Slightly off topic but related to Apple and the way archaeology is presented in popular culture which is one of my interests:
This is a scan image of an Apple ad I came across with in an issue of a Finnish magazine "Image" from 1996. It's in Finnish but the translation goes like this: "The tools of humankind are evolving once again." "Presenting the new Macintosh PowerBook with PowerPC processor."
http://www.flickr.com/photos/terraformer/3684590843/
Marko Marila
University of turku
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From: Carl Steen <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, July 3, 2009 6:54 pm
Subject: Re: Historical Archaeology computing article
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> The last Apple computer I used was a Mac Classic (the one with the 6"
> screen) back in the 20th century, but if Steve Jobs and Co. want to
> try to
> win me over with a new Macbook, I'm willing to give it a try...
> Carl
>
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 11:37 AM, scarlett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I'd hapily also play that role in our theater if someone would
> sponsor my
> > research and give me free computers and software.
> > Tim
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >
> > On Jul 3, 2009, at 9:38 AM, pmgb <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > And hence it isn't really interesting, is bullshit, and makes
> >> achaeologists sound like stupid people who can't get their silly heads
> >> around technology. Mac Science sounds like an oxymoron ;-)
> >>
> >> p g-b
> >>
> >> Christopher Witmore wrote:
> >>
> >>> The article does not purport to be more than what it is. It is a
> profile
> >>> piece on Mac Science and is intended for publicity.
> >>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:16 AM, pmgb <[log in to unmask] <mailto:
> >>> [log in to unmask]>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> While not wishing to be disagreeable, I thought the "article" was
> >>> a bunch of bullshit! Effectively nothing more than a publicity
> >>> puff for the Macbook. On the other hand I did laugh at
> >>> "Archaeologists, says Schablitsky, are basic computer users. "We
> >>> study old things," she says, "and we are very slow when it comes
> >>> to using technology. Change is something we document, not
> >>> something we do."" -speak for yourself Ms. Schablitsky!
> >>>
> >>> P G-B
> >>>
> >>> NEWMAN, Martin wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Though list members might be interested in this his article
> on
> >>> historical archaeology from Apple’s website, obviously its
> >>> promoting Mac use so hardly unbiased but still interesting
> >>>
> >>> http://www.apple.com/science/profiles/schablitsky/?sr=hotnews?sr=hotnews.rss
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