MetaFilter posts tagged with Apple and iMac

"The excitement of the internet. The simplicity of Macintosh."

porn in the woods — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:05:29 -0800

The iMac turns ten today. Unveiled on May 6, 1998 by a button-down Steve Jobs, the iMac personal computer was Steve Jobs' antidote to the countless boring beige models in Apple's product line. Offering "three easy steps to the Internet," the iMac proved to be a lightning rod for criticism (small "hockey puck" mouse, no floppy drive, no SCSI, the debut of USB, toy keyboard, no expansion possibilities), the first Bondi Blue iMac got people talking and sold by the truckload. Although the design may look a bit dated today, the candy-colored plastics influenced consumer product design for the next several years. Even if you don't enjoy using an iMac, there's no denying its contributions to computing and popular culture.

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stonerose — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:58:44 -0800

Alas, the new iMac cannot bow before the cross. "At best, it can only give a downward nod or an upward look, and that would just communicate half-hearted politeness rather than an attitude of worship." So says the editor of the Christian Macintosh Users Group. Love Jesus, but not Jobs? No problem - this list of Christian computer users groups has you covered. And hey - Neo/Luddites? Even if you've left the web behind, the web hasn't left you behind.

MeFites, when you're not bowing before the blue, what's your favorite site that melds the sacred with the techno-profane?

Somebody had to do it. Really.

elwoodwiles — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:25:40 -0800

Following a long history of innovative designs Apple has created a loyal following. Today they released their newest iMac into the wild.

schlaager — Tue, 14 May 2002 11:53:08 -0800

Good news for Mac-owning, Celine Dione fans

"The process is pretty easy: I took a bit of electrical tape and applied it to the edge of the CD, the 'shiny side', - just a half inch of the stuff - and aligned it with the very edge 'data track session ring' visible on these copy protected CDs. Took the tape out to the outside of the CD and put it in my CD Rom."

warhol — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 06:48:47 -0800

Luxo Redux. It was only a matter of time. (1.7 MB)

Modem Ovary — Mon, 07 Jan 2002 10:47:20 -0800

Apple announces the new iMac. Looks kind of retro. What do you think?

ry — Wed, 18 Jul 2001 06:03:03 -0800

Macworld NY Keynote webcast is starting. Will there be a new iMac? If you are having trouble connecting to the video stream, try this text feed.

joeclark — Tue, 27 Feb 2001 13:59:34 -0800

Grrrlz R the future of computerz! A suprisingly warm-hearted and atypically unguyish analysis of the “ridiculous” new iMac colours and what they represent for future computer use. If Apple blew it by not letting teenage boys play games, are they smart to make iMacs attractive to sensitive, design-focused people (including grrrlz) as so-called digital hubs? Or will the boyz shoot ’em up on Wintel while the grrrlz rip boy-band MP3s on groovy iMacs? (My claim: Bondi blue remains the bestest iMac shade ever. Discuss.)

skizz — Thu, 03 Aug 2000 11:28:44 -0800

Female iMac owners rejoice!

highindustrial — Fri, 09 Jun 2000 10:18:41 -0800

Intel nixes iMacs at Harvard exhibit. Obviously, this inspires irrational umbrage in my Mac-lovin' heart, even though I would no doubt have a completely opposite "let's stick it to the man" attitude if Apple did something like this to Intel. [via macintouch]

joeclark — Sat, 27 May 2000 08:51:43 -0800

~~A Word~~ An iMac in Spanish Apple is finally getting with the program on localization (after ausgeficking badly in the last two years: cancelling English and Quebec French variants, for example; failing to upgrade system software in major languages like Spanish; considering Puerto Rico a foreign country; refusing to sell foreign-language keyboards even as aftermarket items) and selling iMacs in Spanish in the U.S. (Hmm. What system version?) However, some unilingualists see it as symptomatic of the cancerous breakdown of their beloved Republic. You Americans.

premiumpolar — Wed, 08 Mar 2000 22:34:23 -0800

This iMac would be cool in 10 or 15 years. Too bad nobody bidded on it.

mathowie — Fri, 07 Jan 2000 00:45:48 -0800

Greetings from Macworld. Or should I say iMacworld. Apple is really going overboard with this iWord thing. They unveiled a bunch of new things like the iTools, iDisk, iCards, iReview, and iMovie. Can they stop before iPuke?

mathowie — Tue, 20 Jul 1999 13:51:33 -0800

Yet another target for Apple's Lawyers is this new iMac ripoff. It looks pretty rough, like plexiglass glued around a monitor.