<p>The announcement of the 2019 Mac Pro got us thinking about what Apple has called "Pro" in the past. That includes incredibly expensive hard drives, printers with RAM slots, an OS patch release, and even its employees!</p>





<h3 id="follow-up">Follow Up</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/1130864160500322304">Taligent screenshots</a></li>
<li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/general-magic/id1458835312?at=1001lM5B">General Magic preorder</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqoXFCCTfm4">Voice Control</a> (<a href="http://simplebeep.com/podcast/e38-voice-interfaces">e38</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/fonts/">new New York</a> (<a href="http://simplebeep.com/podcast/e71-apple-typography">e71</a>)<ul>
<li>old New York on <a href="http://simplebeep.com/shirt">our shirts</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://512pixels.net/2019/06/mac-pro-pricing-context/">Ed's Mac Pro pricing article</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="pro-hardware">Pro Hardware</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_ProFile">ProFile</a> hard drive</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Apple_printers">LaserWriter Pro and StyleWriter Pro</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19980509035420/http://www.apple.com:80/">Pro. Go. Whoa.</a></li>
<li>Pro <a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/3013093/the-best-speakers-apple-ever-made.html">Speakers</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6leRFZrzBg">Mouse</a>, and <a href="http://www.allusb.com/AppleProKeyboardReview.html">Keyboard</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=%22macbook+pro%22+%22powerbook%22+name+stupid">MacBook Pro name hot takes</a></li>
<li>Mac Pro <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Pro">🧀🗑️🧀</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.beatsbydre.com/headphones/pro">Beats Pro</a> and <a href="https://www.beatsbydre.com/earphones/powerbeats-pro">PowerBeats Pro</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/MKBHD/status/1138822129435258880">MKBHD on what "Pro" means</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="pro-software">Pro Software</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/1049245/qtplayernopro.html">QuickTime PRO PRO PRO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/System_7.1.1">System 7.1.1</a>, aka Pro</li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050418012712/www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/dvdstudiopro/">DVD Studio Pro</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/">Final Cut Pro</a><ul>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050418013223/www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/soundtrackpro/">Soundtrack Pro</a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202410">ProRes codec</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://www.apple.com/logic-pro/">Logic Pro</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.filemaker.com">FileMaker Pro</a><ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileMaker_Pro#Version_history">terrible version history</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

e83 – Mac Mods

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