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People wondering about the unit construction, lack of upgradability, etc. may be interested to know that the "sealed box appliance" mentality has been in Apple'
by duncan_bayne 9y ago
People wondering about the unit construction, lack of upgradability, etc. may be interested to know that the "sealed box appliance" mentality has been in Apple's DNA since the design of the _first_ Macintosh:
https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Diagnostic_Port.txt https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Diagnostic_Port....
"Apple's other co-founder, Steve Jobs, didn't agree with Jef about many things, but they both felt the same way about hardware expandability: it was a bug instead of a feature. Steve was reportedly against having slots in the Apple II back in the days of yore, and felt even stronger about slots for the Mac. He decreed that the Macintosh would remain perpetually bereft of slots, enclosed in a tightly sealed case, with only the limited expandability of the two serial ports."