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Jef Raskin’s cul-de-sac and the quest for the humane computer (2025) (raskin canon cat swyft apple historical backstory ui) (arstechnica.com | ia)

8 points by splorp 12 days ago | 4 comments

bmonkey325 12 days ago
In all my travels I have never seen a Cannon Cat in the wild. I assume he’s holding a model - when I had seen pictures in BTYE magazine years ago I assumed it was about the size of an Apple IIc. Anyone confirm ?
I saw there is emulator for MAME but it’s not complete.
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- splorp 10 days ago
  I have a Canon Cat in my collection and yes, it is approximately the size of an Apple IIc.
  https://flickr.com/photos/splorp/3075594/
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  - bmonkey325 10 days ago
    Wow. That’s amazing. Does it “boot” ? Glad to see it’s in good hands and this part of vintage history is preserved.
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- classichasclass 10 days ago
  (author) Yes, that one is a mockup model, but it's actually the Swyft. The Cat does not have a handle in that location.
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