<p>Apple has been building computers — and standalone products — with sound capabilities for over 40 years. We discuss 1-bit audio, incredible hardware hacks, usable and unusable old speakers, a CD drive with a horrible logo, and even the HomePod.</p>





<h3 id="news-and-follow-up">News and Follow Up</h3><ul>
<li>Macintosh Garden<ul>
<li><a href="http://macintoshgarden.org/">main site</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/Macintosh_Garden_Collection">mirror on Internet Archive</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+B7NDw3_ks/54:44">classic Word on The Talk Show</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/ecschwarz/status/1074688446751522816">history of AppleLink</a> (from Eric Schwarz)</li>
<li>confusing <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacWrite#Version_history">MacWrite version numbers</a></li>
</ul><h3 id="speakers">Speakers</h3><ul>
<li><a href="http://lateblt.tripod.com/appl2snd.htm">Apple II's 1-bit speaker</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&amp;story=Boot_Beep.txt">Macintosh 128K's 8-bit speaker</a><ul>
<li><a href="https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1984-02/1984_02_BYTE_09-02_Benchmarks#page/n33/mode/2up">sound as video hack</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="http://vintagemacmuseum.com/tam-bose-buzz-fix/">TAM's Bose speakers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tidbits.com/1999/10/11/jobs-splits-imac-line-over-digital-video/">iMac G3's Harman Kardon speakers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/radioshack_manual_ome42-8068/page/n35">iPod Classic speaker sounds</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imore.com/science-behind-taptics-and-force-touch">Taptic Engine</a> is like a speaker</li>
<li><a href="https://www.macintoshrepository.org/917-appledesign-powered-speakers-manual-">AppleDesign Powered Speakers I</a> <a href="https://computers.popcorn.cx/apple/peripherals/audio/powered-speakers-ii/">and II</a><ul>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2T3PBUj">AppleDesign book</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/MacWorld_9306_June_1993/page/n65?q=appledesign">Macworld article</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>monitors with speakers<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_AudioVision_14_Display">AudioVision 14</a></li>
<li>Multiple Scan <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Multiple_Scan_14_Display">14</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Multiple_Scan_15_Display">15</a>, <a href="https://everymac.com/monitors/apple/multiple_scan/specs/multiple_scan_15av.html">15AV</a></li>
<li><a href="https://everymac.com/monitors/apple/applevision_colorsync/">AppleVision/ColorSync monitors</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://www.cultofmac.com/472607/today-apple-history-powercd/">PowerCD</a><ul>
<li><a href="http://www.apple-collection.com/CarPos/PowerCDManual.pdf">manual PDF</a></li>
<li>Kodak <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_CD">Photo CD format</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/3013093/software-music/the-best-speakers-apple-ever-made.html">Apple Pro Speakers</a><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/1027485/ifire.html">Griffin iFire</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/mac/comments/10nwah/i_have_the_apple_harman_kardon_pro_speakers_for/">G4 Cube amplifier</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Hi-Fi">iPod Hi-Fi</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.apple.com/homepod/">HomePod</a></li>
</ul>

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