About this episode

James and John discuss various retro Apple finds and interview Scott about his Frog Design MacBook concept.

James and John discuss eBay finds: retro Apple mouse pad , unreleased Mac 128k developer manuals , and Macintosh II . Scott joins the podcast to show the Hartmut Esslinger Frog Design MacBook concept he brought to life. News includes an Apple Lisa created with an FPGA , turning a $20 AliExpress clock into a functioning Mac , and the LaCie FM Radio Tuner . Join our Facebook page , follow us on X (Twitter) , watch us on YouTube , and visit us at RetroMacCast.

People in this episode

Hosts: James, John

Guest: Scott

Topics covered

• eBay finds
• retro Apple
• MacBook concept
• FPGA
• AliExpress
• LaCie

Keywords

• eBay finds
• Apple mouse pad
• Mac 128k
• Macintosh II
• FPGA
• AliExpress clock
• LaCie FM Radio Tuner

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Frog Design

Products: Apple Lisa, Mac 128k developer manuals, Macintosh II, AliExpress clock, LaCie FM Radio Tuner, MacBook

Books & works: Hartmut Esslinger Frog Design MacBook concept

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