Unintentional ASMR 💾 Relaxing Retro Macintosh Demonstration (1984)

Reupload - applied a stronger de-esser audio filter to reduce hissing sounds.
Love this old school 1984 demonstration of an early macintosh computer. Edited audio, looped it so it's longer. Couldn't find the original source anymore - lucky I had this one on my hard drive.
Source: • Susan Kare demonstrati... , Archive.org

[@NeonSlice]

This woman, Susan Kare, designed some of the very first desktop and computer icons. Most icons on PCs and Phones, are based off of her original pixel art work! A real pioneer of pixel art

[@Gerrys-Channel]

She rules!

[@joejones9520]

she's iconic

[@thomas-zs2jm]

underrated comment

[@NitroBoarder17]

@@thomas-zs2jm right, jusr informational and cool fact i did not know before!

[@ericcartmansstrengthandpow5960]

And she's got a great set of NEW YORK BEWBS.

[@godzzwrath]

the way she calls the computer simply "mac" is really sweet, its like its own little being

[@MaxOakland]

Haha yeah it makes it sound like it’s a creature there to help you 😆

[@VeritableSmorgasbord]

You’ve been bamboozled! They still do that today don’t they? You’ll hear them say “iPhone” without using a “the” in front, like it’s a friend’s name. Now it’s friendly. I wonder if other brands do that.

[@godzzwrath]

@@VeritableSmorgasbord the word "phone" indicates an object, while "mac" is a name (i.e mac demarco, mac miller)

[@jokerzwild00]

Yeah they knew branding techniques in the 80s

[@aClownBaby-]

@@godzzwrath Yeah but like iMac/Mac it’s still just the name of the thing though. It’s just unfortunate they used the word phone in it 💀.

[@J0nny_Ch1mp0]

"We're moving into the 80s" So adorable. I was instantly transported back to elementary school.

[@rollandjoeseph]

What a great era it was😔

[@TLZ78]

Yup, that's me as well.

[@vivere__]

I remember my elementary school had a computer room with these first macs. Instructed how to type and also played a game with early settlers and their covered wagons haha

[@J0nny_Ch1mp0]

@mementovivere6323 Oregon Trail was the best! Frogger too... on that tiny green screen.

[@maxgregorycompositions6216]

"Adorable" lol. Only because now isn't the 80s. Time moves on. One day it won't be the 2020s.

[@MrZak-rf3vq]

You can really tell she knows her stuff. And you can tell she loves it too

[@richardjohnson1493]

Susan Kare worked on the Macintosh and created all the icons... Many of which are still used today.

[@Egg_.9]

Your comment has officially reached 400 likes. 😊

[@jemlesvideo]

And she were and still is hot !

[@sweetlilacheaven]

What a way to reduce a smart and educated woman who literally shaped the tech world down to her looks, Jesus Christ

[@RD1R]

Yeah... There's a few times she goes more in depth into why certain decisions were made in the UI... That still apply to Apple software and UI today. She truly understood the value of imagery and workflow and tying the two together, which is the core reason apple has appealed to so many people for so long. If guestimate she was about a decade ahead of her time.

[@michelledotcom-x9t]

Is anybody else blown away by her amazing communication skills. Complete and thorough explanations.

[@Bishop228]

What were you expecting? A knuckle-dragger who couldn’t speak clearly? It’s a sharp woman talking about & demonstrating a Mac, what’s to be blown away by? Raise your expectations my friend.

[@michelledotcom-x9t]

@@Bishop228 Sir, that was not that deep. I wrote that comment at 4 in the morning after tossing and turning all night trying to fall asleep. I didn't look this video up , it came across my search for some good ASMR. I'm use to KZbin reviews with all the modern slang and the common Alabama country barely English twang I'm surrounded by and have to interact with everyday, so yes , that did blow my mind.

[@RememberRox]

I am blown away. But I guess it is because it's so uncommon to find a young person nowadays that speak coherently and don't overuse words such as "like" and "you know what i mean?"

[@MrMontythemouse]

​@@Bishop228Fanny.

[@yohei72]

@@Bishop228Well said! We can’t have people saying nice things and sharing positive attitudes without examining them closely to make sure they’re thoroughly justified, and attacking them at any weak points. What would the world come to if we allowed that?!

[@nilslindqvist8825]

Looks like a promising company, I think I’ll buy some shares in it.

[@dorc_asmr]

Ha ha, nice plan! Time to invest into time travel, too. :)

[@bannor216]

they make movies and tv shows now too.

