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30 years of Apple in three minutes

by Mike Schramm Dec 16th 2008 at 11:15AM


Megan's great roundup of Apple history from the other day wasn't enough nostalgia for you? It should have been -- wow there was a lot of old Apple stuff in there. But just in case your itch for the days of Apple yore isn't yet scratched, here's a great little video compilation of every Apple product from the last thirty years, squished into three minutes and set to Fiona Apple's cover of "Across the Universe."

The IIe! The PowerCD! The QuickTake! And even those early notebooks, which look so blocky today, were impressive in their time. Unfortunately, this video won't tell you much about what these products all were, but just the sight of some of these old units is enough to make the memories come flooding back for us old Apple fans. The iPhone and the iPod are so much hipper, it seems, compared to the units of Apple's past -- you think we'll ever look back with such nostalgia on the first touchscreens we got? A product like the Newton was so charming because it was so quirky, but the iPhone is sleek, popular, and impressive. Do you think future generations will look back at today's Apple products with the same fondness?

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

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Vassilis

I recognized most oldies! I also forgot they made cameras, but I think at some point there were Apple printers too!

In any case, it seems they now have the most complete and aesthetically integrated product family in their history...

December 20 2008 at 4:52 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ben E.

I am such an apple newb. The video got halfway through before I started seeing devices I had owned and used.

December 17 2008 at 12:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
nhallstar

the song is so depressing

December 16 2008 at 9:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Richard Campbell

If any one is interested in apple history actually put to song.

Try out this link.

http://www.macjams.com/song/38462

December 16 2008 at 6:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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PrefabSprouter

How fitting! A Fiona Apple song for this Apple montage!

December 18 2008 at 2:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Henry Smith

Didn't see the 20th Anniversary Mac.

December 16 2008 at 5:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MDEZZ

Uhm I love apple but that video was lame.

December 16 2008 at 3:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ben

I didn't see the iPod Mini in there either.

December 16 2008 at 2:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nick

While they did show some of the printers there, I don't recall seeing any of the B/W or Color LaserWriter printers....

December 16 2008 at 2:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Josh Burks

i wonder how long it took to compile all these images and get them in the right order... Kudos for sure!

December 16 2008 at 2:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
cw

Yes, they missed the titanium which was so important as the leap into the metal laptops. Also, I think including the 12" PowerBook would have been nice. And finally, I think there should have been at least a little mentioning of the clone era. Not Apple products, but so important in the design biography of the co.

December 16 2008 at 2:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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