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Flashback

Not all tech products succeed once on the market, and some are killed off with little warning. Flashback looked back at failed tech products to see what we can learn by studying their demises. Hosted by Quinn Nelson and Stephen Hackett.

Copyright: Copyright © 2022 Relay FM

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25: On PC Clones & The End of the Road for IBM’s Personal Computer Business Jan 06, 2022

Show notes

IBM quickly lost control of the market it had helped create, going from industry-leader to quietly exiting the personal computer business in just a couple of decades.

Links and Show Notes:

I Think We're A Clone Now (OFFICIAL APPLE VIDEO) - YouTube

"Phoenix Says Its BIOS May Foil IBM's Lawsuits"

The rise of the clones - A comprehensive history of the PC | TechRadar

Send in the Clones - CHM Revolution

Columbia Data Produces Introduces the MPC 1600, the First IBM PC Compatible Computer : History of Information

Columbia Data Ready to Launch Its First Public Stock Offering - The Washington Post

Columbia Data Products

Compaq and Hyperion - The First IBM Clones - The 8-Bit Guy on YouTube

Memory lane: Remembering the Compaq Portable | ZDNet

Dynalogic Hyperion computer

HP-150 - Wikipedia

How does the Kindle Touch touch screen work? - Quora

The Tandy 1000 - The best MS-DOS computer in 1984 - The 8-Bit Guy on YouTube

Rainbow 100 - Wikipedia

Why did IBM abandon the PC? - Quora

IBM sells PC group to Lenovo - CNET

10 Years Later, Looking Back at the IBM-Lenovo PC Deal | PCMag

Ex-IBM CEO revisits selling PC business - The Verge

Stephen Hackett (@ismh) / Twitter

Quinn Nelson (@SnazzyQ) / Twitter

Cortex #123: 2022 Yearly Themes - Relay FM

24: Later IBM PC Models Dec 03, 2021

Show notes

The first IBM PC kicked off what would be a line of computers that would be sold through the 1980s. This week, Quinn and Stephen hit the high points of this beige wave.

This episode of Flashback is sponsored by:

The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365.

Links and Show Notes:

OLD-COMPUTERS.COM Museum ~ IBM PC XT - Model 5160

PC5271 (3270 PC)

IBM PCjr computer

THE CHANGING IMAGE OF I.B.M. - The New York Times

Ungeniused #60: The Cola Wars and New Coke - Relay FM

IBM 5140 (PC Convertible)

OLD-COMPUTERS.COM Museum ~ IBM PC AT

Brand New Model F Keyboards – The Model M Predecessor: Mechanical Capacitive Buckling Spring Keyboards with NKRO

OLD-COMPUTERS.COM Museum ~ IBM 5140 Convertible

IBM PC Convertible | The Art Institute of Chicago

OLD-COMPUTERS.COM Museum ~ IBM PC XT 286

23: IBM's Search for an Operating System Nov 23, 2021

Show notes

With its PC built, IBM needed to find an operating system that would run on it. Its choice would change the computer industry forever.

Links and Show Notes:

The Computer Chronicles - Gary Kildall's Death - YouTube

The Gary Kildall Legacy

The complete history of the IBM PC, part one: The deal of the century | Ars Technica

The complete history of the IBM PC, part two: The DOS empire strikes | Ars Technica

22: Building the Personal Computer Nov 04, 2021

Show notes

The IBM Personal Computer was developed in a shockingly short period of time. This time, Quinn and Stephen discuss the machine's hardware as well as some of the company's earlier attempts at personal computers.

This episode of Flashback is sponsored by:

Clean My Mac X: Your Mac. As good as new. Get 5% off today.

