SillyDog701

[DJGM]

EDIT (01/04/2006) ... Today's the day ... the 30th "Appleversary"


Original message follows . . .


In three weeks time from this Saturday, iconic computer company Apple celebrates it's 30th birthday.

In honour of that, even though it's a bit early, I've quickly created this celebratory graphic . . .



I know of at least one person who'll definitely be celebrating this event.

(Yes Antony, I'm referring to you!)

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[Subir]

So it's Apple's birthday? Hmmm...well then!...

[ridiculous singing imitation]
Happy Birthday To YOU!
Happy Birthday To YOU!
Happy [30th] Birthday Dear Apple
Happy Birthday To YOU!
Hip-Hip HOORAY! [x30]
[/ridiculous singing imitation]

Many more happy returns to folks at Apple!. Now where's that (luxury) champagne!:lol:

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[s_kalb]

IntelMacs for everyone !!!

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[Antony]

Thanks to Yorkshire Mac User Group (YMUG), The Sunday Times has an interesting article, How Apple ate the world.

The Jobs address should really be watched as a feature film; it is just the right length, and is replete with narrative, character, drama and revelation. Jobs annually uses this event to announce new corporate triumphs and new products. He is never speculative. Apple does not believe in deferred gratification; almost everything Jobs announces is in the shops as he speaks, and he never trails the future. The event is a prayer meeting, full of gasps and cries of affirmation from the audience of believers. The preacher’s message is: join us and be free.

(...)

I will only say that I know of no product, the most refined cars included, that comes close to attaining their strangely glowing celebration of their functionality. Other products — Issey Miyake’s clothes, say — are just as great works of art, but only Apple brings this level of aesthetic excellence to the mass market, and it does so within the demanding technical confines of the electronics involved.

(...)

Apple’s key technical — and world-transforming — innovation was the Graphical User Interface (GUI). Well, it was copied from a Xerox experimental lab, but it was Apple, not Xerox, that knew what to do with it. It gave us multiple windows, the mouse and the computer paradigm of point-and-click.

For the full article, please read How Apple ate the world (The Sunday Times, 19 March 2006)

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[Antony]

Wired News has a special coverage on Apple's Operating System

Take a look of the slideshow.

http://blog.wired.com/apple_os/

Apple has changed the world of computing!

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[Antony]

Tor Rafsol Loseth, a computer science student in Bergen, Norway, decided to show his love for the company by having an Apple-centric acronym tattooed on his arm:

Our
Apple
Where
(e)Xellence
Ensures
Perfection

and ...



J.D. Andrews, a Hollywood, Fla., video producer and director, proposed to girlfriend Kathryn McCollister via an iPod Nano engraved with the big question. The answer was Yes.

More photos at ... http://news.com.com/2009-1041-6054428.html

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[DJGM]

Tor Rafsol Loseth, a computer science student in Bergen, Norway, decided to show his love for the company by having an Apple-centric acronym tattooed on his arm:

Our
Apple
Where
(e)Xellence
Ensures
Perfection

Until I read the text underneath the picture, I thought that was your arm with that tattoo!

Looks like that guy is showing devotion to Microsoft Office for Mac, as well as for Apple!

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[happymac]

why don't you come over to www.happymac.ch, we collect greeting to apple and print in a book for FREE. no spams no adds.

or just send your congratulations to:

anniversary@happymac.ch

you can sen also pictures, movies, everything you like.

it's gonna be a beautyful book.

tell others too…

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[Antony]

why don't you come over to www.happymac.ch, we collect greeting to apple and print in a book for FREE. no spams no adds.

and you are spamming here...

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[DJGM]

On the eve of the 30th "Appleversary" BBC News Online has published a short multiple choice quiz.

BBC News Online - Technology - How much do you know about Apple?

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[DJGM]

I'm quite surprised Apple 30th birthday passed by so quietly, especially on here!

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[Antony]

Well, Apple did not do anything special.

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