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gbasp on Oct 7, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: My Favourite Computer, an Old Mac

My favorite old Mac has to be the iMac G3. IMO it was the first truly user friendly computer, requiring almost no setup or technical knowhow. I know people who are hard core Mac/Apple users for life because the G3 was the first computer that ever clicked with them.

HeckFeck on Oct 7, 2022 | [–]

Still have one sitting in my house. I will die defending translucent plastic and the platinum UI.

Cockbrand on Oct 8, 2022 | [–]

I still quote the ancient iMac ad [1] when I explain something that seems complicated but isn't: "There's no step 3"

[1] https://youtu.be/2iyMf3tlKpU

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