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Watch Tim Cook's Reaction as Fan Brings Vintage Macintosh to Apple Store Opening in Mumbai

sparkinstx said:
Wow, that's cool. I passed on an opportunity once (20+ years ago) to get a couple of Mac SEs for free. They had been donated to a church rummage sale that my mother-in-law was organizing. I still kick myself that I didn't take at least one.
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Still have mine, its boots up using a Floppy I cant get the HD to boot as I need an extra Scsi terminator and lost mine years ago
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citysnaps said:
Yes, it really is.

It's the new normal to express no joy, rag on just about everything, and be perpetually cynical and unhappy in life.
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i would like to perfect the art​
of being studiously aloof​
like life is just a boring chore​
and i am living proof​
i could join forces with an army​
of ornery hipsters​
but then i guess i'd be out of a job​
so i guess that's out of the picture​

-- Ani Difranco, Pixie
 
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I just recycled an SE that had been in my mother-in-law's attic for about 15+ years. I tried to get it working, took the case off, but to no avail. Pretty sure the power board was blown. It pained me, but I can't have another piece of unusable equipment in the house.
 
Sowelu said:
This is a nice, wholesome article. Everyone looks genuinely excited and it's nice to see Tim and Apple express joy looking at a classic Mac that helped start it all, and the fans who share the love of the early days of Apple.

It's a shame that people find the need to be so negative towards Tim at every turn with underlying policial tones and not so subtle gay digs here and there (legit product and business decision critiques aside).

Every now and then I realize that thanks to the iPhone bringing Apple to the masses over the years, the company got so big that it doesn't just attract those who Think Different, but also those who are afraid of and or against the concept behind this idea - a concept that doesn't only pertain to their products.
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Spot on.

I think that's because so many people have little room for happiness or joy in their lives that it triggers massive cynicism that another human being might not be so rigid or closed up to expressing genuine happiness, as they are..

It's a sad situation and getting worse everyday.
 
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citysnaps said:
Spot on.

I think that's because so many people have little room for happiness or joy in their lives that it triggers massive cynicism that another human being might not be so rigid or closed up to expressing genuine happiness, as they are..

It's a sad situation and getting worse everyday.
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Maybe some people are going through life this way. Not me... but I still had mixed emotions seeing this.

I mean, sure - I thought it was cool someone still had their original Mac and went to the trouble to bring it, etc. etc.

But I also see a LOT of these older Macs still around, out there. I was on a Facebook buy/sell/swap group for a while that's dedicated to people reselling older/obsolete Mac gear, and stuff this this appears weekly. Often, someone simply wants you to throw them $10 or so plus the actual shipping cost to take it off their hands.

If Tim Cook was genuinely this excited to see one, I partially question if he's maybe a little out of touch with the state of "vintage" Mac gear? (As CEO of the company constantly pushing people to buy the latest products and which pretty rapidly declares older systems "unsupported", that does seem likely.)
 
kingtj1971 said:
Maybe some people are going through life this way. Not me... but I still had mixed emotions seeing this.

I mean, sure - I thought it was cool someone still had their original Mac and went to the trouble to bring it, etc. etc.

But I also see a LOT of these older Macs still around, out there. I was on a Facebook buy/sell/swap group for a while that's dedicated to people reselling older/obsolete Mac gear, and stuff this this appears weekly. Often, someone simply wants you to throw them $10 or so plus the actual shipping cost to take it off their hands.

If Tim Cook was genuinely this excited to see one, I partially question if he's maybe a little out of touch with the state of "vintage" Mac gear? (As CEO of the company constantly pushing people to buy the latest products and which pretty rapidly declares older systems "unsupported", that does seem likely.)
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I think you're analyzing this way too much, perhaps looking for a gotcha to hang Cook on.

It was a moment in time. With a guy bringing in his own Mac SE from the late 1980s (30+ years ago). Cook was genuinely surprised in that moment not expecting that. That's vintage enough with respect to Macs; the first being introduced in 1984.

I would have reacted the same way. Surprised and happy. Nothing wrong with expressing that.

Seriously, this is not even worth analyzing. It was just a sweet moment in time both Cook and the Mac owner enjoyed. Be happy for both of them. I would have been.

Why cast it as something other than that? To feel better taking a tiny slam at Cook?
 
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citysnaps said:
I think you're analyzing this way too much, perhaps looking for a gotcha to hang Cook on.

It was a moment in time. With a guy bringing in his own Mac SE from the late 1980s (30+ years ago). Cook was genuinely surprised in that moment not expecting that. That's vintage enough with respect to Macs; the first being introduced in 1984.

I would have reacted the same way. Surprised and happy. Nothing wrong with expressing that.

Seriously, this is not even worth analyzing. It was just a sweet moment in time both Cook and the Mac owner enjoyed. Be happy for both of them. I would have been.

Why cast it as something other than that? To feel better taking a tiny slam at Cook?
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I dunno.... a single photo can be misleading, since it just captures one very brief moment. Maybe I am reading too much into it. The photo shown in the top of this article just looked a bit "over the top" to me with Cook's level of joy at seeing this?

I'm just saying, if it was my company and someone brought me one of our older products that I was aware were still out there in circulation by the thousands and we LONG since stopped offering to service, even at the customer's expense? I don't know how excited I'd be, really? I'd be happier to hear the person's stories of how long they'd used my company's products, I'm sure. This just looked like a reaction I'd expect to see more for a really, really rare product surfacing.
 
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kingtj1971 said:
I dunno.... a single photo can be misleading, since it just captures one very brief moment. Maybe I am reading too much into it. The photo shown in the top of this article just looked a bit "over the top" to me with Cook's level of joy at seeing this?
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If you are unsure about a single photo, you could watch the video which is also in the article.

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Thats’s my reaction every Xmas when I get apparel from my favourite fashion brand.

Now imagine the disgust in his face if I’d show him my old INTEL Pentium based PC.
 
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