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25 years of Mac - the good, the bad, and the cheese grater

 
Confessions of a dangerous fanboi Opinion   On Saturday, January 24th, the Apple Macintosh turns 25. Over the short history of personal computing, no machine has inspired so much love and so much loathing, so many fanatical fans and so many frothing detractors.… (link)

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