a new Documentary about old computing

 "In the Day of the Night"

A little 'Birthday Present' from the Mac30th Celebration a year ago. Still looking for a way to release the entire program. Happy 31 to dear Mac. A 30 min/+ piece of the video from the event, beginning just after the intermission and the Mac Team Photo Op. Enjoy.

A clip from the event of the Macintosh 30th Celebration Jan 23, 2014 at the FLINT CENTER, the same venue where Steve Jobs first announced the Mac in 1984. On this evening, 30 years later, the largest number of original Mac Team Members ever gathered (with the possible exception of that evening in 1984) meet together. The evening had 3 panels, a photo op for the entire team and a special presentation to Mike Markkula were other highlights. Some special clips from the Boston Computer Society were shown after being 'lost' for 30 years, and this was the first viewing of a few snippets that will be released in their entirety by a joint effort of the Computer History Museum and the Boston Computer Society. It was great to have the very same folks from the clips there on the stage for the 30th Celebration. The first and second panels were before intermission. Intermission was the group photo, and the second act of the show was opened by Steve Hayden, who is featured in this clip. The third panel was comprised of some top early developers, sharing stories of those early days. More info about the evening, who was featured in the panels on this all-too-short evening can be found at http://www.mac30th.com

This was one of the show reels - but BLUE MEANIES have stepped in and blocked it. Who cares... it's out there, and they cannot stop it.

01: Steve Jobs introducing the Macintosh in Boston at the BCS meetings, with a very different, faster and surer presentation of the "Big Blue" speech leading into 1984, then he introduces the Mac Development team.

02: This clip is a shortened, edited version of the first demos of MacPaint and MacWrite. Firstly interesting because Bill Atkinson and Randy Wigginton do such a great job and secondly, it is great to hear the audience react to things we now take for granted.

Twiggy Event Video: (Not part of Macintosh Anniversary Celebration) BUT part of a larger, more comprehensive project coming next. Rod Hold, Daniel Kottke and Woz discuss Early Apple. In a recent interview, the process of building Wire-Wraps and Point-to-point is discussed, in a rather humorous way. This is one of quite a few videos planned to be shown, but not shown in order to allow more time for the people - the panels to go longer.

03: Shortly after the Flint Center Event, Steve Jobs took the team with him to the Boston Computer Society. It was the first public announcement and demonstration of the Mac.

Mac30th production and “Day of the Night” had several clips prepared for the event, but not played to allow more time for the people. This is a clip filmed at the Homebrew Computer Club reunion November 11, 2013. Part of a much larger Documentary “Day of the Night”

After all, more important than the machines – are the people. 

Traditionally programmers turn the night into day by working late  - this [working title ] the 'Day of the Night' documentary is partially homage to that phenomenon ... not an endorsement of it.

' Early to bed and early to rise is probably an indication of unskilled labor.' motto

 

As part of this Documentary, the Macintosh 30th Anniversary Event was filmed, celebrating the people behind creating the Macintosh.

Day of the Night celebrates the people who created the computer industry. Much broader.