Links and Show Notes:

macOS 12 Monterey Screenshots – 512 Pixels

The ‘1977 trinity’ and other era-defining PCs | CyberNews

IBM 5100 computer

IBM 5322 System/32 Datamaster computer

Project Chess: The Story Behind the Original IBM PC | PCMag

IBM Archives: The birth of the IBM PC

IBM100 - The PC

The complete history of the IBM PC, part one: The deal of the century | Ars Technica

Snow White design language - Wikipedia

IBM 5161 - Computer - Computing History

Review: The 14-inch MacBook Pro Resets the Timeline – 512 Pixels

21: The International Business Machines Corporation Oct 21, 2021

Show notes

This season on Flashback, Quinn and Stephen are covering the rise — and fall — of IBM's PC business, but first: some background on the enormous company that Apple and so many others lived in the shadow of back in the 80s.

This episode of Flashback is sponsored by:

Clean My Mac X: Your Mac. As good as new. Get 5% off today.

Links and Show Notes:

Young Steve Jobs Gives IBM the Finger

IBM - Archives - History of IBM - United States

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) | Selling the Computer Revolution | Computer History Museum

History of IBM: Timeline and Facts - TheStreet

The History of IBM: the Personal Computer to Watson - YouTube

IBM and World War II - Wikipedia

IBM and the Holocaust: The Strategic Alliance Between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful Corporation - Amazon

IBM System/360 - Wikipedia

Computer History: IBM System/360 Mainframe 1964 Original Announcement, Transistors, Data Processing - YouTube

IBM Archives: System/360 Announcement

Don Says: "I Don't Think About You At All" - YouTube

20: Windows Vista Jun 03, 2021

Show notes

The story of Windows Vista is a complicated one. Born from a long and troubled development cycle, it wasn't free of problems at launch, but hardware OEMs and others didn't do much to help its reputation.

Links and Show Notes:

Was Windows Vista THAT bad? - Linus Tech Tips on YouTube

Windows Vista - Wikipedia

Windows Vista - BetaWiki

Development of Windows Vista - Wikipedia

Windows Blackcomb - BetaWiki

Microsoft Windows Blackcomb Presentation (2003) - YouTube

Road to Gold: The Long Road to Windows Vista - Paul Thurrott

Windows Vista: Under the Hood | Ars Technica

Windows Vista Review Part 1: Introduction - Paul Thurrott

Criticism of Windows Vista - Wikipedia

The Vista Capable Mess: Intel pushes, Microsoft bends | Ars Technica

Flashback #18: The Google Graveyard Draft - Relay FM

Mojave Experiment - Wikipedia

Mac vs. PC: Windows Vista - YouTube

Is WWDC a hardware event? – Six Colors

19: The Apple Lisa May 21, 2021

Show notes

In the early 1980s, Apple launched a computer with a GUI and mouse ... that wasn't the Macintosh.

This episode of Flashback is sponsored by:

Command Line Heroes: Epic true tales of people revolutionizing the technology landscape. Season 7 is out now.

Links and Show Notes:

The Lisa - MacStories

History of Apple’s Lisa | Low End Mac

Apple Lisa › Mac History

Lisa’s DNA Is All Over Modern Computing | Low End Mac

Computer Chronicles Revisited, Part 2 — Visi On vs. the Apple Lisa - S.M. Oliva

Flashback #9: The Apple III - Relay FM

Apple FileWare - Wikipedia

Folklore.org: Square Dots

Apple Lisa Computer Demo Video - Youtube

Snow White design language - Wikipedia

On the Apple Lisa & Macintosh XL – 512 Pixels

Macintosh XL: Technical Specifications

MacWorks XL - Wikipedia

Why Are 2700 Apple Lisa Computers Buried In A Landfill?

18: The Google Graveyard Draft May 06, 2021

Show notes

Google has a knack for shutting down products. This episode, Stephen and Quinn talk about a handful of them.

This episode of Flashback is sponsored by:

Command Line Heroes: Epic true tales of people revolutionizing the technology landscape. Season 7 is out now.

