Power Computing 1997 Fight Tyranny Macworld poster

This is a super rare Power Computing poster from the 1997 San Francisco Macworld. The text is "The Fight Against Tyranny Begins! Join the Mac Resistance!" This Apple clone poster was designed by punk rock poster artist Frank Kozik who did a series of them for PowerComputing in the mid '90's until Steve Jobs returned to Apple and ended the clone program later that year.

At the January 1997 Macworld Expo, Power Computing fired up the Mac faithful with its “Fight Back for the Mac!” campaign, complete with company reps dressed in camouflage uniforms circling the Expo hall in Hummers emblazoned with Power Computing logos.

This poster was collected at the January Moscone Center Macworld Expo and the original owner had this to say: "The Power Computing booth was out of this poster by the time I got there, but a peripheral manufacturing company (whose name escapes me) was displaying this - hence the staple holes. Anyway they said I could have it if I came back at the end of the day. So I did! As mentioned, this does have some holes where it was stapled to a display board." It measures approx. 23" by 32" and the staple holes in top and bottom white space should cover when framed.

This highly collectible and nearly impossible to find vintage poster is priced at $350 CDN and that includes insured postage in a heavy cardboard tube. There are other vintage and rare posters and shirts from the Power Computing era available - click the labels below. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Power Computing Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Power Computing Ad Campaigns "Power Computing never did back down from a good fight. The edgy ads led by Marketing Weasel Mike Rosenfelt got plenty of attention and sold a ton of computers."

Apple MacWorld 2002 Jaguar Poster set

Apple MacWorld 2002 Jaguar Collectible Poster - in new condition

* Poster from Macworld NY 2002 (and are now quite rare)

* Introduced 7/17/02 - 7/20/02

* Measures: 22" x 28"

* The caption on the bottom reads: 'Introducing Mac OS X Version 10.2 Jaguar'

* 2 available - one is priced at $125 - the other is $75 - however I prefer to sell as a set (or combined with other posters) for $175 CDN - postage included.

*Note - one has a torn bottom edge that should still frame up nicely.

To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel -- click the labels below to view other posters

Vintage Power Computing "Moment Historique!" promo T-shirt

This is a rare and highly collectible new-old-stock and never worn Power Computing "Moment Historique!" promotional T-shirt. It is a size XL Lofteeze brand Fruit of the Loom made of 100% preshrunk cotton. It is a high quality heavy cotton shirt made in the USA.

The original owner acquired it at the August 1996 Boston MacWorld. The next year Steve Jobs returned to Apple and immediately cancelled the clone programs and bought out Power Computing. This historic moment shirt is priced at $60 with insured postage at cost depending on your location. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

There are other Power Computing items available, click the label below.

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Original Apple iBook Promo Poster.... go, go, go

Awesome memento from MacWorld New York 1999
A classic stroll down memory lane: the Tangerine iBook Promo Poster.... go, go, go

Poster is in excellent condition and has never been displayed. It has no rips, tears, tack holes or stains - it has a faint 1" crease on the lower left side. It measures 24" x 36 " and is one-sided heavy paper. This poster was for promotional purposes only and was not sold in Apple stores, so it is extremely hard to find. The price is $100 CDN plus postage. Quantity discounts for multiple posters. Missingbyte has one for $279 USD. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Apple iBook Clamshell Poster Collection

This is a collection of 4 original Apple G3 iBook Clamshell promo posters. The poster at top left has a picture of the Graphite iBook and the text is “Black tie optional.” The bottom of the poster has the graphite Apple logo and is inscribed “Think Different. The price is $60 CDN.

The top right poster has a picture of the Graphite, Grape and Tangerine iBooks with text “iBook. Now with iMovie.” The bottom of the poster has the lime Apple logo and is inscribed “Think Different”. It is priced at $65 CDN.

At bottom left is a memento from MacWorld New York 1999. The "go go go" Tangerine iBook promo poster is in moderately good condition with a few wrinkles around the go go area and pin holes in the corners. It is priced at $75.

The bottom right Blueberry iBook poster has from 1 to 3 tack holes in each corner and two very small creases and a 1" colored pencil mark at the top edge a bit right of center. This  "go go go" poster has the Apple part number LO4017A on it with text of Macworld New York 99 across the width of the bottom. It is priced at $65.

