<p>On iPhone X release day, we cover Apple's many uses — and pronunciations — of the Roman numeral. </p>














  

    
  
    

      

      
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<h3 id="follow-up">Follow Up</h3>
<ul>
<li>32 bit apps<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/910130130571419648">Ford Remote Access</a> (now 64-bit)</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/cabel/status/910204080030498817">Cabel Sasser's 32-bit list</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>App management <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2017/10/09/apple-itunes-with-app-store-included/">back in iTunes 12.6.3</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/cdespinosa/status/912497047684636673">five total Mac architectures</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/mhaithaca/status/914559896795979778">MODE32 licensing</a></li>
</ul><h3 id="-x-https-en-wikipedia-org-wiki-roman_numerals-hardware"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals">X</a> hardware</h3><ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_XL">Macintosh XL</a><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqcTHGD1R1k">MacWorks XL</a> [YouTube]</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Macintosh <a href="http://apple-history.com/iix">IIx</a>, <a href="http://apple-history.com/iicx">IIcx</a>, <a href="http://apple-history.com/iivx">IIvx</a>, <a href="http://apple-history.com/iifx">IIfx</a><ul>
<li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+CdQZShZU/21:44">Mac SE/30 (not SEx)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20020603125220/http://www.apple.com:80/xserve/">Xserve</a><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.apple.com/macos/server/features/#xsan">Xsan</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul><h3 id="x-software">X software</h3><ul>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20010522165834/http://www.apple.com:80/macosx">Mac OS X</a><ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Mac_OS#System_1.2C_2.2C_3_and_4">System 1…skip a few…6, 7, 8and9</a></li>
<li>X <a href="http://simplebeep.com/podcast/e29-software-packaging">box art</a></li>
<li>related software<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BootX_(Apple)">BootX</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xgrid">Xgrid</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XQuartz">X11</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Xcode<ul>
<li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/xcode/">current version</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20031010074706/http://www.apple.com:80/macosx/features/xcode/">original release</a> [WayBack]</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://support.apple.com/quicktime">QuickTime X</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/">Final Cut Pro X</a><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.cultofmac.com/101787/final-cut-studio-x-everything-just-changed-in-post-whether-you-like-it-or-not/101787/">initial reaction</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://www.apple.com/logic-pro/">Logic Pro X</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul><h3 id="other-odd-names-and-numbers">Other odd names and numbers</h3><ul>
<li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/tvos/">tvOS</a> 9</li>
<li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Touch">iTouch</a></li>
</ul>

e66 – Hardware Failures and Recalls

A podcast looking back at the history of Apple and the Mac community. Hosted by Ed Cormany and Brian Sutorius.

Follow Up

X hardware

X software

Other odd names and numbers