[@dorc_asmr]

@@bannor216 wow, what bright times we have! :)

[@BlackFlagHeathen]

Might wanna wait until 1998 specifically. Don’t ask how I know that.

[@Brandon-tz5pn]

Bro you must be rich now

[@justkelly2]

This woman is a legend in computing. I once got to work with another one of the original programmers/designers. This small team invented the mouse, the idea of icons, the idea of them existing spatially on a screen…so many things that just “feel natural” today when we use computers, were thought out and created by a small group. I didn’t get ASMR from this but that’s because I was so riveted by the history!

[@SnakesGaming2016]

yeah, at xerox parc. apple stole this technology. its well documented.

[@jennw6809]

Actually Xerox developed a lot of these ideas but didn't commercialize them properly. My friend worked with one at Boeing back in the day before Mac. The Xerox Alto. Had a portrait monitor, a GUI and a mouse! And later the Xerox Star. Xerox showed the intellectual property to Apple in return for being able to buy stock options. At least they got in on the ground floor LOL

[@SnakesGaming2016]

@@jennw6809 incredible what amazing things they built there.

[@dahawk8574]

Apple invented the mouse? How bout we make at least a minimal effort to stave off the Idiocracy. Accurate facts are out there, for anyone who cares enough to find them. Doug Englebart's 'Mother of All Demos' happened when Steve Jobs was a 13 year old boy. Years before he ever met Woz. Years before Apple Computer ever existed. Let alone before their Mac or Lisa teams were ever formed. December 9, 1968 The computer mouse and much more are presented in San Francisco: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGfVfIicbqmKiKs

[@PDXDiamond]

Not even when she said “personal preferences”??

[@yesserlabidi7831]

i love how softly she speaks

[@Gryphondork.]

You’re welcome for the amount of likes

[@yesserlabidi7831]

@@Gryphondork. Thank you for the same !

[@IJMacfarlane]

She's like the female version of Bob Ross.

[@ohman1832]

Susan Kare is an absolute legend. Designed the original Mac icons and so much more.

[@dietbajablast5790]

perfectly said. A legend.

[@MaxOakland]

I love her designs. My favorite are the Mac ones she did but she also did good work on Windows 3.1

[@Petey0707]

Indeed! A legend, a babe, and a genius!

[@Seemsayin]

The guy who invented the wheel was a legend. Wonder why we never hear about him. No wheel... no car. I'd rather have transportation than an Icon.

[@ohman1832]

@@Seemsayin Thank you for your unrelated anecdote. Please tell us more.

[@kollow]

Crazy to think this was almost 40 years ago. The instructor is at least in her late 60s by now. Time is such a crazy thing. WW2 was happening 40 years before this video was recorded.

[@martincrook1984]

She is 69 and looking fabulous. Love this video

[@danielkerr4100]

Not sure whats crazy about that, its just time thats how things work lol

[@xiiirob]

The loading icon is now a wristwatch, get with the times, we're in the 80s now! lol

[@ThePerfectRed]

This actually gave me a brief shivers - WW2 was as far from this video as we are. I once saw a 1950s TV interview of a man from a higher family who was raised by his grandfather in the 19th century, who had actually talked to Napoleon as a young man.

[@thomasnc]

@@ThePerfectRed That was Bertrand Russell. Pretty incredible. He only died in 1970.

[@WRG-bh8bz]

Its wild to hear her explain things and terms that have since become so engrained throughout the entire world

[@seanmulhearn7786]

We call it “copy” and “paste”

[@Betapro461]

I can’t imagine what it must have been like for the average person to see this in 1984. 🤯

[@aBlueMoon91]

I still remember the first time I saw the concept for iphone ...I thought it was magic trick

[@richtopik]

Probably as confusing as explaining crypto

[@jebes909090]

Probably some star trek shit in all honesty

[@timdailey2690]

Stuff of dreams

[@wenvqz.56]

It was awesome!!!

[@JohnDoe-gy5dr]

She has a really calming voice. Also, crazy to see what actually hasn't had to change that much to this day on a computer.

[@MaxOakland]

I love her art. She’s got a great style. Something about it is so simple and full of personality

[@tylertyler82]

Apple is a genius company

[@jasonknotts5001]

Like the screen, keyboard and mouse? 😂 I never thought I'd hear someone say computers from the 1980's are not much different than the computers from the 2020's.