These posters were for promotional purposes only and were not sold in Apple stores and have become hard to find. The upper posters are 22" by 28". The lower posters are 24" by 36". All are printed on heavy card stock poster paper. The price for the 4 posters as a set is $250 CDN and that includes insured postage in a heavy cardboard tube. I prefer to sell all 4 as a set. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

vintage OS X and Super Power Macworld collection

Macworld OS X HELP! 10.2001 - good used with some wrinkles on cover

Macworld Mac OS Special Issue August 1999 - very good used

Macworld Super Power Nov. 1999 - 2 issues -as new, one with address label

Mac Life iOS 5 Guide labelled Display Until 3/20/12 good used

Price as a set at $65 CDN and that includes postage but not to the US due to tariffs...

To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Mounted Power Computing Sluggo Kick-Ass Kozik Poster MacWorld '96

This rare and controversial poster was designed by Frank Kozik, and features his 'Puggo' version of Sluggo from the Nancy comic. The original owner has this to say about the poster he got at the '96 Boston MacWorld: "It was released at Macworld '96 by PowerComputing, the most successful of the Apple Mac clone companies. Few of the posters were handed out, when one of the "SUITS" decided that they would no longer distribute them. They were removed from the booth and the show-floor locations where they were being handed out."

The stories surrounding this poster include real and threatened lawsuits by the Nancy comic distributor over copyright violations and by Intel for being it's trademark being slagged. The word "ass" was also a sore point at Power Computing. This poster has been professionally mounted on a 1/4" wood backing panel that is not removable. There is a damaged corner in the wood at the bottom left of the frame where it fell from it's wall mount. The poster has no damage except the wrinkle outside the black border (click the image to view) and could be professionally restored.

So while the t-shirt version (also available) circulated for a while, this poster quickly disappeared into private collections. Until now. Add it to your collection for $145 CDN plus shipping at cost. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

For other Power Computing collectibles including the companion T-shirt, click the label below.
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Extremely rare pin - Keep Your Lawyers Off My Computer

This is the infamous Fanged Apple, a design created in protest of Apple's lawsuit regarding graphical user interfaces (GUI) software. This 2.25" diameter button is in very good condition with all details crisp and clear. It was one of three released several years ago by a collector in California. It was his last one and they have become extremely rare. It is priced at $90CDN and that includes postage. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Provenance: the former owner of this pin, a speaker at several Boston MacWorlds in the early 90's, says "I personally obtained this button from Richard Stallman outside of Lotus's offices in Cambridge, MA!"

"In 1989, Apple's look and feel lawsuit against Microsoft brought the idea of interface copyright to the attention of the programming community. Apple was trying to claim a monopoly over a broad class of graphical user interfaces. If Apple succeeded, not only Microsoft, but every software developer, would be legally compelled to design gratuitously incompatible software." In response, John Gilmore and Richard Stallman together commissioned the design of the "fanged Apple"–a button showing the Apple logo with vicious teeth. This was followed by an advertisement placed in The Tech, MIT's student newspaper, which in turn led to a protest rally at the HQ of Lotus Development Corporation--another "look and feel" lawsuit plaintiff."
History of the League for Programming Freedom (LPF)...

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random Macworld 2002-09 collection

for sale are 7 Macworld issues from 2002, '06 and '07 - all but 2 are in good condition plus 1 (now 2) issues of MacLife ('09 and '14) and 1 MacAddict Jan. 2003. Price is $25CDN for 10 issues, weight is 5 lbs so postage will add $25 more. It is what it is...

To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Apple Think Different Pro Create Quicksilver G4 MacWorld Posters

There are two Apple Think Different posters from MacWorld NYC 2001. This rare Apple promo poster features a large image of the revolutionary Power Mac G4 Quicksilver tower. The text reads "Pro create. The New Power Mac G4. Think Different." It is printed on thick advertising poster stock paper and measures 22" x 28". The right one has 6 pin holes from thumbtacks, 3 on top, 3 on the bottom near the edge. There are also some other small marks here and there yet the overall condition is quite presentable. The left one has a small crease right above the handle. They are priced at $85CDN each with mailing at cost. Buy both for $170 and that includes postage. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

magazine collection regarding Steve Jobs passing

7 magazines in tribute to Steve Jobs.

