Mac Folklore Radio

Steve Hayman recounts a 1996 visit to NeXT where Steve Jobs bluntly told a retail customer they were "too stupid" to value their technology, a remark that surprisingly resonated with the client.

This episode examines a 1995 Macworld article about Quix Computerware, a Swiss firm that successfully ported Mac OS to IBM’s PrEP hardware despite Apple’s refusal to license it.

This episode explores IBM’s brief, forgotten role as a Macintosh licensee in the early 1990s following the Apple-IBM-Motorola alliance.

This episode contrasts the current Tim Cook era with a satirical 1994 press release imagining Steve Jobs’ early return to Apple.