[@cassidyfor]

This was my first computer and I loved it so much. The little things like the shake and the happy Mac boot screen and flipping that dog eared corner of the notepad - they made it feels warm and friendly

[@ashpete21]

@@jasonknotts5001 OMG - you're hilarious!!!! Shut up

[@wildrose3390]

this is awesome, she has such a great vibe. according to wikipedia “As a pioneer of pixel art and of the graphical computer interface, she has been celebrated as one of the most significant designers of modern technology” wow!

[@jotunblod]

@charleswhite758 Lmao - the wording makes it seem like she invented modern tech, instead of just making a couple of icons and fonts. Reminds me of the girl who "wrote the code to unveil a blackhole", when all she did was make a few UI edits.

[@pennydreadful5285]

That’s putting it in simple terms. Back in those days, it was “modern technology. People built on the work she did. That’s amazing. What the did you do asshole?

[@taylorschahn5596]

​@charleswhite758what contributions have you made to modern technology Charles?

[@jotunblod]

@charleswhite758 Yeah. They have to lie about everything since their self-esteem is so low. If they told the truth more, it'd actually help them, but I no longer care about helping them. That ship sailed long ago.

[@emilyb.8219]

@@jotunblod Who's lying? Your parents when they say they love you? jfc go outside and touch some grass you dweeb

[@Andrew-wb2zq]

She sounds like she's from modern day trying to gently explain basic concepts we take for granted to people in the 80s who've never used a computer.

[@halojones1843]

Her communication skills are phenomenally excellent.

[@johnnythewalrus]

This was normal back then.

[@skyyy9121]

​@@johnnythewalruscringe

[@boi5375]

​@@skyyy9121how lol

[@Optim40]

@@skyyy9121 It's true...people were never on their phones. That kind of usage didn't exist back then. You actually had to talk and associate.

[@Nadzinator]

I googled her, wondering if she's a big deal now. Turns out, she's a VERY big deal. Thanks for this.

[@EmeraldCoastCosplay]

I did, too. Looks like she started working at Niantic in 2021. 😮😅😊

[@findcalm]

Sorry - decided to reupload to edit the audio / reduce the hissing sounds. Hope it's more enjoyable now. Thanks for watching :)

[@rodhos92]

Thank you so much!! 🥰

[@Haarization]

this belongs in a museum.

[@alanburke1302]

Back when people spoke normal. Now everything I watch they stressssss the ssssesss. Sounds like a bunch of creepy snakes. Its SO bizzare! This video is great. Its why I watch alot of older programs. Almost everything new is so over the top trying to talk sexy to the point its awkward. Even the men!!?

[@jasonbodger3072]

Her explanation of everything is so simple and precise. Incredible communicator.

[@robosing225]

what's wild is she was a programming genius. so it is incredible indeed that she was able to communicate information to laymen in an easy-to-digest way instead of using programming jargon.

[@johnnythewalrus]

This was normal back then...

[@mftmss7086]

and UNBELIBVABLY HOT ZAAAMN

[@skyyy9121]

​@@johnnythewalruscringe

[@MrErick1160]

Old videos sound asmr to us in 2020. That's how fast our world goes now... Food for thought

[@womandela7225]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@strangepecos04]

It’s so surreal that I’m watching this on my  iPad Pro and how far technology has progressed in 40 years.

[@Michael-fw5ef]

Our life expectancy has dropped by 3 years, from 82 to 79. We aren't advancing as a society, we are regressing.

[@maximusstorm1215]

@@Michael-fw5ef This person was on about technology, not society. They're right, tech is definitely getting better. Not to mention that classified military tech is said to be 20-30 years ahead of what's commercially available.

[@MrBreezeLI516]

@@maximusstorm1215and we " just " learned yesterday it comes from reverse engineering tech recovered from UAP 😅

[@keithhanisek2465]

We put a man on the moon in 1969 with a computer about as powerful as a modern calculator. Not sure about progress... 🤔

[@cccycling5835]

@@Michael-fw5eflife isn’t about the amount of breaths you take, but about the moments that take your breath away. We are regressing though, I agree

[@strangementalitypaperYT]

It's so cool to see footage of this legend as a young woman. She's a beacon for women in STEM.