People magazine October 24, 2011 - good used.

Macworld December 2011 - new unused.

4 issues TIME commemorative issue - October 17, 2011 - new unopened.

Macleans special tribute - October 24, 2011 - new unopened.

Priced as a set for $95 CDN and that includes insured postage but not to the US due to tariffs..

To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Vintage Power Computing FIGHT THE POWER 1997 MacWorld T-shirt

Steve Says Fight The Power With Power T-Shirt from the 1997 Mac World Expo in SF, from the short era when Apple licensed out Macs to Power Computing. The label has a PowerComputing tag. It is a size XL made in the USA of 90% cotton and 10% polyester. It is preshrunk and cut larger than sizes you get now. It is a good quality shirt, it has never been worn or washed and has been well stored for almost 20 years. It is still in mint condition with no cracking in the screened graphics.

The back has the stenciled text: THE COUNTER-ASSAULT BEGINS! and below that is PowerComputing MacWorld Expo San Francisco 1997. The back text is the reason I bought this shirt is that it matched the nearly impossible to find Kozik Counter Assault Wintel PowerPC poster. It is reasonably priced for the PowerComputing collector at $70 CDN with postage at cost.

To read about Steve Kahng click > Power Computing: Fighting Back for the Mac or Stealing Apple’s Customers?
Click to view the Frank Kozik PowerComputing posters > Power Computing Corporation
Other PowerComputing posters, shirts and collectibles are also available, click the labels below. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

vintage Macworld 2001 collection

for sale are 9 Macworld issues from 2001 in good condition. Issues 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12. Price is $30 USD (42 CDN), weight is 5 lbs so postage will be $25 more. It is what it is... 

there are other Macworld collections - click the label below

To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

5 Macworld 1984 issues plus 25th Anniversary issues

Macworld 1984 #1 Premier Issue - very good used

Macworld May/June 1984 - very good used

Macworld Sept/Oct 1984 - as new

Macworld January 2009 25th Anniversary - 2 issues, one with address label - both as new

Macworld 512K Fat Mac - Nov. 1984 - 2 issues, one good used, the other as new

Price as a set at $175 CDN and that includes insured postage

To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Rare Power Computing Kozik Macworld "The Counter Assault Begins" poster collection

This is a rare and hard to find Frank Kozik "The Counter Assault Begins" poster. It measures approximately 21" x 34". The main text is: Power Computing - The Counter-Assault Begins. Macworld San Francisco 1997. Join Power Computing in Fighting Back for the Mac!

The original owner had this to say about it: "This poster is in great condition and has been in a protective storage since I acquired it during the 1997 Macworld Expo in San Francisco and was unrolled only to take this picture." This Apple clone poster was designed by punk rock poster artist Frank Kozik and was distributed at Macworld. "Kozik is best known to Macintosh users for these in-your-face illustrations for now-defunct Mac-clone maker Power Computing."

"Power Computing was the most successful of the Mac clone manufacturers in the mid to late 90's prior to Steve Job's return to Apple and putting an end to all the clone makers. Power Computing's booth at Macworld '97 in San Francisco was a big party. They rented Hummers, had mini flags with the company logo hanging from the front of the hood field marshal-style, and wore urban camouflage fatigues and berets."

"Their slogan was 'We're fighting back for the Mac!'  Their stated enemy was Microsoft, which pissed off the Microsoft people, as they would stand with a microphone on their stage and hurl barbs and insults in the direction of the Microsoft pavilion."
Apple history note: Macintosh clone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Soon after Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, he halted negotiations of upcoming licensing deals with OS licensees that Apple executives complained were still financially unfavorable.... Apple bought Power Computing's Mac clone business for $100 million, ending the Clone era.

