Tom Owad
If Tom could be any animal, he'd be something from the Galapagos. His interest in extraordinary and incomparable things extends to his human existance as well. He spends his days tinkering and learning, and is the owner and webmaster of applefritter.com, an online Macintosh community of artists and engineers dedicated to the "obscure, unusual, and exceptional." He serves on the board of directors and is webmatser and archivist of the Apple I Owners Club, and is also the author of Apple I Replica Creation.
Author of these Magazine Articles
Building a CNC Mill
Make things with a mill that you make.
In
Personal Fab
from MAKE:
18: ReMake America page 40
Toolbox
Wireless signal detector for the paranoid, a fire-powered soak, iPhone hacks, and tales of sustainability.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
18: ReMake America page 156
Toolbox
Cool beats, aged brass, an analog synth kit, and a guide to surviving the apocalypse (steampunk style).
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 168
Three-Dimensional Printing Methods
Build one platform, and you can experiment with everything from cookie dough to laser sintering.
In
Personal Fab
from MAKE:
14: Optics page 158
Personal Fab
The itch to etch.
In
Personal Fab
from MAKE:
12: Upload page 48
Personal Fab
A CNC milling machine for less than a grand.
In
Personal Fab
from MAKE:
11: Alt Vehicles page 92
Retrocomputing
Antique computers run the world.
In
Retrocomputing
from MAKE:
10: Home Electronics page 181
Disappearing Apple
Remove the logo from an iBook.
From MAKE:
09: Fringe page 38
An Apple II in a Wristwatch
Emulating a classic Apple computer in the Palm OS.
In
Retrocomputing
from MAKE:
09: Fringe page 171
Gaming on the EDSAC and PDP-1
From the earliest computers came the first computer games.
In
Retrocomputing
from MAKE:
08: Toys and Games page 178
Digital Spelunking
Unearthing ancient Apple II files on AOL.
In
Retrocomputing
from MAKE:
07: Backyard Biology page 176
Distributist Technologies
At last, Tolkien meets capitalism.
In
Maker
from MAKE:
06: Robots page 44
Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
06: Robots page 174
Old Hardware: Anything but Garbage
Scavenging components from cast-off tech.
In
Retrocomputing
from MAKE:
06: Robots page 185
Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 172
Computers in the Machine
Emulation software gives you free, zero-footprint, vintage computers.
In
Retrocomputing
from MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 183
Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 168
And One Mouse to Rule Them All
Consolidating your computer peripherals.
In
Retrocomputing
from MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 182
Handheld Know-It-All
Installing Wikipedia on a Sharp Zaurus.
In
DIY: Mobile
from MAKE:
03: Cars and Halloween page 146
Tilt Interface
Having fun with Apple's hard drive protection system.
In
DIY: Gaming
from MAKE:
03: Cars and Halloween page 156
Cloning an Apple I
Many hobbyists are beginning to rediscover the appeal of classic microcomputers from the 70s and early 80s.
In
Retrocomputing
from MAKE:
03: Cars and Halloween page 182
The Laptop That Wouldn't Say Die
Twenty-two years later, people still love the TRS-80 Model 100.
In
Retrocomputing
from MAKE:
02: Home Entertainment page 186
Photographer for these Magazine Articles
Building a CNC Mill
Make things with a mill that you make.
In
Personal Fab
from MAKE:
18: ReMake America page 40
Three-Dimensional Printing Methods
Build one platform, and you can experiment with everything from cookie dough to laser sintering.
In
Personal Fab
from MAKE:
14: Optics page 158
Personal Fab
The itch to etch.
In
Personal Fab
from MAKE:
12: Upload page 48
Illustrator for these Magazine Articles
Three-Dimensional Printing Methods
Build one platform, and you can experiment with everything from cookie dough to laser sintering.
In
Personal Fab
from MAKE:
14: Optics page 158