[@costumeninja1914]

👎

[@BenjaminGessel]

I guess. If a chick really wants to go into science, math, technology and/or engineering, she will, regardless of anyone else of the same sex having done so. I would think that who inspires someone to go into a certain field may have something to do with their gender at times, but to be quite frank, there is really only a passing interest in the gender of someone that a person TRULY admires. It’s QUITE a bit more about what a person has done, etc. that matters most…

[@strangementalitypaperYT]

@@BenjaminGessel We still don't have enough women in programming. I'm a teacher, and you'd be surprised how many girls don't want to do things that are traditionally a sausage fest.

[@BenjaminGessel]

@@strangementalitypaperYT To be quite honest, I’m not even sure if Susan Kare is an actual programmer. The wiki page says that she is an artist and graphic designer. Either way, I don’t really have too much emotionally invested in this women in STEM fields thing, etc. But on some level, it DOES come down to how men and women are naturally “hard wired”. You’re only going to see considerably more women in STEM subjects when men don’t really do that stuff much anymore. For whatever reason, if that ever happens. Chatting with my roommate just now, he stated that women are already well represented in STEM subjects. He wants to know why women are not more prominent in menial, dangerous, or disagreeable jobs, like garbage collection. I thought the answer to this was/is so obvious that it’s kind of a humorous sort of deal, regarding all things feminism. In short, men are by nature problem solvers. That’s kind of an automatic “bonus” with stem fields…

[@strangementalitypaperYT]

@@BenjaminGessel Women aren't that well represented in STEM actually, and there are still a LOT of families out there who discourage their girls from even working or going to college. Do you know one female software developer? I don't. What about a female electrical engineer? Again, I don't know one. As far as menial jobs, I'd say the most menial and disagreeable "job" of all is one exclusively occupied by females -- housewife.

[@bstarstruck]

She seems so kind and intelligent at the same time...the rarest of achievements

[@WAFFENAMT1]

Moving into the 80's, boy I wish the 80's would return, with what I know now...

[@rogermoore27]

Oh my gosh. People used to speak so calmly in the 80's

[@johnsmith2221]

They weren’t in a gigantic hurry or angry

[@ireland2163]

Business training (professionalism) was important then.

[@sledgehammered1765]

I think it’s her. Plenty of more wacky people were probably not too far away…

[@BlackFlagHeathen]

That Transatlantic Accent will get ya every time.👌😌

[@angie_2111]

Only Cindy Lauper was loud back then😂

[@FunSizeSpamberguesa]

It can be hard for people who've grown up with computers to understand what a learning curve there was to using even something this simple, but you have to keep in mind that this kind of computer was like nothing that had ever existed before. I certainly never had a teacher this calm and thorough; the first computer teacher I ever had treated us like we were idiots because we didn't intuitively understand it; she had an aggravating tendency to show us something and then say, "All right, what do you think happens next?" before she'd actually, you know, *explained* it. The class wound up one giant case of, "Well, how the hell would I know, when you haven't told me yet?" Yeah, it's obvious now, but at the time it was completely alien technology. The average person had zero comparable experience or context to draw from.

[@TheGothicKiller]

😴😴😴😴

[@IXI--xWolfx--IXI]

​@@TheGothicKillerBruv, be quite don't be so disrespectful. Greetings as a Person who was born on Halloween 2003. Goddamn.

[@done611]

I remember sort-of having to learn on my own.

[@BassByTheBay]

Her voice is lovely. What an awesome flashback! My first Mac was a Power Mac, but I remember seeing this version of Mac when I was a kid. It was like magic.

[@gunark]

She also designed the iconic Chicago font, as seen here and all macs until OSX, plus the original iPods.

[@bloodyclashers4410]

I just want to forget everything I know about computers and other tech and just watch this video and get amazed by this new invention! Just want to feel what people in 70's and 80's must have felt!

[@Sashazur]

I was in college when the Mac came out. That same semester in my intro computer science class we were programming using punch cards on mainframes, there wasn’t any screen, let alone a mouse or icons etc. The IBM PC had just come out too. Tech was advancing ultra fast at that time.

[@prettyboy1970]

I don't recall the 80s being this pleasant and soothing. Nice video!

[@mordie31]

They were x

[@a.y.t.a.s.494]

Didn’t you watch Miami vice? 😂🎉

[@katherandefy]

This is directly on the heels of the idealism and sincerity of the 1970s.

[@Moebian73]

2 words...Bob Ross, ultimate 80s soothing painter. (to 1994)

[@SomewhataMystery]

Those days they trained people you were not thrown a book like today.

[@mentor_neto]

Suzan Care is a legend. Designed most of the original Macintosh icons. You still can buy her designs online.

