You know you're old when ...

[The_Auryn]

I thought I'd start a thread called "You know you're old when ..."

Try to post the most obscure Mac-related stuff you have. I'll start it with ... I was recently cleaning out my childhood home's attic and came across this. My first Mac (when I was 12 years old) was an Apple IIe. Anybody remember the days when Macs overheated because Steve Jobs refused to allow fans inside them (he hated the added noise)? This was called a Kensington System Saver. It slid directly onto the housing, and was a portable fan to cool down the interior. My childhood friends thought it was super cool. 😎 Good memories.

 

[Shirasaki]

Steve Jobs hating fans during the 6502 era did speak volume about his hate of fan noise. It is unpleasant yes, but sometimes you just need to have a fan to enjoy better performance, or in your case, to keep the machine running cool.

With that being said, Apple II series was probably one of if not the most customisable machine ever in that era, officially supported that is. That’s also a stark contrast of today’s Apple.