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Pretty cool! Quick story. The first real computer I bought for myself was a Mac B&W G3. Amazing system. When Steve Jobs came back to Apple. I originally went t
by iJohnDoe 3y ago
Pretty cool!
Quick story. The first real computer I bought for myself was a Mac B&W G3. Amazing system. When Steve Jobs came back to Apple. I originally went to a Gateway store (remember those?) and configured a system. Went through the process to get approved for the loan to buy the system. I got denied (was a teenager). The loan people called me the next day to discuss more details and then approved me. I think they sent me a check or something. Can’t remember. I used those funds to buy the B&W G3 instead. Best decision I ever made. Was there for the birth of Mac OS X.
Not the same fan today that I was of Apple and OS X like I was back then, but it shaped my computer knowledge of Mac, and later Windows.
- chongli 3y agoMy first Mac was a Performa 5200CD that I bought in 1996 with my paper route earnings. My second was a B&W G3! Loved both of those computers! I still use Macs today but I really miss those days. I miss Mac OS 9 the most. But I also really miss all the high quality desktop software for it. You don’t see that anymore! Everything is a service, a rental. Even though most of the SaaS products out today are just plain inferior to the perpetual licensed desktop software of old.
- kristianp 3y agoWas it a blue and white G3? https://apple-history.com/g3blue https://apple-history.com/g3blue
- iJohnDoe 3y agoIndeed. Had a really nice GPU. Quake 3 Arena was released to Mac OS first before Windows.