Links and Show Notes:

Google Graveyard - Killed by Google

Tilt Brush by Google

Jonathan Yeo

Touring Bird lands with Google to plan your perfect trip

New Google Travel site replacing Google Trips app- 9to5Google

iGoogle - Wikipedia

Google+ - Wikipedia

Google takes the 'last step' to shut down its failed social network Buzz - The Verge

Google Buzz - Wikipedia

Bump (application) - Wikipedia

Bump’s New App Flock Creates Shared Photo Albums With Friends Without Interrupting Your Life | TechCrunch

Google Deskbar

Using Google Deskbar

Alfred - Productivity App for macOS

Whatever Happened to Google’s Android@Home? | TechCrunch

Sparrow for iPhone Review - MacStories

Google buys Sparrow, current apps will not get any new features - The Verge

Google Inbox was the Gmail we desperately needed -- but now it's dead - CNET

Moving on from Picasa

Alphabet shuts down Loon internet balloon company | TechCrunch

Google’s Nest changes risk making the smart home a little dumber - The Verge

This Smart Home Isn’t Stupid - Snazzy Labs on YouTube

Google Pie

Google Reader - Wikipedia

512 Pixels

Feedbin

Reeder 5

17: The Palm Foleo Apr 22, 2021

Show notes

A phone. An email terminal. A web-browsing portable companion. A phone. An email terminal. A web-browsing portable companion.

Are you getting it? These are not three devices.

It's two devices, and we're calling them your Palm phone and Foleo.

This episode of Flashback is sponsored by:

Command Line Heroes: Epic true tales of people revolutionizing the technology landscape. Season 7 is out now.

Links and Show Notes:

Palm, Inc. - Foleo

Liveblog: Palm Foleo Unveil Now!

Palm Foleo: A Laptop For Your Smartphone

First MP3 Player for the Palm Foleo Announced

Jeff Hawkins pitches Palm's Foleo - YouTube

Palm Releases New Information on the Foleo

A Letter from Ed Colligan

Dear Palm: It's time for an intervention | Engadget

Flashback #4: webOS - Relay FM

The best bad idea for smartphones - The Verge on YouTube

Redfly Mobile Companion is the Palm Foleo For Windows Mobiles

Let’s remember netbooks - The Verge

CES 2011 - Motorola Laptop Dock for Atrix 4G Smartphone - Snazzy Labs YouTube

Motorola Lapdock 500 Pro and Lapdock 100 hands-on - The Verge

How does the Motorola Atrix 4G Lapdock compare with a laptop? - CNET

Motorola confirms death of Webtop, laptop accessories - CNET

DeX Mode | Device Multitasking | Samsung US

NexDock - Turn your Smartphone into a Laptop | NexDock transforms smartphones and Raspberry Pi into a Laptop.

NexDock Touch review: The best lapdock you can get - Android Authority

16: ROKR: The iTunes Phone Apr 08, 2021

Show notes

A year and a half before the iPhone was introduced, Apple took the stage to announce a very, very different product: the iTunes phone, built in partnership with Motorola and Cingular.

This episode of Flashback is sponsored by:

Technology Untangled: Join Michael Bird as he untangles innovation through a series of interviews, stories, and analyses with some of the industry’s brightest brains.
Command Line Heroes: Epic true tales of people revolutionizing the technology landscape. Season 7 is out now.

Links and Show Notes:

The ROKR E1 – 512 Pixels

Apple's First Phone Sucked - YouTube

Quinn's video on the ROKR.

Apple Special Music Event (2005) - YouTube

Motorola Rokr E1 (AT&T) review - CNET

Motorola ROKR E1 Review - Mobiledia

IPod Phone Isn't Perfect, but It's a Start - The New York Times

Apple Music Event: Hidden Goodies - Digital Music Playlist

The Motorola ROKR E1 was a dud, but it paved the way for the iPhone - GSMArena.com news

iSync: Supported mobile phones in Mac OS X v10.4, 10.5, and 10.6

Motorola Slvr - Wikipedia

Motorola ROKR E6 review - CNET

Will it Sync? The Original iPod and macOS Catalina - YouTube

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