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L'Ecole d'iMac (9/19/98)
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Hmmm, was there more to Steve Jobs' visit to Paris than the standard keynote appearance and coroporate elbow-rubbing? Certainly he was there for Apple Expo 98, a sort of French equivalent to our own MacWorld Expo, but while he was in town, Steve reportedly met with two high-ranking members of the French government. What they discussed is known only to them, but when taking history into account, there's a lot of room for speculation (and you all know how much we love speculation). A MacWEEK article describes the meeting and its potential repercussions.
The members of the French government with whom Steve met were the minister of finance and the head of the ministry of education. Was it simply a courtesy meeting meant to extend good will, or was there a deeper purpose in mind? Early in the Mac's history, Jobs had met with representatives of the French government in order to convince them to standardize on Apple equipment in all French schools. The deal never happened, because France wanted their school equipment provided by French companies. Well, Apple's still not a French company, but the iMac is definitely a compelling argument to put Apple equipment into schools. And, not coincidentally, the iMac debuted in France last week at the Expo.
So was Jobs trying to push once again for a deal to supply iMacs for France's schools? Right now, no one's saying. But if the unlikely happens and France welcomes the iMac into its classrooms, it could mean big things for Apple. Ooo la la.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 9/19/98 episode: September 19, 1998: Apple's new PowerBooks are dressed to the nines in big, beautiful screens-- and the new ads are playing up that angle as much as possible. Meanwhile, just what happened in last week's meeting between Captain Steve and France's ministers of finance and education? And in an unrelated matter, is anyone surprised to find out that Marilyn Manson's a virus-carrier?...
Other scenes from that episode: 1026: Big and Beautiful (9/19/98) Yup, Apple's new PowerBook G3's have standardized on a 14.1-inch active-matrix screen, and Apple's being rather vocal about that fact. You may have already heard new Apple radio ads touting the luxury of the new large screen, if you happen to listen to one of the stations who aired the ad... 1028: Typhoid Marilyn (9/19/98) AutoStart Worm infections continue to run rampant, despite relatively simple measures that can be taken to protect a Mac. The AutoStart Worm, for those of you who have been living in a cave for the last four months, is the one of the first serious virus outbreaks to hit the Mac platform in several years...
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