Enjoy the new episode! Thanks, Greg and Hap, for making it possible! Also, if you'd love to support me and get your own autographed copy of my new "Notch Book" click here! Enjoy it 😇 etsy.me/3EhWzfi
@FranNyan2 жыл бұрын
... not for nothing, but why are you selling it on Etsy...? Do they even allow non-vintage books to be sold on there?
@luk_1432 жыл бұрын
Hi good vid
@ComputerClan2 жыл бұрын
@@luk_143 thank you : )
@gurillamann65342 жыл бұрын
@@ComputerClan comment me or i will unsub
@flp3222 жыл бұрын
Wow, that’s pretty expensive! Any chance you’ll release it as an eBook for a more reasonable price?
@jaegan4382 жыл бұрын
From the specs (466/DVD/Firewire) This sounds more like a prototype for the iBook SE, that just happened to be built using Blueberry plastics that they would have had readily available.
@patriksonestad82082 жыл бұрын
Exactly my thoughts too. It would make perfectly sense to test the upgraded internals in a standard colour shell so as to not draw unwanted attention.
@krnlexception2 жыл бұрын
@@patriksonestad8208 > It would make perfectly sense to test the upgraded internals in a standard colour shell so as to not draw unwanted attention. It might be that because when testing iPhone 4, prototype was using a case that looked exactly like iPhone 3GS
@imacg56582 жыл бұрын
@@krnlexception the iPhone 4 model might have been designed with field testing in mind. I don't think Apple would put effort into camouflaging an iPhone for it to be just used internally, as that would have no point. If they used it outside of the apple environment, that would make sense because of the fact that if it looked like a prototype iphone in the public, it would raise suspicion, and likely get stolen.
@krnlexception2 жыл бұрын
@@imacg5658 someone got their hands on it anyway xd
@ZacabebOTG2 жыл бұрын
I remember how some developers used folders with custom icons and spaces for names to create tiled backgrounds on installation disks. It's been over 20 years since I've used a Mac, so I get really nostalgic seeing old versions of MacOS.
@vanhalenbr2 жыл бұрын
I might be wrong but looks like they’re testing the 2nd generation upgrade with the old design so they could test on field without being noticed easily…
@tipoomaster2 жыл бұрын
That's pretty neat. It's interesting how the internal notes seemed, kind of not professional back then? Like the hidden folders to have instruction text.
@MisutaaAsriel2 жыл бұрын
I think that's just a macOS < 9 thing. In macOS 10+ you can create folders with custom backgrounds and icon arrangement, but macOS < 9 I want to say such functions were not to be found; to be clever, software devs would use custom icons to provide branding or instructions to the end user. (Ive played with macOS 8 in emulation, and some software CDs did the same thing.)
@tipoomaster2 жыл бұрын
@@MisutaaAsriel It's a clever workaround for sure, but it seems a bit hacky for a tester, but then again this was the 90s
@desepticon42 жыл бұрын
@@tipoomaster The more professional, end-user facing, way back then would have been to tile a larger image using icons as the tiles.
@_framedlife2 жыл бұрын
You'd be surprised how hacky internals of almost any software or hardware you use are even today. You can look at the hacks apple use even on M1 series hardware if you follow Asahi Linux bring up titbits. They document weird configuration and behavior apple has even on these hardware which are cleanly hidden from general public in macOS. You can also see this if you follow parts of libraries or software that apple has open sourced. Same goes for Windows, Linux, x86 hardware, any other ARM hardware, etc.
@Steveos3122 жыл бұрын
2:13 - I highly bet that 5 digit extension dialed to that "Medimac" center was routed on a very old Bell System Dimension PBX (or an earlier AT&T System 85) since it's so ironic that Apple never replaced their deskphones as fast as other Avaya customers. The "phones" Apple was using prior to Steve's return were extremely outdated.
@Time4Technology2 жыл бұрын
Interesting insight!
@Steveos3122 жыл бұрын
@@daneberryman Well when the circuit boards and phones were no avail by 1990, no one had a choice but to upgrade to the Merlin-like telsets. Apple must had paid more to maintain the 70s gear with AT&T...
@vmhanlon2 жыл бұрын
Oh and MediMac was indeed the internal support lab (several labs actually) for the hardware during development. Pretty much anyone who had a unit for test/development went through them for repairs (some) or rework (a lot) to provide hardware fixes as they were identified.
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe it actually runs at 600Mhz, but without any cache? That could have similar symptoms. No idea how to verify it on old MacOS.