This highly collectible vintage poster is priced at $375 CDN (includes postage). The matching 1994 original poster titled People's Victory that this one was "cloned" from by Frank Kozik for Power Computing is also available priced at $200. It is an artist's proof (A/P) and is pencil signed by Kozik. Click photos for larger images. There are other rare Kozik PowerComputing posters and shirts for sale - click the labels below. Buy both posters for $500 CDN and that includes insured postage.To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Apple MacWorld 2002 Jaguar Poster set

Apple MacWorld 2002 Jaguar Collectible Poster - in new condition

* Poster from Macworld NY 2002 (and are now quite rare)

* Introduced 7/17/02 - 7/20/02

* Measures: 22" x 28"

* The caption on the bottom reads: 'Introducing Mac OS X Version 10.2 Jaguar'

* 2 available - one is at $125 - the other is $75 - plus postage or both for $175 CDN - postage included.

*Note - one has a torn bottom edge that should still frame up nicely.

To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel -- click the labels below to view other posters

Vintage Power Computing FIGHT THE POWER 1997 MacWorld T-shirt

Steve Says Fight The Power With Power T-Shirt from the 1997 Mac World Expo in SF, from the short era when Apple licensed out Macs to Power Computing. The label has a PowerComputing tag. It is a size XL made in the USA of 90% cotton and 10% polyester. It is preshrunk and cut larger than sizes you get now. It is a good quality shirt, it has never been worn or washed and has been well stored for almost 20 years. It is still in mint condition with no cracking in the screened graphics.

The back has the stenciled text: THE COUNTER-ASSAULT BEGINS! and below that is PowerComputing MacWorld Expo San Francisco 1997. The back text is the reason I bought this shirt is that it matched the nearly impossible to find Kozik Counter Assault Wintel PowerPC poster. It is reasonably priced for the PowerComputing collector at $70. CDN with postage at cost.

To read about Steve Kahng click > Power Computing: Fighting Back for the Mac or Stealing Apple’s Customers?
Click to view the Frank Kozik PowerComputing posters > Power Computing Corporation
Other PowerComputing posters, shirts and collectibles are also available, click the labels below. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Macintosh - iPod 20th Anniversary Poster 1984-2004

This MacWorld 1984-2004 poster commemorates the original commercial from 1984. It measures 24" x 36" and reads, "1984 - 2004". The poster has the image of Anya Major, the woman runner in the Picasso-style top from the famous Super Bowl 1984 television commercial, only this time she is wearing an iPod.

This is the poster from Apple's 1984 Superbowl Commercial, modified for 2004 with the lady hammer thrower now wearing an iPod. That commercial only aired once in 1984 and this updated poster was available only at the Apple booth during MacWorld San Francisco 2004. Apple has not released any posters since 2004.

This highly collectible Apple iPod poster is available for $145 CDN and that includes postage but not to the US - 2 are available. It has been discontinued and is only available from private owners - be one. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Original Apple iBook Promo Poster.... go, go, go

Awesome memento from MacWorld New York 1999
A classic stroll down memory lane: the Tangerine iBook Promo Poster.... go, go, go

Poster is in excellent condition and has never been displayed. It has no rips, tears, tack holes or stains - it has a faint 1" crease on the lower left side. It measures 24" x 36 " and is one-sided heavy paper. This poster was for promotional purposes only and was not sold in Apple stores, so it is extremely hard to find. The price is $100 CDN plus postage. Quantity discounts for multiple posters. Missingbyte has one for $279 USD. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Power Computing VIP Boston Macworld 1996 t-shirt

This is a rare version of the 1996 Power Computing "We're Fighting Back For The Mac" promotional T-shirt featuring the infamous Frank Kozik designed Sluggo/Puggo that launched a lawsuit from Nancy Comics. On the back is Power Computing 1996 Boston Macworld Expo and an unusual MacWorld MVB V.I.P.  on one sleeve. There was a VIP room at the Mama Kin Music Hall in Boston in 1995, not sure about the details for '96. MVB might be Most Valuable Bruin but that is conjecture. The shirt has been worn and washed several times over the years and has some lightly discolored areas that are noticeable up close but none on the area of the graphics. A dry cleaning might help but a washing did not clean it as much as I had hoped. It is still a good wearable or collectible shirt from the days before Steve Jobs ended the Apple clone program. It is a Lofteez brand size XL made in the USA of 100% preshrunk cotton by Fruit of the Loom.

This classic '96 VIP Power Computing T-shirt is priced at $85 CDN with mailing at cost of postage. There is a companion poster and other versions of this shirt available as well, click the Power Computing label below. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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