But, I'll take it a step farther -- after 20 years, the thing still works! And everything I
already said that endears me to the Mac, is heightened by a sense of
nostalgia about the way the world worked 20 years ago.
Actually, in addition to what I wrote earlier, this is another thing I really like about the Compacts. After 20+ years, they're still useable. Well, the 128 & 512, not so much, but the Plus can still be networked on today's networks and can still communicate with today's machines. It's VERY cool. Just try THAT on a 20-year-old PC!
No sir, I don't imagine we'll see the kind of computer the
compact Macs inspired again until "screens" are a thing of the past and we
can personalize our computers to look like anything we want and create
holographic displays wherever we want. Mine will look like a little beige
box. :-)
I a way, the iMac is just like the original Mac - it's an all-in-one unit that isn't very expandable.
Eagle
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