[@noonedude101]

Crazy to see these suited professionals so mind blown by these most basic of computer functions. Because at the time, they were mind blowing. This was pure magic at the time. Those guys grew up before most people had a TV and now there’s this TV in front of them that can do work for them.

[@maximusstorm1215]

He mentions the timer. It's clear he's seen one before.

[@LinkRocks]

@@maximusstorm1215 Way to miss the point.

[@katherandefy]

They’re definitely interested and engaged. Wow and look at that old mouse. Computers have moved on to additional features but they still operate much the same. And iPhone uses a different input (touch) but uses it similarly though to a finer degree of accuracy.

[@Owen-hg3cu]

How patronising.

[@Owen-hg3cu]

​@@LinkRocksnot at all. They were both tech savvy guys

[@davidjones7356]

This is the only time I have ever seen Stewart Chiefet not interrupt the guest presenter after every sentence

[@eddieafterburner]

He was enjoying the tingles

[@carriecusenz6173]

I was a kid in the 80's and seeing this took me right back to the days we had computer lab at school. Always one of my favorite days at school, especially when we got to bust out the diskette with The Oregon Trail!

[@cafemochavibe]

I remember Oregon Trail too! That was amazing to me back then. 😊

[@carriecusenz6173]

Same here! It’s been the only time in my life I’ve ever had dysentery! 😂

[@derramful]

diskette - what a cute word!! aww diminutive and probably one we'll never use again!

[@SecretlyStarscream]

For anyone wondering, this is from a 80s/90s show called Computer Chronicles

[@vicklemiss]

Thanks for the sound edit. Love the video, love her voice and intelligence and passion 👌🏼 so iconic!

[@cafeAmericano]

Every fucking thing is iconic these days 🙄

[@TheGothicKiller]

Este video proyecta una educación, un pequeño viaje a los años 80's, si es icónico y relajante, se siente tan tranquilo todo el vídeo, no como hoy donde exageran por ganar vistas y popularidad... 🙄

[@badazzanon7060]

Ok so I’m an asmr sensitive person . Gotten tingles since I was a child in the 80s. Had no idea what it was until like 2014 when I found the explanation online. This video gives me extreme tingles. Literally have not gotten tingles this intense since probably 9 years old the librarian would give me tingles on this level when she would whisper while talking. Lol I would intentionally ask her losers of pointless questions just to get her talking. Yep. This video does it more than anything I’ve seen before on KZbin

[@onebutt]

Try @RebeccasBeautifulASMRAddiction

[@poppyflowers7897]

That's so amazing hahaha. Everybody's different lol

[@antred11]

Unfortunately this one doesn't seem to trigger my tingles, but she's still very pleasant to listen to, plus the subject matter is interesting.

[@elyseb5728]

Same! Sensitive for years. Thought I was so weird being the only person who would rewind certain movie scenes that gave tingles over and over for their therapeutic effect. Discovered ASMR was a real thing years ago

[@badazzanon7060]

@@elyseb5728 an early one for me I was well under 10 when the neverending story was released on vhs. For me the scenes where the childlike empress would talk would give me tingles. Had no clue why but I used to rewind her parts all the time.

[@eddie_retro6192]

If you're looking for the source, it's an episode from The Computer Chronicles. They have a KZbin channel with all their episodes from 1981 - 2002. Their channel is "The Computer Chronicles".

[@StrangeDayz2024]

I wish this video went longer...now I'll never know how to use a brand new computer

[@DarkSpiderZero]

This show is called The Computer Chronicles. The host of this show Stewart Chiefet (the guy on the left) has uploaded most episodes of this show up on KZbin. Enjoy!

[@garmit61]

What a wonderful explanation of the features of the Mac software. It’s sad that software companies have become lazy and left their customers to flounder in chaotic FAQ lists.

[@digital2701361]

ikr! They should send her to every single persons house that has a problem and she can talk them through it!

[@Adriana-eu6ty]

Now they have youtubers explaining us stuff. #ads

[@X320riginal]

If Mac wouldn't have made only ONE mouse model just for invalides with 1 click button but made a second one for normal users as well, I might have a Mac instead of a Windows PC in my home right now... And I didn't like the Mac face icon stuff, it was creepy...

[@JoBot__]

@@X320riginal Macintosh was made for the average person.

[@X320riginal]

@@JoBot__ It's clearly designed for handicapped people, especially the mouse is designed for invalides with only one finger.

