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It's not as if this is a recent idea Apple's had. No Macs ever prevented you from running and distributing whatever software you wanted. And while there wasn't
by orangecat 17y ago
It's not as if this is a recent idea Apple's had.
No Macs ever prevented you from running and distributing whatever software you wanted. And while there wasn't a command line before OS X, there were a great deal of opportunities for hacking via extensions, ResEdit, HyperCard, etc.
- ynniv 17y agoThat is primarily because they couldn't. But note the distinct lack of hardware expansion on early models: [ http://folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Diagnostic_Port.txt http://folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Diagnostic_Port.txt ].