e67 – Wish Lists

To start 2018 off right, we run through our wish lists of what we'd like to see from Apple — in years past. What will System 7 bring? What will the iPod Phone look like? And will Apple ever make a TV set?

To start 2018 off right, we run through our wish lists of what we'd like to see from Apple — in years past. What will System 7 bring? What will the iPod Phone look like? And will Apple ever make a TV set?

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Wish Lists1991
68040 processor
Quadras

System 7
no more MultiFinder or Switcher
Publish and Subscribe
QuickTime 1.0 was great

PowerBook 100, 140, 170

1994
PowerPC 601 processor
NuBus PC compatibility cards
configurations for 6100, 7200, 7220
Cyrix

better game support
1995
Power Macintosh 5200 LC, 5300 LC
what if Apple made a TV?
Macintosh TV

1996
HyperCard for the web
LiveCard
Apple Media Tool

1997
Mac clones
clones in 1997
very few G3 clones

Copland replacement
NeXT acquisition
NeXTSTEP
Mac OS 8

WebObjects
Newton vs. Palm
Palm Pilot 1000, PalmPilot, Palm III
MessagePad 2000, eMate

return of Steve Jobs
1998
desktop flat-panel
iMac G3 (CRT), iMac G4 (LCD)
LCD Studio Display

1999
Connectix Virtual Game Station
native games
Halo announced at Macworld Expo

wireless networking
AirPort card for iBook

2000
laptop docks
DuoDock
Apple Display Connector

2001
xMac
first-party products for the "digital hub"
iPod

ResEdit equivalent
HyperCard replacement
2006
iTV
Front Row
announced as iTV
launched as Apple TV

mythical PowerBook G5
MacBook Pro
Intel chips ran hot ¿and loud?

an iPod Phone?
improved iWeb