[@erind8849]

It's amazing how many things are still the same, even though it seems so different. They definitely made some good choices in usability early on.

[@OGxGoku]

Came for ASMR stayed for the education. Cant wait to see the impact this crazy device will have in the future

[@antred11]

Nah, it's not gonna catch on!

[@webds]

This is the 1st computer I ever wrote a program for in '84 😁

[@changoferoz8474]

She was talking so relaxed about one of the most important inventions to the humanity. Anyone could be nervous.

[@1likestoplaymusic]

Love how she uses an example of being home and using the computer while listening to the “stereo” 😊

[@n3493]

It seems yesterday to me when we were listening to the stereo. I feel old

[@ianinkster2261]

Wait, did that word become dated? When?

[@miamaria7397]

@@ianinkster2261i think most people use the phrase "speaker" now. i typically think of really big stereo systems and not smaller bluetooth speakers when thinking of "stereos." i think the smaller speakers are more common than stereos now.

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

Crazy how these are basically the same icons we use today.

[@viktorstrand4431]

It is really fascinating to see how these things needed to be explained to people. At first it seems trivial but this was something they had never even seen before. It reminds of Steve Job's keynote where they showcased to first iPhone. When he unlocked the screan by simply sliding his finger across the audience were amazed. That was the most incredible thing to them

[@scotch2gmail]

This is giving nostalgia tingles. I watched computer chronicles all the time as a kid. Thanks for the video

[@abdelrahmanelsheikh5798]

This is brings wonderful memories for those of us old enough to witness these amazing technology in the early days

[@JDourg]

She is brilliant.

[@zobook]

Susan, what a great computer hero.

[@applesomething]

I love how she says Umm, and I don’t usually like that word. Also, the loud clacking of the Lisa keyboard is great. I miss that sound.

[@dsb188]

She is very concise in how she presents. For example she said the options open up like “window shades”. It’s a great way to describe it 😊

[@terrancewilson1510]

40 years ago this week.

[@spursnation4737]

Her voice is so soothing. I could listen to her all day but might fall asleep

[@patrickwatson3042]

Wow, this brings back memories!! They were just getting some of these into schools in my area when I graduated high school in '84. We had a Heathkit computer as well as a few of these, and we saved our programs on cassette tapes. How far we've come in nearly 40 years.... Thanks for uploading this, it's a treat both for ASMR AND a stroll down memory lane!

[@X320riginal]

Patrick listen, if Mac had not exclusively designed a single mouse model catering only to individuals with disabilities featuring a single-click button, but instead created a second option for regular users, I might currently own a Mac instead of a Windows PC. Additionally, I found the Mac face icon stuff unsettling. The mouse only had 1 click button for people with 1 finger instead of the option using 2.

[@chrislobby7447]

Macintosh cared about the small things. Or the things that on face value SEEM small but turn out to be the core value of their approach to an intuitive and easy UI. This hasn't changed for 39 years. You can see the vestigial markers from literally every feature she described and demonstrated in this video still alive today in mac software. The communication of said features in a concise and pleasing manner is also a hallmark of the Apple approach to product and software design. Its nice to see the continuity of a successful design language be propagated and maintained over several decades.

[@dorc_asmr]

This should be prescribed to every senior citizen who cannot use computer yet but wants to learn.

[@evathegrand]

This feels and looks like such a nice way to use a computer! Its like its own little small world. So cute ❤

[@Michael-fw5ef]

Notice how clear and easy to follow her instructions are. Compare that to today's instructors on YT showing you how to use a modern program.

[@thunderbird1921]

How about Google's instructions for how to set up various aspects of their programs? Combine it with their endless maze to get customer service/support, and it feels like you have to be an MIT engineer to understand their stuff.

[@lxspa529]

Watching her explain this is amazing. She is breaking it down extremely well. Crazy how in he 90’s most households didn’t have computers. Towards the end of the 90’s some people did but they were so old . In the early 2000’s they still looked very similar to what she’s showing us here as far as how the apps looks.

[@Sashazur]

When the Mac came out personal computers like the Apple ][ and TRS-80 and Vic-20 and Commodore 64 were already pretty common. But the Mac was much much easier to use and still (somewhat) affordable.

[@Whelknarge]

It's simultaneously both fascinating that people were so unaware of how computers worked that she had to used the the words "copy" and "paste" like they were arcane technical terms, AND that the basics of computer interfaces such as icons and dragging and dropping have remained so unchained since that time.

