Other changes annoyed me-not all at once, but slowly. Some changes have been for the better, such as better stabilization, simpler hardware choices, increased security, and more accessibility options. But as it evolved, it changed significantly. Flash-forward decades later, and Apple is a behemoth, a trillion-dollar company.
I remember thinking the company could disappear one day. And even though there was a lot less software for Macintosh than PCs, I thought the Mac ecosystem was better, just on the strength of KidPix and Hypercard, which I still think of as the unsurpassed, most intuitive creative stack.Įven so, I still had the feeling that Mac was an underdog compared to Windows. It didn't start with a DOS command prompt it opened to a friendly desktop. Back in the mid-1990s, I was attracted to its ease of use. I had used Macintosh SE computers in school and learned to type with Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, so I've been a Mac user for well over 25 years. In 1994, my family bought a Macintosh Performa 475 as a home computer.
