Attack of the Mac Clones! | VCFMW 19 (2024)

‪@Mac84‬ and ‪@RonsCompVids‬ take a deep dive into the weird and quirky Mac clones released in the '90s in an attempt by Apple to regain market share. They discuss different models to collect, what to avoid, and cool things about these oddball Macs.
Presentation slides: mac84.net/start
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[@Michael.Werker]

Say, would it be possible to use a beefy nVidia graphics card to emulate (parts of) the Apple Silicon chips?

[@gkhaled1]

The StarMax gets a lot of hate, not sure why. I had one back in the day, it worked great for years and was a great first Mac

[@phill6859]

Apple didn't rob Xerox. Apple gave Xerox apple stock for access to the technology and hired some of the employees

[@RonsCompVids]

I was there the right they broke in and robbed Xerox. I was offered a pre-release copy of System 7 for my silence.

[@superstar64]

Damnnnn the shade thrown at LGR at the end there. Was it because he skipped this year?

[@RetroTechChris]

I didn't really see it as throwing shade.. moreso he just picked someone to say "if you didn't like the presentation, than I am someone else other than me." I've seen people do that as a joke before. I don't think he meant anything from it.

[@superstar64]

@@RetroTechChris
In the same vein that my comment is an exaggeration and not meant to be taken seriously.