25 years ago, Apple introduced the Flower Power and Blue Dalmatian iMac.

[basicappleguy@mastodon.social]

25 years ago, Apple introduced the Flower Power and Blue Dalmatian iMac.

[michaelgemar@mstdn.ca]

@BasicAppleGuy There must be a story explaining why out of all possible designs, they chose *these*. (I’d also love to know what proportion of sales each of the colours/designs had.)

[heafnerj@mstdn.social]

@BasicAppleGuy I so wanted one of these, but I didn't switch to the Mac until the next year and got an iBook G3.

[antwhat@mastodon.social]

@BasicAppleGuy I had never seen these!!

[jerome@jasette.facil.services]

@antwhat @BasicAppleGuy we all thought that Steve had gone one step too far

[vmachiel@mastodon.nl]

@BasicAppleGuy @siracusa F-tier!

[arcticulate@toot.community]

@michaelgemar @BasicAppleGuy

"FLOWER POWER AND BLUE DALMATIAN TO THE RESCUE?”

Flower Power and Blue Dalmatian to the rescue? - Tech Reflect

At the start of 2001, Apple was (still) in terrible financial shape. Revenue had cratered to the lowest level since the late 1980s. For years they had been selling off assets—such as ARM Holdings—just so they could continue to tread water. In February, my coworkers and I gathered in a conference room at Apple to watch the keynote address for Macworld Tokyo. People were in an anxious mood and were hoping for something compelling to be unveiled. Steve Jobs walked out on stage, looking paunchy and visibly sweating at times. He looked clearly uncomfortable in a suit and was sporting a wrinkled tie. Our hearts sank as this sweaty man unveiled some of the oddest-looking products Apple has ever made. But these weren’t the only designs that were created. The team came up with more than a dozen designs to present to Steve. None of the others have ever seen... Read More Read More

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