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Recommended: 20 Macs for 2020

Originally Posted: March 7th, 2021


Recommended: 20 Macs for 2020

I don’t often recommend other people’s work, but I want to make an exception for Jason Snell’s excellent 20 Macs for 2020. The main series is 20 individual podcasts, articles, and videos, which focus on notable Macs throughout Apple’s history. The podcast episodes are basically mini audio documentaries, featuring interviews and the story of each notable Mac. Each episode also has an accompanying article and video. If you’re a Mac nerd like me, do yourself a favor and check it out. The whole series is a treat.

Even though the main series is over, Jason has been publishing bonus content in the podcast feed. He’s published 3 episodes of the full interviews with John Siracusa, and one with John Gruber. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed those. They’re a great addition, and I’m looking forward to more of those coming out.

20 Macs for 2020 Links

  • Podcast series at Relay FM

  • Video series at the 512 Pixels YouTube channel, in collaboration with Stephen Hackett

  • 20 Macs for 2020 Articles

  1. iMac G3

  2. PowerBook 140/170

  3. Macintosh 128K

  4. MacBook Air (2nd generation)

  5. Titanium PowerBook G4

  6. Macintosh SE/30

  7. iBook

  8. Power Mac G4 Cube

  9. iMac G4

  10. Power Computing clones

  11. Macintosh Portable

  12. Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh

  13. Mac IIcx and IIci

  14. Mac mini

  15. DayStar Genesis MP

  16. Blue-and-White Power Mac G3

  17. PowerBook 500 & 5300

  18. Xserve

  19. PowerBook Duo

  20. Power Mac G5

Bonus Recommendations

I have a lot of respect for those three, and the others who appeared on the 20 Mac’s series. I encourage you to support great content like this, and share it with others when you find it.