@davidleemuse2 жыл бұрын
I love the misspellings on the hardware tag: "Process" and "Osillator"
@near51482 жыл бұрын
Lol
@TheGlitchyMario2 жыл бұрын
8:14 I’ve never seen someone so exited for a thumbnail to render.
@miniroll322 жыл бұрын
Seeing how well that LCD picks up on your camera... It reminds me of how, even at the time, those displays were a class apart from most other products. Same with the iMac G3, just a beautiful Trinitron display.
@TimurTripp22 жыл бұрын
The iMac G3 never used a Trinitron, it was a basic shadow mask CRT. Only a few of Apple's standalone CRTs were Trinitron like the Apple Studio Display 21", one of these cost more than an iMac for just the display and they're massive.
@X-OR_2 жыл бұрын
A Lot of these prototypes came out of DTS and Apple Service after Diagnostics software and Service Documentation is written.
@MaxOakland2 жыл бұрын
What’s DTS?
@X-OR_2 жыл бұрын
@@MaxOakland developer tech support (moof)
@MaxOakland2 жыл бұрын
@@X-OR_ 🐕 🐄
@JulesStoop2 жыл бұрын
@13:18 Seeing folders for both ‘Apple Holland’ and ‘Apple Bunnik’ is somewhat surprising. Apple’s Netherlands (a.k.a. ‘Holland’) regional office used to be in Bunnik (a town near Utrecht) back then. So one would expect a single entry since ‘Bunnik’ and ‘Holland’ both refer to one and the same regional office.
@Charlesb882 жыл бұрын
That trick of using a folder without an icon to use the folder name to place instructions in a folder is something Apple and third-party Mac software companies had been doing back in the 90’s and 2000’s, only stopping when software on disk became no longer a thing at some point in the 2010’s. The most common way you’d see this done is when you open a read only floppy, CD/DVD-ROM, or disk image file and you see a folder with installations instructions for software in an iconless folder’s name such as “Click here to install this program-->” with an icon to the right of the software’s installer program. Another example would “Drag this icon to the Applications folder to install-->”. So this wasn’t just used in prototype/testing machines but on some install media. I also recall another interesting trick that used empty folders where they would put special icons on empty folders that when all matched up would form a picture thus providing a hack to allow a background picture on software media.
@DrBagPhD2 жыл бұрын
Damn, it's almost depressing to see how easily upgradable and repairable old Apple hardware was. Fascinating video!
@TheLukemcdaniel2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for providing a link. So many times I see a youtuber do a collaboration with someone and mention their name, but zero links, and the name is like "George" when their youtube channel name isn't even remotely close to their name.
@ComputerClan2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! I like to share my friends' channels. It's the least I can do in exchange for their help. 😇
@vampyryannik73342 жыл бұрын
This episode is awesome Ken! Love it!
@ComputerClan2 жыл бұрын
Thank you : D
@anthrobug2 жыл бұрын
Hi Greg, great video - awesome trip down memory lane :) Those internal disks for non-prototypes usually had the standard apps Apple uses like Office and stuff, plus Norton and other utilities to help employees fix the systems either on their own or with Apple support. They also had the internal TCP/IP settings to connect via vpn and log into the internal network, where those server icons would work. I was an SE in higher ed from 2000 to 2005, I probably still have a couple of those disks in the closet but they're not much use now. Thanks for the video!
@sebastianruedac2 жыл бұрын
In South America there where a lot Blueberry lunchboxes (That is what we called them) with fire wire, I even have one in Storage at my parents house in Ecuador.
@dhoffnun2 жыл бұрын
Remember when iTunes' most prominent buttons were for ripping and burning CDs? How times change...
@someguy27412 жыл бұрын
The firewire might have been omitted due to a licensing issue. Pay us 5 dollars a machine or we wont unlock the feature on the chipset. At that period of time it was pretty common, like old cell phones... my fancy Motorola phone had all kinds of excellent features but they were mostly locked because the carrier didnt pay to unlock the features.
@theforerunnerreclaimer2 жыл бұрын
Sort of the same deal with the original xbox and DVD playback
@someguy27412 жыл бұрын
@@theforerunnerreclaimer Exactly. There is either a licensing issue... or the one chip that is needed costs 20 dollars. So if its not the premium one or deluxe they just leave the chip off but leave all the other stuff on there since the plugs and other small components cost a few cents and it would be a headache for manufacturing.
@annjrue2 жыл бұрын
I don't know how you keep getting all these prototypes, but man they are a treat to look at.
