271: ‘A Perfect Wheel’ With Jason Snell

The Talk Show With John Gruber

Special guest Jason Snell returns to the show for a brief chat about the new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR, which are both — dare I say — finally available for ordering. Also: Ming Chi Kuo’s intriguing rumors on the 2020 and 2021 iPhone lineups.

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Links:

• Jason at Macworld: “The Mac Pro Is an Important Symbol, but You Probably Shouldn’t Buy It”.
• Greg Joswiak and Craig Federighi on stage at this year’s The Talk Show Live From WWDC, on the price of the Mac Pro’s optional wheels.
• The new Mac Pro has unique keyboard, trackpad, and mouse — black keys/glass and silver aluminum bottoms. It even comes with a black USB-C to Lightning cable and black power cable.
• Marques Brownlee’s Mac Pro review on YouTube. Also: Pro Display XDR.
• Justine Ezarik’s Mac Pro review on YouTube. Also: Behind the scenes.
• MacStories’ roundup of other Mac Pro / Pro Display XDR reviews and first impressions.
• Ming Chi Kuo’s 2020 iPhone roadmap.
• New iPhone “SE” to be called iPhone 9?
• Upgrade 275: “Remove All of the Holes”.
• The Mac IIfx debuted in March 1990 at a price of $9,900. Inflation adjusted, that’s $19,400 — give or take — in today’s dollars.
• Spectre, the greatest Mac game of all time (come at me).
• The language formerly known as “Perl 6” — first announced in July 2000 (!) — is now Raku. And Perl 5 — the one true Perl — is up to version 30.
• “Kotoba: The Best iOS Dictionary App You’ve Never Heard Of”.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.