Computer Clan

SpongeBob scene. Patrick Star holds a DNA double helix sculpted out of snow.

Next Xbox design leaked.

An Apple Newton eMate 300 computer sitting on Ken's desk in his dimly-lit lair. The eMate 300 was made of translucent blue-green plastic and it featured a laptop form factor with a hinge. The screen is backlit by a green light and it's showing several icons.

This was Apple's MacBook Neo of the late '90s.

Two side profile shots of the MacBook Neo showing the headphone jack the USB three USB-C port and the USB two USB-C port

USB 2? Why not put SCSI and ADB in it?! 😃

A hand holding up an Apple MacBook Neo laptop. the wallpaper shows some green abstract blobs that vaguely spell the word Mac

Ooh! I love the new wallpaper. If you look closely, you can see it says “join the Navy.”

Neo from The Matrix wearing dark sunglasses

Wait, what’s Apple’s new MacBook called?

A Computer Clan Twitter quote retweet saying: This is another huge win for real artists! AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted in the U.S. I'm no lawyer, and I'm certainly not political, so I'm taking this with a grain of salt. I don't know what might change in the future, but any victory over AI "art" is good in my book. Real art is made by humans, not machines! And to the folks who use AI to create "art" I encourage you to use real artistic tools, whether digital or physical. Try and make something real! You're more capable than you think, and you'll feel better about what you make. Trust me.

From my Twitter. This is another huge win for real artists.

A close-up of the back of an Apple Pro Display XDR showing the logo above the circular air vents

R.I.P. Pro Display XDR (2019-2026)

Close-up of the missing Apple logo on the back of an iBook G3 Graphite clamshell laptop. The stem of the Apple logo is still present.

Close-up of the Apple logo on the bezel of an iBook G3 Graphite clamshell laptop. There's 4 cracks extending from the logo.

"This is polycarbonate plastic, the stuff they make bulletproof vests out of." —Steve Jobs

A closed Apple iBook G3 clamshell laptop with a Computer Clan pinback button in place of the Apple logo in the center of the lid.

Happy #MARCHintosh Day 2! The Apple logo fell off, so I had to improvise.

New 🍎 products in a few hours. 👀

A framed print of Susan Kare art, the designer of original Macintosh icons and graphics. This art shows four Happy Mac icons in a 2-by-2 grid in multiple colors. First is red, then blue, green, and orange. Susan signed the art at the bottom.

Welcome to #MARCHintosh!

Familiar to what? 👀

Hi!

A late 2013 15-inch MacBook Pro sitting on a wood desk in Krazy Ken’s lair. The lid is mostly shut with rainbow glowing colors emitting from the screen. Another image in the corner shows a close-up of the screen with a Windows 10 battery status indicator. It says: 0%, power mode (plugged in).

Text: Unfortunately, I have discovered more proof that The Krazy Ken Curse is real… About a week ago my Apple MagSafe Duo charger died. I was surprised because it was only 4 and a half years old, and the Apple products I own usually last way longer than that. I even thought to myself, “Wow, that charger died in less than 5 years? My MacBook Pro is 12 and a half years old and it’s still working!” Bad idea! The Krazy Ken Curse was listening; it’s always listening. A week later, my MacBook Pro stopped charging. Coincidence? I think NOT!!! Anyway! I’ll peek inside this computer and see if I can find the issue. The battery was already replaced once before, but maybe it needs to be replaced again? We’ll see! I’ll probably need to call my buddies at MACnician who I trust with Mac repair. Brian, the founder and president of MACnician, is the one who sold me the 20th Anniversary Macintosh, too! In the meantime, the Mac works fine when plugged into power with Windows, but in macOS it’s constantly throttling because the OS thinks the battery is about to die. Basically, the low performance makes the system almost unusable. Stay tuned for an update. I’m sure we can save this Mac.

Oops. I should've known better than to have private thoughts while The Krazy Ken Curse is listening…

Thanks!
@speendlex.nekoweb.org did the character illustrations for Silver and Sonic, and @zilchfox.com did the character illustration for Tails.

Three Sonic-themed stickers laying on top of an iBook G3 clamshell laptop. On the left is Silver the Hedgehog yelling "it's no use!" while a macOS beachball spins above his head with the error message: not responding. The middle shows Tails, an orange fox, smiling and saying "take the damn batteries out!" On the right shows Sonic the Hedgehog crossing his arms saying, "it's actually pronounced Wi-Fi"

Sonic stickers with tech references on my Etsy store?! It's more likely than you think…

👉 thecomputerclan.com/etsy

Hey! Do you own (or used to own) a PonoPlayer? If so, please DM me or email me! I'd love for you to be a part of my next episode! 😁

While I'm working on the PonoPlayer episode, I'm also working on some fun stuff for #MARCHintosh and Apple's 50th anniversary.

Stay tuned 👀

Did you stop at 48 for a technical reason or because of diminishing returns?

A Neil Young Harvest record next to a small, long, triangular, yellow PonoPlayer, which is a high-res music player.

Now that I have a high-res music player, how do I fit this big, rubber CD inside it?

A small, long, yellow, triangular music player, named PonoPlayer, with a 2.5-inch touchscreen on top. It's sitting on top of an album cover, Harvest by Neil Young.

That's right, baby! My next episode is about Neil Young's PonoPlayer! This was the third-highest funded Kickstarter at the time…

I wonder what happened? 👀 See you in March!

Do audiophiles actually call themselves audiophiles? I feel like they wouldn't. 🤔

Life Hack: Tired of fake PNGs on Google Images? After your search, click Tools → Color → Transparent

Enjoy 😁

Yep!

Krazy Ken standing outside on a sunny day, staring at the viewer with a baffled face. To his right is a small blue house with a pointed roof.

Gumball's house?

I think you cracked the code 👀

A long triangular Toblerone box and a black iPod video with Bono singing on the screen.

Sorry for the random question, but I need to know. If a Toblerone bar and an iPod had a baby, what would it look like?

An original 1998 iMac G3 all-in-one computer sitting on a black table in a dim room lit in blue lighting. The computer screen shows a Mac OS 8 desktop with a menu bar on top. The wallpaper shows an illustrated black silhouette bust of Steve Jobs with his iconic glasses glowing bright.

Steve would have been 71 today.

A low-angle perspective photo of a tall, yellow, block-like device. Yellow outlined text on the left says, next episode. On the right it says, coming in March.

Next episode coming in March! 👀

Sonic Riders opening cutscene with Sonic the Hedgehog taking up the whole frame as he salutes the viewer while racing past the camera. The video game feed is on a Macintosh TV monitor—a black, all-in-one Apple computer from 1993. The video game case sits below the monitor.

Riders has one of the best opening cutscenes IMO. I love the style, and it looks great with low-res output on a Trinitron display. ❤️