e66 – Hardware Failures and Recalls

Simple Beep

English - December 02, 2017 05:01 - 1 hour - 29.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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We love Apple products, but not all of them have been perfect. We remember some of the worst, including exploding batteries, corrupt data, crumbling plastics, and more.

Follow Up
The Origin of HyperCard in the Breakdown of the Bicycle of the Mind
video of talk
article format

WhatTheFont updated
Macintosh XL's demise
XProtect

Hardware Failures

Apple ///
"100% hardware failure" Woz quote
Dan Kottke's "fix"

Macintosh II
ROM not 32-bit clean
Rev A ROM now rare

Powerbook 5300 🔋💥
NiMH replacements

G3 Blue and White ATA
iBook Dual USB
logic board failures

Titanium PowerBook G4
G4 Cube
cracks in external case

MacBooks
MacBook cracked plastic
MacBook Pro GPU failures
MacBook Air flash storage

International duckheads
First- and third-party wall plugs
Knockoff MagSafe charger teardown

iPod nano (1st gen) 🔋🌡
free anti-scratch sleeve

Antennagate
free bumper cases

Bendgate
Selfiegate
Hissgate
Apple Hardware Test
"screenshots"