[@iknowyouseeme3233]

People overestimate themselves The average person probably doesn't understand how to properly use a word processor or datasheeg program that was available on these devices We are only more aware of computers at a superficial level

[@joejones9520]

ive never copied and pasted and dont know how

[@handzonradio]

Notice how she says “say bold”, “say cut”. We can actually do this now. Takes me back. Got my first computer in 1980 Tandy TRS80. So when Mac came out with windows and you didn’t have to hook the computer up to the TV, that was revolutionary!!😅

[@johnnyrokkit]

I learned BASIC on a TRS80 😅

[@pandyzackgaming8975]

Growing up I always had some teachers that I enjoyed listening to more than others, some of their voices would put my head in a very relaxed place and very tuned in. Seeing this video makes me wonder if those teachers had unintentional ASMR voices haha

[@stormin1234]

A person from 40 years ago could easily recognize how to run a mac today. Amazing. To think that 40 years before this video a computer was a room full of tubes.

[@Sashazur]

Even a year before this, I was using punch cards in my first college computer class!

[@shethewriter]

Crazy that you could even adjust time between clicks back then , that’s really cool

[@avidsquarehead]

Another gem to add to my 3/4 speed ASMR playlist! Her voice somehow reminds me of the woman speaking on Little Fluffy Clouds.

[@dcastro5551]

3/4 speed is key. 😎 Try the Joe Rogan episode with Brian Cox... 10/10

[@AlbumReviewChannel]

You might still see that in the desert

[@mercster]

Better off finding a sedate documentary with actual information about history or something, instead of fetishizing a physical sensation.

[@saturn1returns]

The Orb ❤️

[@katscotty]

Or the American lady talking about curtains

[@Pendragon667]

Yes kids, this was actually a thing we were working with. 😊 Also: she has indeed a relaxing voice.

[@MaxOakland]

I wish I could go back in time and experience this as if it was new

[@Pendragon667]

​@@MaxOakland Right? My first Computer was in fact a used Commodore C128 and after that came a long time nothing apart from a GameBoy and Super Nintendo. My first 'real' experience with a computer after the C128 was then with Win 3.1 shortly followed by Win 95. But yes, those too were magical times. I still remember the sense of wonder and curiosity... "A graphical user interface? Easy to handle? Unbelievable. This is incredible" Those were my thoughts back then

[@xlr555usa]

I have the Apple ][e that I used as a kid. I will be restoring it, trying to find a copy of castle wolfenstein.

[@Pendragon667]

@@xlr555usa That's actually amazing! Sometimes i could bite myself for having sold the C128 plus games. But it is how it is.

[@iamalphalim]

This was revolutionary in its time Before this, we only had the command line interface and had to type in commands like a caveman 😂

[@alanbrody3223]

Not only this is so nicely done for us to enjoy and relax, it also is a little gem that is always good to save! Thank you Alex ❤

[@TheBeastlyBurrito]

Thank you for editing the audio!

[@findcalm]

thanks for watching!

[@shawnvague7253]

I kept looking for this everywhere!!! thank you for bringing it back!!

[@jonr6680]

Afaik this lady designed the iconography of the first Mac's, and hence defined the GUI as we know it. She's part of computing history.

[@jimbobzooter4580]

It’s so interesting every detail she had to explain back then that is now just information we take as a given like “the icon color is highlighted so mac knows that you want to do something with it”

[@JustVaughn.]

I love hearing your commentary before every video. I miss it. You sitting in your dimly lit room on your comfy bed introducing the experience you're sharing with us! Vids like this are greata too

[@findcalm]

thanks for the feedback .. will make more videos where I talk

[@adgtheone]

The ASMR is strong with this one!

[@darkprose]

Wow. Fantastic. I also realized that I could not describe using this computer as well as she did. It’s so intuitive now, there’s no easy description that comes to mind. If anything, I would probably overexplain everything. Just like...I’m doing...right...now.

[@andreygrellert2027]

It's so beautiful the way she talks, so polite.

[@leastmachine8693]

"You can teach someone how to use a computer in 20 minutes." We have users who don't know how to use one after weeks/months. What a different world it was back then.

[@topiheimola69]

Well... They're so much more complex now. Not really a fair comparison in my opinion.. although surely people are less willing to learn these days.

[@maximusstorm1215]

@@topiheimola69 It is, considering how long humans have been using them for. Tech illiteracy is a real thing.

