5: Apple's Mac OS Crisis: The End of the Road (Part 1)

In the mid-1990s, Apple knew the classic Mac OS was running out of time. As the company's most important product sped toward a cliff, Apple began an increasingly desperate attempt to build a replacement.

Guest Starring:
John Siracusa (relay.fm/people/siracusa)

Links and Show Notes:
Originally released as part of Upgrade #624.

Presented by Myke Hurley and Jason Snell. Special guest John Siracusa.

Written by Jason Snell. Thanks to Stephen Hackett for script assistance.

Audio editing by Myke Hurley and Jim Metzendorf. Video production by Jamie Snell.

Designed in California theme by Christopher Breen (chrisbreen.com).

References:

• MacUser (vintageapple.org/macuser) and Macworld (vintageapple.org/macworld) magazines issues from the period

• Apple: The Inside Story of Intrigue, Egomania, and Business Blunders (abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31407544…) by Jim Carlton

• On the Firing Line (isbn.nu/9780887309199) by Gil Amelio

• Apple Confidential 2.0 (isbn.nu/9781593270100) by Owen Linzmayer

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