@ComputerClan2 жыл бұрын
Well this one was generously loaned by Hrutkay Mods, and he has some more videos about it on his channel. : ) Thanks for watching! kzbin.info/aero/PLLcYxRX9ndMFXChR6tVLduS326TaJkQjU
@eraldway2 жыл бұрын
My friend had a prototype that had the Apple Logo that was not upside down. I believe it was lit as well. Steve Jobs insisted in it facing the user instead which led to the Logo being upside down. So now the upside down apple logo looks bad when it was lit, so they literally put a piece of tin foil to block the display backlight from lighting the upside down logo.
@termedpolecat402 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting all day for this
@P2PC2 жыл бұрын
Hey Ken, I have been working on a neat concept for PowerMac G5 late 05 models. I have designed a 3D printable AIO bracket to be used on the G5 CPU to mount original model Corsair H60, H80i and H100i coolers. This was tested on a single processor machine but theoretically should work on a quad G5 too. As links are banned in comments you can find it on my Thingverse page under the name "PowerMac G5 AIO Mounting bracket for Corsair H60". Thanks to anyone interested in this project, please note physical dimensions and features are subject to change as I improve upon the design. THIS IS NOT COMMERIAL SPAM I'm merely trying to get some recognition for my concept cooling system, I am a fellow retro computer enthusiast before anyone cuts to conclusions.
@drygnfyre2 жыл бұрын
Regarding the absence of FireWire on the original G3 models, it's likely because FireWire was considered a "pro" interface at the time. It was only seen on the PowerMac models. I don't recall it coming to the iMac until the 2002 G4, after the later iBook models had it. By that point, though, the iPod was also coming out soon. Seems Apple eventually made it a more "consumer" interface. It's only speculation, of course, but I would imagine it's got something to do with that. They did something similar in 2008. The original unibody aluminum MacBook omitted the FireWire port. It showed up on next year's revision but was then rebranded to MacBook Pro.
@JP-sw5ho2 жыл бұрын
I had an original iBook blueberry back in the day. The 400 sidewinder processor and the FireWire port would have been game changing
@valley_robot2 жыл бұрын
My 2012 MacBook Pro with SSD and 8 gb of ram struggles to do two things at once , As much as I loved it , it’s time to go back to windows
@nslouka902 жыл бұрын
My 2012 works great for multi tasking, maybe consider swapping out the ssd for a faster one or checking to see if something is secretly running in the background.
@valley_robot2 жыл бұрын
@@nslouka90 it works great but it’s slow , I have a more modern windows laptop with 16 gb of ram and a much faster processor with a pretty powerful gaming GPU , the MacBook will go to a good home , I used it for music production for a very long time
@HrutkayMods2 жыл бұрын
Those Disembodied set of hands were very nice 🤔
@CocoaEm2 жыл бұрын
hmmm. I wonder whose they were...
@BilisNegra2 жыл бұрын
So you loaned the machine AND a pair of hands here, right?
@WolfmanDude9 ай бұрын
I always forget these things are actual laptop computers, even pretty powerful for the time. The transpartent plastic shell make these look like some toy, like those learning laptops for kids with a cheap monochome LCD inside. Strange to see an actual full color screen and a hard drive inside!
@FMRG70092 жыл бұрын
I have been waiting for the video! I have been sick but magically I’m no longer sick
@randytheracer36642 жыл бұрын
6:46 me talking to my truck when it makes a new sound
@woodentrainseriesofficial95112 жыл бұрын
6:45 the clock speed reads at 600mhz *beep* “don’t beep at me.”
@pineappleroad2 жыл бұрын
I nearly ran out of air laughing
@MaxOakland2 жыл бұрын
Your book looks so gorgeous and well made
@ComputerClan2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😇
@Ellarian_Liara2 жыл бұрын
what are the chances if you take it to apple and plugged it into an ethernet port that it would connect to those network locations. Their security woudn't be that bad would it
@trevgauntletneu_gaming2 жыл бұрын
I have an PVT iBook G3, making it my first prototype Apple product for my collection.
@pacmania19822 жыл бұрын
The folder thing wasn't just used by Apple. Lots of cover CDs or retail CDs had fancy graphics when you opened the window.
@zach_c2 жыл бұрын
The system on the wrong clock speed is still faster than my 2017 iMac running Big Sur
@LoftechUK2 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas 🎄
@SniperPIKACHU2 жыл бұрын
I remember in the old days it was normal to wait for the computer to load mostly anything.
@garyuppledycktyke90732 жыл бұрын
Yay I love this guy
@droningwesternaustralia Жыл бұрын
I wonder what wouldve happened if you were connected to the internet, clicked on one of those Apple servers if you could've remote logged in
@santi100a2 жыл бұрын
6:46 Don't beep at me!
