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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. iFruit by petronivs · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I wonder if this means the newspaper comic Fox Trot will retire its iFruit computer.

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  2. Re:It will be missed by few, loved by many by pherris · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Tastes change over time though, the NeXT cube used to be the sexiest back in the mid-1990's

    NeXT invented "sexy" computers. I still remember the first time I saw that black magnesium cube and thought this is the coolest thing I've ever seen in computers. Then I saw NeXTStep, an OS to match it's case. I miss both.

    Have you ever heard someone talk about an x86 box this way? To many NeXT users even the beloved iMac will not be missed as much.

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