Mr. Macintosh

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[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

Apple released OS X Panther to the public 23 years ago today, on October 24, 2003.

Check out this rare promotional video that was filmed at The Grove Apple Store in Los Angeles, CA

J.J. Abrams even makes a cameo 😅

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

@applepkmn11 😆

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

We are now only 4 days away from seeing the new redesigned MacBook Pro at the "Pro and Tell" event!

It will begin on Wed, Oct 28 in Los Angeles
10:00 AM PT
12:00 PM CT
1:00 PM ET

Not sure if it will be an Apple Newsroom drop or just a video like the HomeView

I can't wait!! 🥹

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

No explanation is needed for this picture 🤣

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

@Aquis_GN I want to imaging that the prototype had water cooling 🤣

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

I will continue to post this OG meme at every opportunity 🤣

[Vay🎗️ @VaibhavLab]

This is what a MacBook would look like . .
if Apple actually listened to all its customers.

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

@VicTheMacWizard PowerBook G5 joke concept from 2004-2005 😅

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@geerlingguy

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

@mshipley1138 proud papa for sure !

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

Tony Fadell is known as the “Father of the iPod”

He had spent years trying to build up a small digital music startup called Fuse.

But by 2001 his company was out of money.

By stroke of luck, while on vacation in January 2001, he revived a phone call by no other than Jon Rubinstein!

Apple wanted his help building a new mp3 player.

He accepted a 6 week consulting roll within Apple and got to work.

In that time, he built 3 prototypes which lead up to a big presentation directly to Steve Jobs.

He pitched the iPod using styrofoam blocks & fishing weights to simulate its physical weight and feel

Jobs immediately rejected the first two larger hard drive or bulky options…

Fadell then pulled a hidden 3rd prototype from his coat and handed it to Steve.

The 3rd version was a perfect balance of shape and size. Jobs picked up the weighted block, turned it over in his hands to feel its weight and form factor, thought about it for a moment and said:

“Let's do this"

A month later Tony was officially hired by Apple and named Senior Director of the iPod & Special Projects engineering group.

The rest was history.

[Tony Fadell @tfadell]

25 years ago today, we introduced the iPod. 1,000 songs in your pocket.

A small team. An unforgiving deadline. We had months to bring the hardware, software, and music experience together. Proud of what we built and that it means so much to people still today. A device that has been woven in many ways into our lives. People have filled their iPods with road trips, breakups, workouts, special occasions with family and friends.

How cool that the iPod has become part of culture and our stories. 25 years, it’s hard to believe! Celebrating the team that made it happen today 👏

@StevenLevy was there from the start @WIRED https://t.co/roUEC6K55t

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

Apple designers and engineers really spent some time creating the original iPod in a browser.

Cheers to them and happy 25th birthday, iPod!!

Try it out below before it’s gone!! 🎶

https://t.co/vFdo3Yj3Cf

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

To celebrate the original iPod’s 25th anniversary today, Apple recreated it in your browser!

• 15 playlists with 1,029 song previews
• Working scroll wheel with click sounds
• Timed backlight + on/off & realistic ghosting
• Hidden Breakout game
• Sad iPod icon when offline

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

@DylanMcD8 Extra points for the website design 😊

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

@bgage725 I know right!!! "just get a creative nomad jukebox" hahaha

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

🤣🤣🤣🤡

[MacRumors.com @MacRumors]

On October 23, 2001 when the iPod first launched, our forum commenters were less than impressed. 🤣

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

@niazoff That is so cool that you got to meet him!

Must have been fun for him to experience launch day on the other side (being a regular customer)

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

@techknight2 Love these little tv's! I seem to remember seeing one at VCFMW19 I think. If I remember correctly it was blue? Maybe it was a different model

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

MacBook Neo dimensional drawings!!! 🤯

[Andreas Storm @avstorm]

Apple has an incredible library of detailed hardware dimension drawings.

https://t.co/ECFdTSrifB

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

So great to see Jon Rubinstein!

He was at NeXT when Steve brought him back to Apple in 1997, and was named VP of Hardware Engineering.

His team worked on all Macs from 1998 to 2004.

He then became VP of the iPod division, until his departure from Apple in 2006.

[Parker Ortolani @ParkerOrtolani]

Jon Rubenstein with his iPhone Duo !

[Mr. Macintosh @ClassicII_MrMac]

@Hrutkay_Mods oh no!!!