101: The Last Detail with Stephen Hackett

07/19/23 • 54 min

On The Last Detail, Tom and Dan invite a guest on to chat about an object that is meaningful to them. They dive deep into that object, discussing the design, the manufacturing process, the good, and bad, and everything in-between.

Today’s guest is Stephen Hackett, and founder of 512pixels.net and cofounder of Relay FM, the home of this very podcast. His object is the iMac G4.

Guest Starring:

Stephen Hackett

Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay FM Membership 512 Pixels Stephen Hackett - Relay FM Steve Jobs introduces the Sunflower iMac & iPhoto - Macworld SF (2002) - YouTube Apple - iMac G4 and iLife Introduction (2002) - YouTube The advent and evolution of Apple's digital hub | iMore Apple - iMac G4 "Lamp" ad (2002) - YouTube iMac G4 review: Bold system avoids the sophomore slump | Macworld Apple Unveils the New iMac - Apple The iMac product page – Wayback Machine Has anyone been able to reassemble the iMac G4 neck? : r/VintageApple G4 iMac - neck extension disengagement | MacRumors Forums The iMac G4 - YouTube Removing Bottom of iMac G4 15" 700 MHz EMC 1873 - iFixit Repair Guide Dieter Rams - Wikipedia

Today’s guest is Stephen Hackett, and founder of 512pixels.net and cofounder of Relay FM, the home of this very podcast. His object is the iMac G4.

Guest Starring:

Stephen Hackett

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