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R.I.P. Original iMac: 1998-2003

Posted by michael on from the all-in-one dept.

Joey Patterson writes "CNET News.com reports that, after five years, Apple has stopped selling the gumdrop-shaped iMac to the general public."

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  1. The Horror by 0x1337 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Oh the horror! The Horror!

    What will the world ever do without yet another overpriced overblown computer?

    Linux works just fine on my Athlon, thank you.

    1. Re:The Horror by 0x1337 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Ignorant? No.
      Annoyed? Yes.

      What has it so "revolutionized" in the computing market? Sure... Apple/Macintosh is the only company (other than IBM with its horrible line of 286-based all-in-one PS/2 units)to provide these hard-to-update all-in-one systems! I wouldn't want to be the sucker whose CRT decides to blow - leaving either the charred remnants of a computer, OR a repair bill that a millionaire wouldn't pay. Have fun "upgrading" your iMac - which is unadvisable unless you have a money tree growing in your backyard.

      Fruity colors? That was just great. Now you could get migraines by simply starring at yur computer. Fortunately (both for Apple and its customers) tis is long long gone.)

      The doing away of the floppy. You know, the floppy was going to die anyways since it is simply too small. I don't use the one I have right now - but I know that if I ever need it - its there. I don't want any company to impose its standard on me. 12 years ago IBM pulled the same stunt on ITS customers by shipping PS/2s with 3.5 inch floppies. Fine - the 3.5 is DEFINITELY a better media. But their customers, who had a myriad of 5.25 inch floppies, couldn't do anything but put them up their arse - or cough up the money for the 5.25 drive. Where are the PS/2s now huh?

      I use these bubble-shaped turds every day, unfortunately for me. And every day I cuss at them for the horrible design of the 1-button mouse (great innovation Apple. Are you suffering from the not-invented-here syndrome?) And every day I cuss at that horrible excuse of a multitasking system they call OS 9. I could delve into a zillion things that tick me of about the bubble-mac.

  2. Re:RIP iMac by 0x1337 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Hooray... maybe Apple finally grew up. Hooray to the end of the fruityness.

  3. Re:RIP iMac by unitron · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It would appear that mod points are now being assigned to one particular age group at a time and this week seems to be the 12 year olds' turn.

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    I see even classic Slashdot is now pretty much unusable on dial up anymore.