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Well, I put on my 'Hello, I'm a Mac' shirt, and made my way down to the Apple Pop-Up Museum today. I've got to say, it was a blast! Despite being inside what used to be a Comp-USA, they've really turned it into a really nice place. It really did have the quality you'd expect from a museum. They even had a bench to sit on while admiring a massive portrait of Steve!
It boggles my mind that they're only doing this for a few short days. It looks like they put a ton of work into it. They might not have had
every Apple device under the sun, but they had everything you need to know about. I was still a bit disappointed that I didn't get a chance to look at a Pippin, but I digress...
I took quite a few photos, so feel free to look them over. I set up a
bit of a gallery here. Some of them aren't the best, because of lighting and the plastic over displays, but you'll get the picture. There's also a temporary tattoo they handed out in there
Anyways, it's well worth your time if you get a chance to check it out. It's tastefully done, and Apple's products are well worth admiring. It really does make me wish that Apple had a museum of their own.
On a related note, I did check out the rest of the Festival, and got a chance to look at some really arcane gear; teletype machines from the '60s, a tic-tac-toe game from 1961, Altair 8800s, and even a table full of MSX computers and accessories. I also listened to David Greelish's talk on the similarities between Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, which was pretty interesting, too.
Did I mention I came within inches of a real Apple I? Yeah.