[@FallouFitness_NattyEdition]

​@topiheimola69 I actually thought it would be harder to learn back then because there was no Google back then 😅😅. Plus, didn't a lot of computers have to have their commands put in manually back then?

[@nataliefaust7959]

@@topiheimola69 I'm trying to picture showing the averager Zoomer or Gen Alpha how DOS works... I'm not sure things are more complex today. Different sure.

[@kentslocum]

People often use smartphones in place of computers these days, which means they don't understand how to type, navigate folder structures, or use desktop applications.

[@BKupchuck57]

hey thanks! this is a great video, love the audio on this version.

[@findcalm]

thanks I appreciate it .. should've used a stronger de esser effect it in the first place.

[@ladypalerider]

Watching this from my IPhone 13 wondering what the world will be like in 40 more years

[@luc5798]

Destroyed...?

[@benjwilliams5104]

The way that that word processor FLOODED my brain with memories of elementary school in the computer lab... By then it was the early 90's, and things looked a little different, but i remember changing things to bold and outline text, typing things and playing with the typography....printing little poems out on the old dot matrix printers. I consider myself very lucky to have been alive to see that.

[@TheStunnerFTW]

She is relaxing and seems relaxing. Also anyone else caught the way she goes “you can keep, literally up to..” i thought it was kinda wholesome

[@womandela7225]

My husband commented this morning that one of the major causes of the frantic spirit that people seem to have now is Starbucks. Back then, we just weren't as caffeinated as we are now.

[@Zyphera]

I love the new version. Good work!

[@ChiTownBossFJB]

Such a calm, peaceful time!

[@prettyboy1970]

Previous computer displays were green dot matrix text against a black background. Macs blew everyone's mind with letter-quality text.

[@OldNerdPlayingOldPCGames]

just...wow

[@BeazleyStudios]

I miss the feel and sound of putting in floppy and 3.5" discs.

[@maren1679]

One of the best ASMR videos I've 'heard'. Literally falling asleep on my porch... except that it's morning. And i should be waking up instead 😂

[@LostNFoundASMR]

I remember watching this in the 90’s. It was old then.

[@callmecharlie0498]

litterally 1984

[@helunanova]

You can tell that she really lives for her Mac. The way she is looking at it is so adorable, like she's its proud mom. And the way she is talking about it and explaining it, so full of enthusiasm. What an amazing woman and great role model!

[@juansalazar7882]

She has a great voice. The clicks in the keyboard are very satisfying.

[@LM-jj5lt]

I was blown away by this in 1984 and she did a great job demonstrating something that was totally new to millions of us who were still using paper documents and file folders.

[@user-glg20]

3:06 this presentation was 14 March 1984 - it is a date of my birth :)

[@Trump966]

1984. What a year

[@ericcartmansstrengthandpow5960]

2020. What a 1984ish year.

[@mr.pizzamarlon]

*Love the control panel.* 👍🏼 I wish my brain had one to adjust my comfort level to sleep at 11:00pm each night.

[@NaturalWorksWellnessMassage]

Thrown back to my Where in the World is Carmen San Diego and Oregon Trail on computer lab days! This was awesome to just sit and enjoy 😊

[@Naotaku]

It was so clean, focused, fast... and all of that fit on a single floppy. How the hell did we end up *here*? :D

[@Purya]

Tech is better a million times now than it was in the 80s and 90s. What do you mean by "how did we end up here?"?

[@JohnsonPadder]

You're not serious lol

[@zer0dave]

@@Puryathink what he means is if so much could be done by a single floppy in the 80s, why does it take so much computing power to do similar things today? System requirements are as high as they’ve ever been for even the most basic programs. The same can be said for phones. No phone should need 8 cores with 8 gigs of ram just to run smoothly. Programming has become needlessly complex and over bloated. Efficiency has been replaced with shiny pointless UIs.

[@Naotaku]

@@zer0dave Yeah, close. Kind of how I feel about all this. Yes, we have millions of times more computing power in our pockets now. But what are we doing with it, other than wasting it? And using it to waste our time. Back then, with the 80s and 90s era computers, everything seemed possible... but wasn't really. Nowadays everything actually IS possible... but what are we doing? Arguing under a KZbin video :)

[@calum5975]

@@zer0dave Simply put, memory isn't a constraint anymore. Apps can be inefficient, it simply doesn't matter any longer. It's not energy inefficient, there's little negative.

[@mitchyoung93]

Booted faster than my current machine.