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Cult of Mac Contest: Name Mystery Apple Object, Win T-shirt

The fourth in a series of five t-shirt giveaways, correctly name this mystery Apple item and you could win a T-shirt.
Not just any T-shirt: choose from the Apple-inspired designs at might tees, which include the I Love Lisa we wrote about, a retro-style logo and Steve Jobs in typeface.

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“Welcome to Macintosh” Doc Now on DVD

5:40 am, December 1st, 2008, Nicole Martinelli



“Welcome to Macintosh” (subtitle: the documentary for the rest of us) features a mix of history and cult with interviews from ex-Apple employees, engineers and community members, shedding light on the company’s innovations, failures, cultural impact and what the future holds post co-founder Steve Jobs.

As we noted, it was announced out on DVD this fall, but the delay makes this a good bet for the Mac fanatic on your Christmas list. (Word to the wise: pre-order, since it won’t ship until mid-December).

On sale from the official site, the DVD, which costs about $20, offers three hours of extra content including extended interviews, a “making of” feature, trailers and photo journal.

The doc features a number of Macsperts including CoM’s Leander Kahney. In the trailer he speaks on design: “That’s what makes these products so beautiful, that level of comittment and dedication to the thing. To make it the best thing possible.”

Pretty things, we like.

Posted by Nicole Martinelli in 25 Years of Mac, Cult of Mac | Comment on this article

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Nicole Martinelli was born in San Francisco and has lived in Milan and Florence, Italy. Cultish tendencies and love for DIY increased while living on the Old Continent, where tech came late and cost more in Big Mac index terms. She's written for Wired.com, The New York Times and Newsweek, and since 1999 on her site, Zoomata. If you're so inclined, friend her on Facebook.

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12 comments

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    Welcome to Macintosh | El documental que no puede faltar - AppleHOY, on December 1st, 2008 at 10:31 am

    That’s swell. Gonna buy me a copy asap

    Sam, on December 1st, 2008 at 11:01 am

    Don’t know if you guys saw… but the new trailer on welcometomacintosh.com has even MORE Leander… Woo Hoo! He speaks of both WOZ and JOBS… check it out.

    PS: That sold me… just ordered :-)

    rcramden, on December 1st, 2008 at 12:11 pm

    Anyone happen to know where you can get this dvd for uk?

    :]

    Danny Policarpo, on December 1st, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    I bought it on Amazon… They will ship to the UK.

    rcramden, on December 1st, 2008 at 6:54 pm

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    ‘Welcome to Macintosh’ DVD available for pre-order - Appletastic.net, on December 1st, 2008 at 7:00 pm

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    ‘Welcome to Macintosh’ DVD available for pre-order | IPHONE NEWS, on December 1st, 2008 at 10:20 pm

    [...] that runs through the upcoming Welcome to Macintosh documentary my colleague Nicole Martinelli wrote about on Monday, which is that the people who work at Apple give themselves entirely to the work of designing and [...]

    Portrait - Steve Jobs is Apple | Cult of Mac, on December 1st, 2008 at 11:45 pm

    About $20? How about $19.84! It is a shame to not mention the perfect pricing! BTW, we interview the directors on Episode 56 of the RetroMacCast:

    http://retromaccast.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=303035

    James, on December 2nd, 2008 at 4:11 am

    [...] that runs through the upcoming Welcome to Macintosh documentary my colleague Nicole Martinelli wrote about on Monday, which is that the people who work at Apple give themselves entirely to the work of designing and [...]

    Macs’ Virus Immunity is Reaching Its Expiration Date (- InftekHosting.Com) | mySBSteam Blog, on December 3rd, 2008 at 12:26 am

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    Documentário “Welcome to Macintosh” já está disponível para pré-compra em DVD, on December 21st, 2008 at 5:29 pm

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    The Cool Tech Stuff Blog » » Welcome to Macintosh Documentary Coming to DVD, on May 12th, 2009 at 7:25 pm