462: Time Moves the Sun

The Apple II makes its public debut at a landmark event in the history of personal computers, and Steve Jobs truly comes into his own. 

In the spirit of the Summer of Fun (and Apple history Kickstarters), John Siracusa joins us to discuss when Apple was forced to replace the Classic Mac OS. Also, John Ternus gives some love to Apple's designers and Tim Cook says prices are going up! 

Under the watchful eye of Steve Jobs, the Apple II takes form at last. It's an integrated color computer created by Steve Wozniak, powered by a groundbreaking power supply designed by Rod Holt, and wrapped in a plastic shell designed by Jerry Manock. 

Grey and Myke each have an Apple Vision Pro. Can they get their work done with it? What does the future look like? And more importantly, how do you even begin to describe the experience? 

Jason Snell returns to the show to discuss the biggest threads from WWDC 2022 — in particular, Stage Manager and the M2 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook “Pro”. No sports talk (unless you count soccer). 

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2453212/open_sms">Send us a text!</a></p><p>This week, the real REAL good Siri could be… 18 months away? Also, we’re talking about the radical new look for the iPhone 17 lineup and an exciting new Under R ... Show More

Very special guest Joanna Stern returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s event earlier this month, the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro, iOS 13, and how we go about writing (and shooting) our product reviews. 

Apple may be developing a revamped Health app with a built-in AI doctor, Apple is reportedly on track to launch the M5 iPad Pro and MacBook Pro later this year, and Google’s new experimental AI model, Gemini 2.5 Pro, is now available to free users too. It’s Monday, March 31st and ... Show More

This week, the guys celebrate the release of a new HomePod mini and the Public Betas, then talk about the new versions of UTM, Delta, and Overcast.