Retro Tech: Apple eMate 300

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7 жыл бұрын

Apple is well-known for its PowerBook series of laptops from the 1990s. But there was one portable computer the company made that had far-reaching effects -- and it wasn't even a Mac.
Shout-out and thanks to Clint from Lazy Game Reviews ( / lazygamereviews ) for his help with this episode!
Media shown in order of appearance:
Newton MessagePad 130: www.extremetech.com/wp-conten...
"An Early Look at the Apple eMate 300": • Video
Apple eMate press release: web.archive.org/web/199812050...
"eMate 300 Quick Fact Sheet": msu.edu/~luckie/gallery/emate...
"Cops take a byte out of crime," Computerworld, October 27, 1997.
Macworld Boston 1997 footage: • Macworld Boston 1997-T...
"Apple reports wider losses," CNN Money, October 15, 1997.
Apple Infinite Loop campus photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Steve Jobs email to Adam Tow: msu.edu/~luckie/jobslet.htm
Apple special event 1998 footage: • Video
iMac image: www.stevesonian.com/museum/des...
Power Mac G3 image: s.appleinsider.ru/2011/04/powe...
iBook image: cdn.osxdaily.com/wp-content/up...
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Intro music by BoxCat Games (www.box-cat.com).

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@earljanneofalla5768 7 жыл бұрын

I was surprised to hear Clint's voice, but the video actually feels like an LGR video before Clint's voice came in. Glad that you two worked on this video together

@thaxish 7 жыл бұрын

I bought one of these in 1997 through my College bookstore. Battery life was in the days of use and worked great for all the papers and labs. It's still in a box in the basement. Such nostalgia, I loved the Newton.

@EdgeRatedR007 7 жыл бұрын

A wild Clint appears!

@adenanthony5257 7 жыл бұрын

I believe Clint narrated part of this?

@benkerby4827 7 жыл бұрын

I never knew Steve Jobs sounded like Clint from LGR... heh

@TomasGregovich 7 жыл бұрын

A wild LGR appears!

@avisualnovel2490 3 жыл бұрын

I had one of these when I was in elementary school. I used the beam feature to create a list of observations I had about my classmates. It was promptly perverted into a gossip mill tabloid equivalent over the course of the week. Drama ensued but my role as the creator was never officially revealed. It was also used for gaming (the TI-calculators replaced that role later on).

@willspost 5 жыл бұрын

Lots more interesting bits to cover here. The filesystem was a database, the programing tools which required a Mac (a la iOS), the handwriting recognition, even Apples relationship with ARM (selling its stake after being a founding partner).

@markusTegelane 7 жыл бұрын

I like how intro shows this laptop

@borrellipatrick 7 жыл бұрын

Lazy Game Reviews!! 🤓

@JyuzouNT 7 жыл бұрын

Woah... It's the keyboard from the intro.

@alextirrellRI 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best product ideas they probably shouldn't have abandoned. My dad was an Apple authorized education sales provider and he had all the marketing stuff on it. I remember watching a VHS tape about this and its intended use and being very jealous of not having one. I know my dad did have one around at one point but I don't remember spending much time on it.

@joshuaberkley5219 7 жыл бұрын

Your and Clint's narration is so relaxing and easy to listen to. Great video!

@Hyvelez 7 жыл бұрын

I love how your videos have that storytelling feel to them.

@pokepress 7 жыл бұрын

I remember wanting one of these. Looking back, it really does look like a proto-iBook/iMac.

@RuinerXL 7 жыл бұрын

Love the collaboration with LGR! Noticed you sent Clint a POS terminal keyboard that he showcased in a recent unboxing video. Cool stuff!

@likenem 7 жыл бұрын

On Apple's idea for the e-mate to educate children, In 2002 A couple of Schools in Metro Detroit introduced an idea to give an entire class of middle school students Laptops for school work. My school, Malcolm X Academy in Detroit, was the only school to revive Apple computers. Sixty 6th Grade students were given I book G3s, the computer lab was filled with E macs and I macs. Two Years later the programed was deemed a success. The 60 students who were given mac books were allowed to keep them. While the program was expanded to include the 7th and 6th grade classes. They were given I book G4's. Even though Malcolm X academy was in a pretty run down Detroit Neighborhood, none of the computers were stolen. Everyone deserves access to a great education no matter the income level.

@milkapeismilky5464 3 жыл бұрын

My GF had one of these freshman year! She got it from the ed dept and never returned it! Form factor was dope and any lappy was a big deal in 99. Nice video, thank you!!!

@Redspl 7 жыл бұрын

Didn't expect Clint on your channel :D

@WillKeaton 4 жыл бұрын

My dad, who was in computer sales, specifically selling computers to schools, brought home an eMate one day. My little brother absolutely loved it. Didn't have an orange stylus though. This stylus matched the rest of the computer. Although our eMate may have been a prototype.