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Gotta Be The Shoes (10/4/98)
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It's official-- the debut of Mac OS 8.5 is slated for less than two weeks from now. On October 17th, Mac users all over the world will have yet another system software upgrade to consider buying. It's hard to believe that Mac OS 8 has been out for well over a year, now-- about fifteen months, actually. So Apple's due for a big software introduction, and they plan to make it memorable by enlisting the help of Mac-using volunteers, just as they did for iMac Demo Days. Hey, if it ain't broke, why fix it?
Since your friendly AtAT staff isn't above a little civic duty, we thought we'd consider lending a hand. Apple's web site that requested volunteers to demonstrate Mac OS 8.5 at CompUSA stores across the country is still down, but MacInTouch had some interesting details about the promotion. Apparently, all volunteers participating in the program must wear their free official Mac OS 8.5 polo shirt, to be distributed by Apple, along with "black or khaki pants and dress shoes."
Dress shoes? Is this the Apple at which employees could wear cutoff jeans and go barefoot to the office? Sure, we see the necessity for projecting a consistent and positive image out in the field, but requiring dress shoes seems a little restrictive. If a volunteer wants to wear the Apple-sanctioned polo shirt and black khakis with some comfy Chuck Taylors, why would that be a problem? We highly doubt it'd detrimentally affect a volunteer's image, and after all, since these volunteers are doing Apple a favor and standing on their feet all day, you'd think that comfort would be a prime concern. Heck, yours truly has turned down job offers because of a dress shoe requirement. But then again, I suppose that makes me abnormal... Oh well. I hate polo shirts, anyway. For those of you willing to bum out your feet to help Apple, we salute you. :)
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 10/4/98 episode: October 4, 1998: The first non-warranty-voiding floppy option for the iMac makes its grand entrance. Meanwhile, Apple's dress code for volunteers seems stricter than its code for employees used to be, but they do keep that black ink flowing...
Other scenes from that episode: 1052: Ballad of the Floppy (10/4/98) Ah, the 3.5-inch floppy drive... that long-entrenched yet much-maligned storage device that graces almost every modern desktop computer in existence-- with the exception of the iMac. Never mind that the floppy drive is old, slow, unreliable, and very low-capacity; apparently some people would rather drive meat thermometers into both their ears than buy a computer without a floppy... 1054: Still Making Bank (10/4/98) Hey, the final quarter in Apple's fiscal year just ended on Wednesday, September 29th, and the press appears to expect some pretty good results. Instead of seeing the vultures circling lazily over Apple's near-carcass, now our favorite computer company seems to have pulled off four consecutive profitable quarters...
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