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I’ve been enjoying the coverage over the last week of the 40th anniversary of the Mac. Lots of nostalgia to dig into if you grew up in 80s and 90s. If you happ
by sircastor 3y ago
I’ve been enjoying the coverage over the last week of the 40th anniversary of the Mac. Lots of nostalgia to dig into if you grew up in 80s and 90s.
If you happen to enjoy the interesting history of the Mac and Apple, I highly recommend Jason Snell’s series “20 Macs for 2020”[1]. I just discovered it last year, but I’ve found it to be a really fascinating look at Apple and the computer industry through the lens of computers Apple released over the previous 36 years.
[1]https://www.relay.fm/20macs https://www.relay.fm/20macs
- hbn 3y agoI've been enjoying it too as someone who only really became familiar with Apple in their 2000s renaissance with the iPod (I mean, I wasn't alive for long prior to that) What's really wild to me is seeing the prices on these things, especially adjusted for inflation. The Macintosh XL was $10,000 in 1983, or a whopping $31,000+ adjusted for inflation! It's quite incredible how the playing field has really levelled out these days. At least in the west, whether you're rich or not, everyone is using fundamentally the same technology. Maybe film production studios will spend tens of thousands of dollars on a specialized machine for rendering video or 3D worlds, but in most cases you're probably using the same or a similar device as the richest individuals on earth. Everyone from Taylor Swift to Elon Musk have smart phones and laptops that do the same things as mine.
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- cirrus3 3y ago"20 Macs for 2020" is great! If you like that also, check out Upgrade #496: 40th Anniversary of the Mac Draft https://www.relay.fm/upgrade/496 https://www.relay.fm/upgrade/496