy Hertzfeld, at folklore.org.

Bill Atkinson on Joining Apple Computer 40 Years Ago (2018)
February 12, 2019

Bill reflects on the 40th anniversary of his start at Apple.

Can a Plus Be a Minus? (1986)
January 15, 2019

Steven Levy upgrades from a Mac 512k to a Mac Plus