Greatest “Classic” Mac Laptop: Powerbook G3 Pismo (2021)
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#2I grew up and spent the majority of my life in Pismo Beach, CA and never knew this existed.
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#3Random trivia, this is the last model where the Apple logo on the back of the screen is oriented to be right side up for the user when they close the display.
Their next laptop was the G4 titanium, which rotated the logo to be right side up when looking at the back of the screen while it's open.
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#4Random trivia, this is the last model where the Apple logo on the back of the screen is oriented to be right side up for the user when they close the display. Their next laptop was the G4 titanium, which rotated the logo to be right side up when looking at the back of the screen while it's open.
The moment they went from premium computing device to status symbol?
Out: YOU have a Macintosh
In: $$ THIS GUY $$ has a $$ Macintosh $$
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#5Apple should bring back the translucent-brown key caps. They’re awesome.
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#6It was a good read.
However, other than the speedy OS upgrade, and maybe a lot of ports, I'm not sure what the "better 20 years ago" parts were, but maybe that was more of a random line / opinion type thing.
Either way fun read and visually that laptop is still pretty pleasing. I love my MBA but ... wouldn't mind if it was a bit more organic looking like the G3.
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#7Random trivia, this is the last model where the Apple logo on the back of the screen is oriented to be right side up for the user when they close the display. Their next laptop was the G4 titanium, which rotated the logo to be right side up when looking at the back of the screen while it's open.
The moment they went from premium computing device to status symbol? Out: YOU have a Macintosh In: $$ THIS GUY $$ has a $$ Macintosh $$
I do think it's the better way to put it, just interesting to note that this is where it flipped.
Couldn't say what the original intent was, I guess if you leave the laptop closed on your desk when you aren't using it that would be nicer to look at? But realistically I'd see it that way for about half a second between closing the laptop and sticking it in a bag.
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#8It's very vaguely reminiscent of the wonderfully swoopy eMate 3000 from 1997.
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#9Random trivia, this is the last model where the Apple logo on the back of the screen is oriented to be right side up for the user when they close the display. Their next laptop was the G4 titanium, which rotated the logo to be right side up when looking at the back of the screen while it's open.
The moment they went from premium computing device to status symbol? Out: YOU have a Macintosh In: $$ THIS GUY $$ has a $$ Macintosh $$
lol no, Macintosh was always a status symbol.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
The moment they went from premium computing device to status symbol? Out: YOU have a Macintosh In: $$ THIS GUY $$ has a $$ Macintosh $$
I do think it's the better way to put it, just interesting to note that this is where it flipped. Couldn't say what the original intent was, I guess if you leave the laptop closed on your desk when you aren't using it that would be nicer to look at? But realistically I'd see it that way for about half a second between closing the laptop and sticking it in a bag.
Iirc it had to do with product designers finding that users would try to open the laptop from the wrong end