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RMC Episode 715: Unboxing the Collector's Edition Pico-Mac-Nano Aug 18, 2025

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James and Matthew from MAC Museum discuss eBay finds: Tonka Apple computer crate, 1983 Mac developer's binder, and Mac II with IIfx logicboard. James opens his Collector's Edition Pico-Mac-Nano from 1-bit Rainbow. News includes upgrading iBook soldered RAM and Universal Control for a Macintosh Classic.

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RMC Episode 714: The Mac's New Face Aug 03, 2025

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James and John discuss eBay finds: Macintosh advertisement "Best way to evaluate a computer", Power Macintosh 4400, and Apple beach towel. They look back at July 1995 in Macworld magazine, and news includes the Power Mac G4 Cube 25 years later, and Before Macintosh: The story of the Apple Lisa in Hackaday,

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RMC Episode 713: I shall call it Mini Mouse Jul 20, 2025

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James and John discuss Etsy finds: 90s Macintosh poster, Apple 2 stained glass sign, and sealed box of MacX networking software. John shows us his new scale mouse, and news includes Frame of Preference (A history of Mac settings 1984-2004), and the LisaGUI Lisa Office System recreation in your browser.

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RMC Episode 712: 20 GOTO 10 Jul 14, 2025

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James and John discuss Etsy finds: sealed Guided Tour of Macintosh cassette tape, restored Color Classic II, and PowerPC 603 paperweight. James looks at the book "20 GOTO 10" by Steven Goodwin, and news includes James Wages' SE/30 Retrofit video and Ron's interview with Bill Appleton.

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RMC Episode 711: Game of iLife Jul 03, 2025

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James and John discuss Etsy finds: Macintosh keychains, 3D Mac icon wallart, Apple logo socks. They look at Conway's Game of Life for Mac, and news includes the end of FireWire, Spigen iMac shaped Watch charger stand, a miniature Mac how-to, Mac-colored filament, and a Mac Classic emulator called Snow.

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RMC Episode 710: I'm on a Boat Jun 28, 2025

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James and John discuss eBay finds: Apple plush rat, Macintosh IIsi, and Pioneer MPC-LX100 clone. They look back at June 1985 in Macworld magazine, and news includes the wokyis Mac mini docking enclosurenand the 1-bit rainbow pico-mac-nano.

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RMC Episode 709: A Single-Story A May 25, 2025

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James and John discuss eBay finds: Macintosh II, Apple IIc, and $100M Marketing Team Award. They look at the Apple feature in the May/June 1985 issue of Comminication Arts, and news includes a detail foud in Macintosh System 1.0 and revisiting Nanoraptor.

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RMC Episode 708: Masters of Media May 19, 2025

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James and John discuss eBay finds: Power Macintosh G4 with Studio Display, Power Macintosh G3 All-In-One, and SE/30 case with color LCD mod. John digitizes some old Apple VHS tapes revealing the 1984 Macintosh Commercial Epilogue from 1995, and news includes a MacOS software server, and some great retro Mac videos from This Does Not Compute.

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RMC Episode 707: Framed iPhone Icon Coaster Display May 11, 2025

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James and John discuss eBay finds: Apple "Ripple" poster, Power Computing PowerBase 180, and Macintosh PowerBook 180c. They check out James's iPhone coaster display, and news includes Apple's vintage/obsolete products, and converting a vintage Mac using a Raspberry Pi.

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RMC Episode 706: Account Dealer National Support Apr 27, 2025

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James and John discuss eBay finds: Apple "Surfs Up" poster, Apple National Account Support Dealer sign, and AirPods retail display. They look back at Macworld magazine in April 1985, and news includes the Atomic Keyboard, the NTATV Project, and Pico Micro Mac Adapter.

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