@blackcoffeegarage2 жыл бұрын
Man I should do a vid with you & Greg about my G3/G4 collection LOL gotta LOVE the blueberry iBooks
@jerrybomcool2 жыл бұрын
Very cool to see! I have an original iBook clamshell graphite and I’m having issues with booting it, I keep getting kernel panics and I’ve tried fresh install and got the same issues with the extensions and I don’t know why. There is no hardware test cd for these so that software you have could possibly work in helping me find if there is a hardware issue?
@brianwoodcox98782 жыл бұрын
Lmao I find it hilarious that Apple’s asset tags have not really changed at all in all these years. Don’t ask me how I know that.
@Celineelisexo Жыл бұрын
I really wish they would remake this laptop but obviously upgraded. I just was never able to have one I was born in 1996 lol. or at least make a laptop case similar to it so we can I can put it on my laptop
@stpworld2 жыл бұрын
You know the polkadots seller also left alot of negative feedback for other people on ebay. He seems to maybe be steeling them from other sellers and doing false charge backs to. Some of his items may even be fake to.
@Batistagamer892 жыл бұрын
good video. . . I really don’t have a lot of words so yea and I really don’t type a lot in comments, but still good job with this video. 👍
@ComputerClan2 жыл бұрын
Thank you : )
@h77gamer482 жыл бұрын
I love your videos please make more I see your videos all of the time also the old videos I see all of the time
2 жыл бұрын
7:50 Still better then my 5 years old mobile
@aetheralmeowstic23922 жыл бұрын
Now access that server at the IL 1 building.
@wazitSomethingISaid2 жыл бұрын
These prototype videos are great!
@jamesdriver03172 жыл бұрын
I actually want an iBook G3 just for a video trying to use in 2022.
@MaxOakland2 жыл бұрын
I have one I might be willing to part with. What do you need it to do in the video?
@jamesdriver03172 жыл бұрын
@@MaxOakland I want to try using it instead of my MacBook Air lookalike for a week
@virtualtools_30212 жыл бұрын
PowerPC 2022 challenge
@MaxOakland2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesdriver0317 like as your official computer?
@jamesdriver03172 жыл бұрын
@@MaxOakland just for a week, then back to my MacBook Air lookalike. It’s a challenge I want to try
@MACBoricua2 жыл бұрын
Super cool, specially while I’m working on vintage apple channel… thanks, Krazy Ken, for an excellent video!! 😇👍
@ComputerClan2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching : D
@LapisTheWolf2 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to change the hardware inside in order to make it compatible for high sierrra? Or higher? That would be pretty cool.
@davidjamgochian2 жыл бұрын
Great info
@MSmith-Photography2 жыл бұрын
LOAD THOSE THUMBNAILS! LOAD THOSE THUMBNAILS! 🤣
@ComputerClan2 жыл бұрын
Never before has the big screen been filled with such gripping drama!
@leonidas147752 жыл бұрын
That's not a bug. That slowdown code is supposed to activate when Apple releases a new generation of iBooks.
@ComputerClan2 жыл бұрын
👈😎👈 yes
@Isthatchicken012 жыл бұрын
Imagine using the screen saver images as a speed test for your iBook
@digital-lifeform8 ай бұрын
I have two old clamshells that I just can't figure out. They run open firmware v1.2, but refuse to boot just about anything I throw at it claiming that the checksum is bad. Tried all the ISOs for clamshells I could find and disks that work on another clamshell I own. Any ideas? I assume they wouldn't be having pre release firmware
@oliverearnest70812 жыл бұрын
You sponsored yourself wow
@itsyeeoledskoolfurry32082 жыл бұрын
Soooooooooooooooo... That's a COFFEE TABLE book.
@andresbravo20032 жыл бұрын
Holy dell Ken, this is great.
@kbhasi2 жыл бұрын
(6:31) Ah yes, Apple's Blueberry theme
@jamesyoung6878 Жыл бұрын
Can you dump the HD of this rare internal installation of Mac OS 9
@saharshnair12582 жыл бұрын
I like how he talks about a book called "the notch book" but in 2022 rn we ca buy our own notch books for 1k
@avinashthakur802 жыл бұрын
It's surprising to see that the Apple logo looks upside down when we open the lid.
@justinvzu012 жыл бұрын
The book seems pretty neat, but I still hate notches.
@sadmac3562 жыл бұрын
That bug though!
