Happy 25th, Macintosh!

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Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday January 23, 2009 @10:24AM from the fanbois-of-the-world-unite dept.

bradgoodman writes to tell us that tomorrow will mark the 25th anniversary of the first Macintosh, debuting just 2 days after the famous Super Bowl XVIII commercial. "'The Macintosh demonstrated that it was possible and profitable to create a machine to be used by millions and millions of people,' said Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, research director for the Institute for the Future, a Palo Alto, California, think tank, and chief force behind 'Making the Macintosh: Technology and Culture in Silicon Valley,' an online historical exhibit. 'The gold standard now for personal electronics is, "Is it easy enough for my grandmother to use it?" People on the Macintosh project were the first people to talk about a product in that way.'"

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I remember it well... by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-23 10:29 · Score: 5, Funny

It was the last day I showered or left the basement.
1. Re:I remember it well... by Scottar · 2009-01-23 12:01 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Its not a basement, its a command center
It was a ridiculous failure by Bemopolis · 2009-01-23 10:35 · Score: 4, Funny

No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.

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Re:1984 was not like 1984 by Sans_A_Cause · 2009-01-23 10:56 · Score: 4, Funny

There was no 1984. We have always lived in 2009.
Re:Apple is dying by ogdenk · 2009-01-23 11:38 · Score: 5, Funny

Heh. They've been dying since 1977 according to most industry analysts.
It's not easy enough for my grandmother to use by Locke2005 · 2009-01-23 11:42 · Score: 3, Funny

My grandmother's dead, you insensitive clod!

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OT: Sig by Hatta · 2009-01-23 11:49 · Score: 4, Funny

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Does your car appear blue from the front, and red from behind?

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Re:Memory Lane... by dangitman · 2009-01-23 12:19 · Score: 5, Funny

Isn't it funny... the more powerful computers get, the things we do with them get lamer and more trivial. 1984 - testing and developing scientific theories on a machine with 128K RAM; 2009 - posting on slashdot with 4GB RAM.

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Re:Not the first... by Tim+Browse · 2009-01-23 14:39 · Score: 4, Funny

I know that at this point, "RTFA" has become a running joke ... but you're the first person I've seen who hasn't even bothered to read the comment which he's replying to! Way to set a new bar for other slashdotters to meet ...
The really funny part is that he didn't even read the comment which he was replying to!