I liked this photo, which Sameli Kujala posted to the Cult of Mac Flickr pool.
On the right, Mac OS 8 on CD-ROM, packaged in its huge cardboard box. Vintage 1997 stuff. In the centre, today’s diminutive Lion USB stick – which you don’t even have to use if you download direct from the Mac App Store. And on the left, a bottle of champagne, adding suitably classy balance to the whole scene.
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(Photo used with permission. Thanks Sameli!)
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11 responses to “How Times Change [Found on Flickr]”
Perfecto……
“On the right, Mac OS 8 on CD-ROM, packaged in its huge cardboard box.”
That CD was a leap forward compared to all the floppies that came in the Mac os 7.5 box. :-)
FYI, that bottle of champagne is a split (or smaller), about the size of a 12 oz. bottle of soda. Not really the best indicator of scale.
I still have my 7.1.2 and 7.5.1 disks in a zipper case, followed by 7.6, 8.1, 8.5, 8.6, 9.0, X.0, X.1, X.2 X.3 X.4 X.5 X.6. Only the 7.5, 9.2 X.0 X.1, X.3 and X.6 were retails, the rest are Discs included with Mac Purchase!
Gorgeous!
Gorgeous!