@nikolan1232 жыл бұрын
Windows 11 ice cream in background lol
@adamtheman172 жыл бұрын
why a book? i mean the boot you released why?
@kathynguyen35822 жыл бұрын
Could you do a scam review for vicenro watches. They act like they are so different but they're nothing different about them. Thanks man.
@carrboro_chapelhillfpv24422 жыл бұрын
I have the same model. It was from a school.
@MaysonClarke2 жыл бұрын
Hey Ken! I really want to know where did you get that picture frame with the iPhone disassembled in the background?!
@ComputerClan2 жыл бұрын
gridstudio.cc - They are AMAZING.
@MaysonClarke2 жыл бұрын
@@ComputerClan thank you so much!!!!!! Love the videos been watching for a while now😁
@LivingImage2 жыл бұрын
Great 👍
@damienhartley32222 жыл бұрын
So is the G3 a power PC device or standard Unix PC.
@salmonsoup152 жыл бұрын
Still not as slow as my old computer
@MrMegaPussyPlayer2 жыл бұрын
14:27 And Apple Tech falls under Scam Tech ...
@bruhmandude5552 жыл бұрын
Still loads faster than my 3 year old pc
@patriotsgaming7189 Жыл бұрын
Is the misfiring hand branyac brent
@jjohnson719582 жыл бұрын
i love firewire 400
@imMattNz2 жыл бұрын
Hey! This sounds absolutely ridiculous, but could I do an unedited interview with you, or you can choose what to cut out. I’d pay 50 bucks, I think it would be super cool to chat with you for about 30 minutes about old apple stuff and quirks about all of these old school computers. You can also just like do it over zoom with me, so it could be like invoice, interview done haha.
@CRinYT2 жыл бұрын
CUDA? I though CUDA is NVidia’s technology, and you reset the CMOS ;)
@realcyphox59192 жыл бұрын
apple is all about design and stuff, i really dont know if back then there were people that thougt "wow, this design looks great, i wanna have it", but nowadays imho it looks like total garbage, sorry. looks like a learning computer for kids or maybe even worse. yes, i dont like apple as a brand. sorry.
@microgames100002 жыл бұрын
I am whatching this on an iMac 24 inch
@rebeccahetrick65762 жыл бұрын
Scam tech sounds like the name of the fake company a super villain uses as a front in a Disney movie
@damian93032 жыл бұрын
Is the Mac OS 9.1 Internal Build available for download?
@ComputerClan2 жыл бұрын
No. Thanks for asking.
@chickenx23822 жыл бұрын
What is the name of the song of your intro
@easycompzeelandold25212 жыл бұрын
Gen 3 with ssd like 1 sec boot time :p
@Me_rdm2 жыл бұрын
Hey I have some prototypes myself and maybe we could try to work something out so you could show them on your channel
@ComputerClan2 жыл бұрын
Sounds fun! Send me an email and we’ll talk. My contact info is in the description.
@Me_rdm2 жыл бұрын
@@ComputerClan OK I will send you an email. I also have a few store display demo not for resale and promotional Apple devices and some ones that I don’t know what they are If you’re interested
@francesquare87082 жыл бұрын
Are you ever gonna get the G3 prototype working?
@ComputerClan2 жыл бұрын
We some plans, but it's really tricky! Stay tuned. On Dec 30, we're revisiting something else that broke… something that exploded on me a couple years ago. 💥
@francesquare87082 жыл бұрын
@Computer Clan “we some plans” anyways that explains a lot, thank you for your reply ken
@Dedicated2WendyWilliams2 жыл бұрын
ok video, and i say "ok" because there are WAY WAY too many advertisements in this... like u hit the new level of annoying... and i loved seeing this ibook
@minhnguyen-gd5bz2 жыл бұрын
Gigabytes: 12.90 GB (6.9 MHz)
@charlesconto31542 жыл бұрын
My iBook G3 has the word “PVT” on the ram slot on the motherboard, what does this mean? Thanks!
@ayoutubechannel64882 жыл бұрын
Product validation testing, I think that's the final prototype stage before it goes into production where the design and features have already been finalized
@ComputerClan2 жыл бұрын
^ What they said! It's been a while since I formally researched it, but PVT is a stage which generally takes place after the DVT stage (Design Validation Test), which takes place after the EVT stage.
@LordPenguinVR2 жыл бұрын
Aaa...yes my favourite country Cork
@giomac6464 Жыл бұрын
I have a iphone that has a notch it a xr
@sycamoregrad9012 жыл бұрын
That’s not “blueberry.” It’s “bondi blue. The “originale “ iBook.