624: The Memory Guys

Subtitle: John Is Going to Talk Now

In the spirit of the Summer of Fun (and Apple history Kickstarters), John Siracusa joins us to discuss when Apple was forced to replace the Classic Mac OS. Also, John Ternus gives some love to Apple's designers and Tim Cook says prices are going up!

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Guest Starring:

John Siracusa

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