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		throwanem on Feb 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: USB, Java take center stage at Comdex (1996) Judging by how poorly it was supported on classic Mac OS vs. contemporary Windows, a lot of those manufacturers were probably kept afloat by PC sales. Besides, it was the late 90s. What wasn't in semi-translucent plastic, those days?

gumby on Feb 2, 2020 [–]

> Besides, it was the late 90s. What wasn't in semi-translucent plastic, those days?

You have your causality backwards. One thing that made the iMac so visible and discussed is that it wasn’t a beige or black rectangle.

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