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The original Apple Macintosh didn't just give one of the most successful series of personal computers its name. It's fair to say that it marked a milestone in the history of personal computing and became a veritable cash cow for Apple for many years, and then again later on.

Happy owners of one of these (hopefully re-capped) machines know why they don't just hawk it on eBay. And those who power up this old workhorse occasionally or even regularly for some unique nostalgia rituals might be quite grateful for the following.

In 1984, William B. Sanders, presumably now active as @SandersCMU, published a book about the machine even before the release of the final hardware. This might sound a bit audacious, given that practical experience with it must have been somewhat... well, scarce at the time. But looking back, the end result is quite impressive and remains enjoyable to read even today:

The Apple Macintosh Primer offers 117 pages of tips and tricks — some possibly even new to the avid Mac fan. The PDF from vintageapple.org is high-resolution and is a download that belongs in everyone's collection of forever-unread PDF books on their hard drive. 👹