Subj : Re: Mac Sillicon
To   : Nightfox
From : Bob Roberts
Date : Sat Nov 21 2020 10:46:25

  Re: Re: Mac Sillicon
  By: Nightfox to Warpslide on Fri Nov 20 2020 09:10 am

 Ni> I remember hearing how Apple started out with interest from computer clubs in the late 70s, I believe,
 Ni> which I think had a community of open computing and easy upgrades, etc. And in the late 90s-early
 Ni> 2000s, I remember seeing ads for their G4 Mac tower and G5 PowerMac towers, saying they're easy to
 Ni> open and upgrade. Seems like they've done a reversal in recent years. 

Woz was the hobbiest.  He wanted all the parts to be upgradable.  Jobs strove for simple, elegant design.  Computers for the consumer that wasn't interested in opening up the case.  Laptops haven't been upgradable since the unibody design was released in the early 2010's.  From time to time they release a Mac Pro which has all the upgradeable capabilities.

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