trbutler

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1. 31.▲
   by trbutler 2y ago

   Ah, one of my favorite computers ever. Totally impractical, but it makes me smile anyway.
2. 32.▲
   by trbutler 2y ago

   Well, computers were expensive enough many of us just kept upgrading parts to make something like Windows 95 work. My 486 slowly morphed into a Pentium system with largely the same parts over the course of three years during that time. But
3. 33.▲
   by trbutler 2y ago

   Believe it or not, it was a huge deal. I went to two launch parties -- one hosted by CompUSA and one by a local place -- the night it came out. This wasn't in Silicon Valley, but in the U.S. Midwest (St. Louis, MO). Hundreds of people
4. 34.▲
   by trbutler 2y ago

   Grandempire is right on my overall sense in the piece, though perhaps I should have made its ore explicit. I actually faired quite well with 10.6.0. But, the lack of push for a yearly set of headlining features did allow the OS to age quite
5. 35.▲
   by trbutler 2y ago

   Yes. I remember it strongly hitting me back then, but rewatching added even more punch. I still agree with the philosophy, but this time I was also wistful for when I could say Apple agreed with it, too.
6. 36.▲
   Apple needs a Snow Sequoia(reviews.ofb.biz)

   992 points by trbutler 2y ago|780 comments